Homemade Facial Routine
Posted in Health, Health Recipes | Sunday, September 5th, 2010
I tried this the other day and I’ve decided that I’m going to try to do this weekly. There’s basically 8 parts to this facial. Cleanse, exfoliate, steam, exfoliate again, mask, rinse, tone and moisturize.
1. Cleanse – I wash my face with Black Soap. You can find the kind I use here.
2. Exfoliate – homemade scrub
- Sugar Mommy Scrub*
- 1 tbsps sugar
- 1 tbsps olive oil
- 3 drops of organic rosehip oil
- 1 drop vanilla extract
- Whisk all ingredients together in a bowl and massage into face and neck for 2 to 3 minutes
3. Steam – this is the fun part.
- Boil filtered or mineral water in a pot on the stove
- Add one drop each of essentials oils of eucalyptus, rosemary and tea tree oils (skip the rosemary oil if you’re pregnant)
- Cover your head with a towel and lean over so the steam hits your face comfortably (this should NOT burn!)
- Close your eyes and breathe slowely (this is also great if you have a cold or allergies)
4. Exfoliate – while your face is still wet apply another portion of scrub and massage your skin gently for two minutes
5. Mask – Homemade Clay Mask
- Bentonite Clay Mask
- 2 tbsps Bentonite clay
- 1.5 tbsps of Braggs Organic Apple Cider Vinegar
- Mix together in a bowl (not metal bc it reacts with the clay) until smooth.
6. Rinse – with purified or mineral water
7. Use toner – I take a cotton ball or pad, and dip it in a 50-50 mixture of witch hazel and rosewater (which I keep in a little glass jar wuth a cork on the sink)
8. Moisturize – I love the rosehip oil in this Homemade moisturizer.
I got the idea for the routine and the Sugar Mommy Scrub from *The Green Beauty Guide by Julie Gabriel available in the Savvy Shop here.
(please note that I skip my oil-cleansing routine on the days that I do this facial)
- Do you do your own facials? What do you use?
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Savvy, are you using liquid bentonite clay? I did number 3 the other day and it felt AMAZING. I probably should have done 1 and 2 prior to it though. :p
@Shones Nope. I have a big tub of the powder. And that’s what I use. Where did you find the liquid?
I think I bought it @ EarthFare. But with the powder it is probably easier to manipulate the consistency.
Do you find that black soap lightens your skin a bit? The one my parents get from Ghana tends to do that so my mom has me mix it with another solid soap.
Here’s my weekly homemade facial regimen:
-Cleanse with African Black Soap.
-Exfoliate with EVOO/EVCO sugar scrub.
-Apply bentonite clay mask(water and bentonite clay).
-Spritz on toner (water, aloe vera gel, honey).
-Moisturize with a drop of EVCO/EVOO mix.
My skin has been glowing and I love that I got rid of chemicals when it come to my skincare routine.
Mangomadness, how do you preprare the EVCO/EVOO scrub? Do you just use those 3 ingredients? if so how much. Thanks
[...] Whip till creamy, then apply to freshly washed skin. I used this as part of my Homemade Facial Routine, and my skin came out nice and smooth. [...]
Any tips on how to get rid of post-acne, dark marks?
@Tara: I don’t measure…I just mix together some sugar and some of my EVOO/EVCO oil mix.
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Thanks for keeping me inspired and learning new beauty tips!
How many times do you exfoliate?? and do you do this exact routine 2x a day?
@Kadija Hi! I exfoliate one a month. When I wrote that post that was my exact routine. It’s changed slightly since then. Stay tuned. I’ll be sharing my new reggie real soon!
Hey girls thanks for these tips!
@mango madness!! Thank you so much as well!I am trying to get rid of chemicals too!do you follow ALL these steps everyday or only once a week???!