Source: The NibbleSo today I am going kick off the first piece to my fabulous recessionista series to share my formula for a quick and easy brown sugar facial scrub. I find that harsh exfoliation only encourages rough skin buildup. Your face is not a car; it does not need to be buffed.
This is a popular formula that multiple high-end brand sells for high-end prices, when in fact you can just make it at home for a few bucks.
Crazy isn't it what we do for brand names?
This scrub combines three of the most simple yet effective ingredients for an effective spring cleaning to unclog pores and sweep away the dry rough patches.
Like any homemade remedies, it is important to know which ingredient have what properties. For this, there's olive oil for softening the skin, brown sugar for gentle exfoliation, and honey for soothing effect.
But why brown sugar? Because sugar is too fine, salt is too rough, and brown sugar is just right and creamy.
Brown Sugar Scrub1). Mix 3 table spoon equal parts of warm extra virgin olive oil (hint: WARM, not HOT!! Mix well to avoid hot spots that might burn) and store bought brown sugar.
2). Starting with one table spoon of honey, add into your scrub and mix well. Add more until your mixture becomes gooey. Depending on the ingredients you use, you can adjust the amount of each ingredient until your scrub becomes the desire texture, a gooey and slightly sticky mix.
3). Now apply it to a clean and damp face and gently scrub for 1-2 minutes, concentrating on the rough patches.
4). Wash your scrub off with warm water, and follow with a facial treatment or moisturizer. Enjoy your smooth skin.
This can be repeated once to twice a week for best results.
Note: - A scrub should never leave your skin feeling raw or pink.
- Always moisturize after using a scrub to prevent water loss.
- Any skincare products should be catered to personal needs.
- Avoid harsh skincare containing acid or alcohol after scrubs.
- Although it's a scrub, don't treat your face like a bathtub.
What do you use to exfoliate? Do you have any exfoliation horror stories? Is exfoliation a part of your regular skin routine?
Comments (20)
Can't wait to try this out, thanks!
Thanks for posting this. I will surely try this out soon.
im contemplating whether or not i should try this right now or not.
woah thanks :)
how do you make the olive oil warm?
Wow, I use my regular Sense cleanser and mask. But I recently tried the Aspirin mask, and it worked and my face is not red much. I liked it so much I did it for my sister and my parents, lol!
I have acne, so I use an aspirin mask - three tablets aspirin (the most basic bottle of it I could find), a few drops of water to soften the tablets, and a good squirt of honey to make it spreadable. I put it on, which is a little bit of exfoliation to start with, and then wait five or ten minutes before I rinse it off while scrubbing gently in circles. My skin feels really nice afterward, but I don't really see any other improvement. I just do whatever I can in hopes of improving my skin a little bit:) And I guess a combination of skinID, less stress, spring weather, and the aspirin mask has improved my skin since the winter. :) Anyway this mask looks fun! And it probably smells a whole lot better than the aspirin mask... I'll try it with my sister sometime.
Are there any good substitutes for these ingredients? I think I have this synthetic honey-flavored corn syrup but I don't want to use that since it's really, really fake.
My sister works at Sephora so I get all these cool products for free. I've concocted several exfoliants at home that work fine but Dr. Brandt's microdermabrasion exfoliating cream is magic in a bottle...ya know, if you feel like dropping $75 on it.
@ThisBrightLight@xanga - I tried that about a week ago. Liked the results but it totally stripped my face of any small tan I might have accumulated. Have you ever noticed your face looking extremely pale afterwards? Also, I hope you moisturize with an SPF dense moisturizer because the asprin makes your face more suceptible to UVA and UVB rays.
Thanks ....
I'll use my l'Oreal scrub... :)
ohhh i want to try this!
@Meowmeowkimmaee@xanga - I would recommend replacing it with some mush avocado, or just take the honey component out. It wouldn't stick as much so be careful of the mess.
@sexehbysummer@xanga - you can warm it up in a microwave by 5 second intervals. Remember to swirl it around and test the temperature first to avoid "hot spots".
@tvols11@xanga - I use Dr. Brandt's Vacuum Cleaner on my nose and it works so well.
I would recommend using aspirin mask as a spot treatment or add honey or your regular non-alcoholic toner to decrease the stripping effect caused by the salicylic acid.
I just use Clean&Clear Morning Burst Facial Scrub with exfoliating beads. I likey. Anything to get the dead skin off. I shall certainly try this brown sugar concoction, though.
i used to do this back then..=)
Good scrub! I can't wait to try it!
fab