Happy Friday! Being a short week I was hoping this one would go by faster but it has just crept along...anyone else having that happen?
When we visited friends in Colorado in July, Beth mentioned that she used a mixture of ground up oatmeal and baking soda as an all natural face wash/scrub. I've been using it about 5x/week for the past month or so and I LOVE it.
The humidity has been over 80% for months now, and when I work out/bike I sweat around my hairline and it makes it hard to keep my skin clear (especially my forehead). This oatmeal/baking soda scrub has been just what my skin needs right now.
Make up free this morning/no filter in my super cool logo wear for a Chamber of Commerce coffee hour after a month of use 5x/week:
I keep it stored in an upcycled yogurt container. I eye balled the amounts; I think I pulverized about a cup of oatmeal in my food processor along with another cup of baking soda. I put about a tablespoon and a half into my hands every night, wet it down and wash/scrub my face like normal, then rinse a couple of times to get it all off. I'm still using my normal face wash (Cera ve) 2x/week.
Next time I'll process the oatmeal longer, as there are some sizable clumps in here. The oatmeal has some moisturizing properties and the baking soda exfoliates.
It's as cheap as it gets, all natural, easy to make/store/use and I always have the ingredients on hand. All of which make it a keeper on my bathroom sink! I'm pretty wary of the homemade beauty products I see on Pinterest as I tend to get all excited to make them just to realize that tracking down the ingredients is going to be a pain. This one fits my lazy ways very nicely.
How do you combat the summer heat/humidity's effects on your skin?
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