Making your own natural homemade face scrub is so easy. This DIY face scrub feels great on your skin and it costs a fraction of the price of the high end stuff like the Rodan & Fields face scrub. In fact, I’ve had people tell me that this is the best homemade recipe for DIY Rodan & Fields microdermabrasion paste!

Save Money with a DIY Face Scrub

I’m in love with face scrubs so much that I decided to come up with my own DIY face scrub. Face scrubs can get pricy so I love making them myself. I’m especially a fan of this DIY sugar scrub recipe that brightens my face.  When I do this 2-3 times a week before my regular night-time face routine and I swear that my face gets brighter!

How I got hooked on a DIY face exfoliator

It all started when my good friend, Kayla, sent me a sample of her Rodan + Fields face scrub with my face wash purchase.  I loved the scrub she sent me so much that I did my best to recreate it on the cheap.

While this DIY face scrub isn’t the exact same thing as the Rodan & Fields face scrub, it leaves my skin feeling pretty similar, so I’m happy.  You can’t really go wrong making a natural homemade face scrub like this that costs pennies!

How to make your own face scrub

DIY Lemon Face Brightening Scrub

You’ll need the following:

• old face scrub jar or bottle
• sugar, salt or a combination of the two (I use a sugar to salt ratio of 3:1)
• glycerin (found at Whole Foods or other health food stores)
• coconut oil
• lemon essential oil

Steps:

1. Fill your jar or bottle with sugar and/ or salt.
2. Cover the sugar/ salt with glycerin.
3. Add a tiny bit of coconut oil (should be liquid, you may need to microwave it if it is solid).  I prefer less oil, but you may prefer more.  Play around with it and see what you like.
4. Add 3-8 drops of lemon essential oil, less drops for smaller containers, more for bigger ones.

You really have to play around with this to get it just right.  I didn’t give you exact measurements because each time I make it, I do it in a different container and I’ve found that this ratio method works the best.

You MUST use the glycerin to get the silky smooth feeling that you usually want in a scrub. The glycerin also keeps the sugar/ salt mixture from hardening.  I’ve used plenty of scrubs without glycerin and I have to tell you that the glycerin makes all the difference.  This is one of many ingredients that I always have on hand.  I like having the coconut oil in the scrub because I use the oil to remove my eye makeup.  It’s nice to have a face scrub and eye makeup remover in one (just be careful not to use the rough part of the scrub near your eyes).

Feel free to play with different oils.  I like the lemon because it is good for acne, but don’t be afraid to try different oils.

How to exfoliate a face

Use this exfoliating scrub 2-3 times a week before your normal washing routine.

Put a pea size amount in the palm of your hands and scrub over a wet face. Don’t scrub too hard, a light scrub will do. Scrub for about 2 minutes or the amount of time it takes to sing “Happy Birthday” two times.

What are your favorite “recipes” for scrubs?  My friend, Tara, made me a wonderful brown sugar scrub that I use every time I shower.  There are endless combinations for scrubs and I’d love to hear some new ideas!