How to Make Your Own Face Scrub

Making your own facial scrub is as easy as raiding your kitchen cabinet! Forget spending money on expensive chemical-laced products, and look no further than your grocery list. Lemons aid cell turnover, have antibacterial qualities and fade scarring and discoloration. Honey has moisture-retaining and antibacterial properties. Oatmeal soothes the skin, and aspirin is a natural source of zit-zapping salicylic acid. Besides being cheap, natural, easy and effective, these scrubs take only a few minutes to make.

Things You'll Need

• 3 to 5 tablets uncoated aspirin
• 2 tbsp. honey
• 1 tbsp. lemon juice
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 tsp. olive oil
• 2 tbsp. honey
• 2 tsp. ground oatmeal
• 1 tsp. baking soda

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Instructions

For Oily or Acne-Prone Skin

• 1

  Crush 3 to 5 tablets of uncoated aspirin.

• 2

  Slowly mix the powder with a little water to form a paste.

• 3

  Add 2 tbsp. of honey and 1 tbsp. of lemon juice, mixing well.

• 4

  Rub the paste onto your face and leave it on until dry.

• 5

  Rinse well.

For Dry Skin

• 6

  Mix 1/2 cup of brown sugar, 2 tsp. of olive oil and 2 tbsp. of honey.

• 7

  Gently rub onto your face.

• 8

  Rinse well.

For Sensitive Skin

• 9

  Mix 2 tsp. of ground oatmeal with 1 tsp. of baking soda.

• 10

  Add water to form a paste.

• 11

  Rub your face gently with the paste.

• 12

  Rinse well.