Quick BIY Facial Exfoliators

Here are some really simple facial scrubs using just two or three ingredients.

Select the variation to suit your skin and make up as you want to use it.

Once the ingredients are blended, simply use your fingertips to rub the paste over your face in small circles and then rinse off with warm water, pat dry and moisturize.

Use an exfoliator like this once or twice a week.

Oat scrub

Blend 1tsp oats with ½ tsp witch hazel

Add add ½ tsp oil to suit your skin.

Use thistle oil for dry, oily or normal skin

Use rosehip oil for mature skin

Use comfrey oil for sensitive skin

Use hemp seed oil for acne prone skin

Salted honey scrub

Blend 1tbsp honey with 1tsp sea salt

Add a few drops of oil to suit your skin.

Herb scrub

Blend 1 tbsp ground almonds with 1 tbsp fine oatmeal

Add 1 tsp dried herbs to suit your skin

Mix in a little rosewater or herbal infusion to form a paste

Use hops for dry skin

Use chamomile for oily skin

Use elderflowers for normal skin

Use rosemary and rose petals for mature skin

Use chamomile and rose petals for sensitive skin

Use lavender for acne prone skin

Earth scrub

For dry skin – blend 1 tbsp pink clay with a little marshmallow leaf infusion

For sensitive skin – blend 1tbsp white clay with a little elderflower infusion

For acne-prone skin – blend 1 tbsp white clay with a little milk

For oily skin – blend 1 tbsp yellow clay with a little diluted honey

For normal skin – blend 1 tbsp green clay with a little aloe vera juice

For mature skin – blend 1 tbsp white clay with a little rosewater