Homemade Exfoliating Products

When you are always looking for ways to make your home and body green, sometimes it’s all of the little things that count. How about your facial and body products; many of us have already turned to organic and natural options to cut out a lot of the chemicals that are added to typical face and body washes and scrubs, but those natural products can really add up in price! Here are a couple examples of natural body and facial scrubs that you can enjoy and make at home for a third of the cost of their store-bought equivalents.

Make your own, very simple sugar scrub to exfoliate your skin this spring! Wash away the dead skin cells and moisturize the fresh cells underneath! Here is a quick and simple example for when you don’t feel like anything fancy!

All you need is ½ cup sugar and enough cold-pressed oil (olive, wheat germ, peanut, corn, or sunflower) to dampen the mixture.

Gently massage this exfoliating scrub everywhere to buff your skin clean. It is even safe for a facial exfoliant. Repeat the process, ideally, only once or twice monthly.

Looking for a refreshing, summery exfoliant that cools and calms as it also removes dead skin cells? Try this cool summertime tomato mask.

All you’ll need for this scrub is ¼ cup granulated sugar chopped fresh tomato, and 2 tablespoons yogurt or sour cream.

Place your sugar in a small bowl, and then add just enough chopped tomato to moisten the sugar granules. Lastly, mix in the yogurt or sour cream. Apply to a clean, dry face and gently massage into your skin. Allow the mixture to set on your face for at least 10 minutes afterwards. Rinse with warm water and pat dry.

For one final sweet body treat we’ll utilize those ripening bananas that are left over and you know no one will get to. Bananas are naturally moisturizing and nutritional for your skin. Create a sweet body scrub with your extra bananas for a refreshing treat.

Take one ripe banana, 3 tbsp. of granulated sugar, and ¼ tsp. natural vanilla extract; mash the banana, sugar, and extract together leaving a mushy, lump texture. Don’t mash and mix too well or your consistency will become too watery. If you want a facial scrub, set a portion of the banana aside by itself; mashed banana works well as a moisturizing facial mask/wash. When ready for a shower, gently rub mixture over your body. Rinse off with warm water.