20 Effective Homemade Face Scrub Recipes For Healthy Skin

You are religiously following your CTM routine, yet not seeing that glow on your face. Skin doesn’t look and feel as healthy as it should be. If you ever come across such situation, be sure that there is something lacking in your skin care regime, and that’s exfoliation. In this article, you will find out homemade face scrub recipes for all skin types. Yes, you read that right. Every skin type, no matter if its oily, dry, normal, acne prone, combination etc, it requires proper exfoliation. There are many scrubs available in the market, but they may contain certain components that might not suit your skin type and end up back-firing us. So, why take risk? Keep on reading to find out few effective homemade face scrub recipes for healthy skin.

# Sugar and Honey

In a bowl, take equal amounts of raw honey and fresh lemon juice. Mix together and add a tbsp of sugar to that. Finally combine everything and prepare the scrub. Apply on the face and neck and then massage gently with your fingertips. Let it sit on the skin for another 10-15 minutes. Finally wash off with fresh water. Reapply this homemade face scrub 1-2 times in a week.

# Yogurt and Sugar

Take a tbsp of fresh and plain yogurt and add two tbsp sugar to that. Mix together and then apply this homemade face scrub on the face as well as neck. Massage with your fingertips in circular motion for 3-5 minutes. After that rinse off with fresh water. Reapply twice every week.

# Sugar and Vitamin E

Prick 4-5 vitamin E capsules and extract the oil. Alternatively you can use bottled vitamin E oil as well. Take a tbsp of sugar and add required amount of vitamin E oil to it. Mix together to prepare the scrub. Apply that on the face and neck. Massage in gentle circular motions for few minutes. Wash off with fresh water. Repeat twice or thrice in a week.

# Sugar and Papaya

Take a few small ripe papaya cubes and mash it with a fork. Alternatively you can blend the papaya cubes and prepare a paste. To the papaya paste, add a tbsp of sugar and mix them together. Apply the scrub all over the face and neck and then massage the skin gently for 3-4 minutes. Leave it on the skin for another 15 minutes and then wash off with fresh water. Repeat twice or thrice every week.

# Oatmeal and Water

For this homemade face scrub, we need to prepare oatmeal powder first. Put 2-3 tbsp of whole oats in the food processor or grinder to prepare oatmeal powder. Take out and mix it with some hot water to prepare a paste. Wait till it cools down a bit. Apply it all over the face as well as neck. Using your fingertips, gently massage in circular motions for few minutes. Wait for another 5-10 minutes and then wash off with plain, cool water. Repeat 2-3 times in a week.

# Banana and Oatmeal

Mash one ripe banana in a bowl and keep it aside. In a separate container, take 2-3 tbsp of oatmeal and add some hot water to that. Mix together and add that mashed banana to the oatmeal-water mixture. Finally combine all the ingredients together and apply the resultant mixture all over the face and neck. Massage it on to the skin gently with your fingertips. Leave it on the skin for another 15-20 minutes, before washing off with fresh water. Repeat twice in a week.

# Yogurt and Oatmeal

Prepare oatmeal powder by grinding 2-3 tbsp oats into a fine powder. Keep the oatmeal powder in a bowl and add a tbsp plain and fresh yogurt to that. Mix together. Apply this all over the face as well as neck and gently massage with your fingertips for few minutes. Let it stay on the skin for another 15-20 minutes. Use fresh water to rinse it off and reapply this homemade face scrub twice in a week.

# Oatmeal and Almonds

Put in two tbsp oats in the grinder or food processor to prepare oatmeal powder. Also prepare almonds powder by crushing 4-5 almonds. Add the almond powder to the oatmeal powder. Put required amount of milk there and mix all the ingredients together to prepare this homemade face scrub.

Apply on the face and neck and gently massage in circular motions with your fingertips. Let it sit for 15-20 minutes before rinsing with plain water. Repeat this once or twice in a week.

# Coffee and Coconut Oil

In a bowl, take 1 tbsp coffee powder and add 1 tsp cocoa powder to that. Pour in some coconut oil and mix everything together to prepare the homemade face scrub. Apply this on your face and neck and wait for 20-30 minutes. While removing, gently scrub your face with wet fingertips and then finally wash off everything with fresh water. Reapply this 2-3 times in a week.

# Milk and Coffee

In a bowl, take 1-2 tbsp of organic coffee powder and prepare a coarse paste by mixing it with some milk. Apply it on the face as well as neck. Massage gently with your fingertips in circular motion. Leave it on for another 10 minutes before washing off with fresh water. Repeat this homemade face scrub twice in a week.

# Coffee and Aloe Vera

Take 1-2 tbsp fresh aloe vera gel and add a tbsp coffee powder to it. Mix together and apply this scrub on the face as well as neck. Massage gently for few minutes. Let it stay on the skin for another 10 minutes before washing off. Repeat twice in a week.

# Yogurt and Coffee

Take a tbsp each of coffee powder and cocoa powder and mix together. Add required amount of fresh, unflavored yogurt to that and combine all the ingredients together. Apply this resultant mixture on the face as well as neck and massage gently for couple of minutes. Allow it to it stay on the skin for another 5-8 minutes and finally wash off with plain water. Repeat once or twice in a week for brighter, younger skin.

# Mashed Strawberry

Cut 4-5 fresh strawberries into small pieces. Mash them with a fork to prepare a paste, or simply blend the strawberry pieces and prepare strawberry pulp. Apply the mashed strawberries on your face as well as neck. Gently massage the skin in circular motion with your fingertips. Let it stay on the skin for 5-8 minutes before washing off with fresh water. Repeat twice in a week.

# Papaya and Strawberry

Cut 5-6 semi thick slices from a ripe papaya and put them in a blender. Add 3-4 fresh strawberries as well as a tsp of fresh lemon juice in the blender. Blend everything together and prepare the homemade face scrub. Apply it all over the face as well as neck. Massage the skin in gentle circular motion for few minutes to exfoliate. Wait for another 5-10 minutes and after that rinse off with fresh water. Reapply 2-3 times weekly.

# Raw Milk and Strawberry

Prepare mashed strawberries by blending 4-5 ripe strawberries. You can also use fork to mash the strawberries. In a bowl, take half tbsp of sea salt as well as a tbsp of raw milk. Add the strawberry paste and mix everything together. Apply the resultant mixture onto the face as well as neck and gently massage the skin for few minutes to exfoliate. Leave it on the skin for another 5-8 minutes. After that, wash off with fresh water and repeat twice in a week.

# Kiwi and Strawberry

Cut one kiwi as well as couple of strawberries into small pieces. Put them in a blender and blend together. Take out and add a tsp sandalwood powder to that. Mix together and apply the resultant mixture all over the face as well as neck. Massage for 2-3 minutes in gentle circular motion to exfoliate the skin and wait for another 5-10 minutes before washing off. Use this face scrub twice in a week.

# Baking Soda and Water

Mix together baking soda and water in 2:1 ratio and prepare a paste. Apply it on the face and neck and massage gently in circular motion. Let it sit on the skin for few minutes and then wash off with fresh water. Reapply this simple homemade face scrub 2-3 times in a week.

# Baking Soda and Honey

Take some baking soda in a bowl and prepare a paste by adding some raw honey to that. Apply it on the face and massage gently in circular motion with clean fingertips.Leave it on for 10-12 minutes before washing off withfresh water. Repeat twice per week.

# Baking Soda and Yogurt

Prepare a homemade face scrub by mixing together a tbsp baking soda, some fresh yogurt and juice of half lemon. Apply the resultant mixture all over the face and massage gently in circular motion to exfoliate the skin. Leave it on the skin for another 10 minutes and then wash off with fresh water. Repeat once or twice in a week.

# Baking Soda and Lemon Juice

Prepare a slightly coarse paste by mixing together one tbsp baking soda, some lemon juice and a little water. Apply the paste on the face and massage gently for couple of minutes. Allow it to sit on the skin for another 5-8 minutes and rinse off with fresh water. Repeat this process twice or thrice in a week.