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A DIY natural face scrub is a great way to get glowing skin right at home, at almost no cost.
With skincare products being so expensive, you have to pay an arm and a leg just to curate the perfect skincare routine to help clear up your acne-prone skin.
So I have compiled a great list of face scrubs you can try in the comfort of your home.
These easy DIY recipes are some of the best exfoliating scrubs and face masks that are great natural options that are easy to make and beat many of the facial products out there.
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Why You Should Make Homemade Face Masks
1. Cheap and budget-friendly way to get a facial: Making your own face mask is a very affordable way to have an at-home facial.
2. Easy To Make and Use: Making face masks at home is fairly easy. You simply mash and mix your ingredients and plop it onto your face.
3. Super Accessible: Another reason that making our own face masks and scrubs is how accessible it is to everyone. We all want super healthy skin and amazing facials, or expensive masks with high-quality ingredients can get us there, but that’s not always accessible to us. The products used for face masks and scrubs, however, are almost always super accessible to us.
3 Face Masks For Acne-Prone Skin
Homemade face scrubs are the perfect recipes to attempt if you’re new to do-it-yourself skincare.
1. Avocado & Oatmeal Mask For Gentle Exfoliation
Exfoliating your skin is important for removing dead skin cells from your skin, allowing for a natural skin glow from within, as well as allowing your pores to open up and release any trapped sebum which can cause an acne breakout.
This avocado & oatmeal face scrub is gentle, soothing, and a great addition to your skincare regimen.
Avocado and oatmeal make a gentle exfoliating face mask that is perfect for all skin types. Here’s how to prepare it.
Ingredients For Your Avocado Oatmeal Face Mask
-1 small avocado or 1/2 a larger avocado.
-1 tablespoon of ground oats.
How To Prepare And Apply Your Face Mask
-Mix the avocado and ground oats in a small bowl.
-Use your favorite cleanser to cleanse your skin.
-Apply the avocado and oatmeal face mask and let it sit for 10 to 15 minutes.
-Spray your face with water and start massaging your face in a circular motion for 5 to 10 minutes (Waiting 15 minutes will allow for the nutrients to absorb into your skin before you wash it off).
-Wash your face with lukewarm water, avocado is a fat so cold water won’t truly wash it off.
-Pat your face dry and apply your moisturizer.
Benefits Of The Avocado & Oatmeal Face Scrub
Avocados are healthy fats, and those same healthy fats and oils make them a really great addition to your skincare routine.
The healthy fatty acids in avocados penetrate the skin help soften, hydrate, and nourish the face, as well as reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.
The antioxidants found in avocados help to remove dead skin cells, unclog pores, reduce acne breakouts and exfoliate the skin.
And oatmeal helps to soak up excess oils released by your skin which helps to treat acne, and its dense antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties help to soothe dry skin as well as remove dead skin cells.
Oats also contain natural cleansers, called saponins, that are incredibly effective at removing dirt and oil from your skin.
2. Cocoa Powder and Coffee Face Mask
Coffee works wonders on the skin, it’s good for reducing swelling around the face, rejuvenating the skin, and for reducing inflammation and redness.
Coffee in skincare is great for brightening, anti-aging, stubborn dark circles under the eyes, and reducing inflammation.
It also includes antibacterial properties great for fighting acne. Cacao is extremely high in antioxidants, has firming agents, and is known to protect against free radical damage, but you should always still wear sunscreen.
Ingredients For Your Cocoa Powder & Coffee Face Mask
-4 tablespoons finely ground coffee beans.
-4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder.
-8 tablespoons whole milk (or any milk of your choice)
-1 tablespoon lemon juice
-1 tablespoon honey (for extra oily or highly acne-prone skin, use additional lemon juice here instead of honey)
How To Prepare And Apply Your Face Mask
-Mix the coffee and cocoa powder in a small bowl.
-Add your milk, lemon juice, and honey if using. (Warm the honey in the microwave for a few seconds to loosen it up a bit)
-Cleanse your face with your favorite cleanser.
-Apply your face mask and rub it in for a few minutes in small, gentle circular motions.
-Let the mask sit for 10 to 15 minutes.
-Rinse with warm water and pat dry.
-Moisturize your skin.
Benefits Of The Cocoa Powder and Coffee Face Mask
Coffee beans reduce inflammation and redness, while also reducing the appearance of dark circles under the eyes. The coffee grounds are also a great exfoliator that removes dead skin for a brighter, more lively skin complexion, giving you that natural glow.
Cocoa powder is filled with antioxidants that protect you against the sun. It is also high in sulfur which can reduce the risk of acne breakouts.
Milk is great for giving your skin a youthful, smooth, and healthy glow, it contains amino acids which help keep your skin hydrated and moisturized.
Lemon juice contains natural vitamin C to lighten, brighten, and tighten, all while controlling the production of sebum and oil which helps with acne prevention.
3. Flaxseed Facial Scrub
Flaxseed is a superstar plant food that has been making its way into all our food, haircare, and skincare, so why not into our DIY masks?
When applied topically, flaxseed can do wonders for your skin.
It is packed full of omega-3 fatty acids which help keep your skin hydrated and smooth and reduces the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines.
The natural oils in flaxseed help balance your skin’s natural oil production and the antioxidants protect the skin from free radicals and sun damage while calming inflammation.
Ingredients For Your Flaxseed Facial Scrub
-1 ½ tbsp flaxseed meal
-1 ½ tbsp brown sugar
-3 tbsp coconut oil
How To Prepare And Apply Your Facial Scrub
-Combine all the ingredients in a small bowl and mix well.
-Cleanse your face.
-Gently massage the flaxseed facial scrub onto your entire face rubbing in a circular motion for a few minutes.
-Let the scrub sit for 10 to 15 minutes.
-Rinse with cool water and pat face dry.
Benefits Of The Flaxseed Facial Scrub
The natural oils in flaxseed help balance your skin’s natural oil production and the antioxidants protect the skin from free radicals and sun damage while calming inflammation, which helps prevent acne breakouts.
Sugar is amazing for its glycolic acid compounds. When used as an exfoliant, glycolic acid removes the dead skin cells to leave fresher, brighter skin, while improving blood flow to your skin’s surface. Sugar also works as a moisturizer for the skin.
Coconut oil is another moisturizing agent in this facial scrub and is great for hydrating dry or irritated skin.
It can reduce inflammation and aid in skin infections.
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