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How To Make Facial Cleansing Grains + My Favorite DIY Blend

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March 03, 20171 Comment

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Facial Grains are a 3-in-1 method of cleansing, exfoliating, and masking in one step. Facial grains will keep your complexion glowing by cleansing and removing the top layer of skin which is nothing more than dead skin cells without stripping away your acid mantle. Exfoliating allows for your facial oils and creams to be better absorbed.

Facial grains are simple to make and with a little research into ingredients, you can tailor your recipe to suit your complexion needs. I have SUPER sensitive skin and have to be very careful about what I put on it. My recipe is below.

Twice a week I put my hair in a pony-tail, apply my facial grains, and soak in a hot epsom/dead sea salt bathtub with a few drops of my favorite essential oil (eucalypus), a cup of hot tea, and a magazine or book. My bathroom is a haven and a stricly no electronics zone. That's my self-care ritual and it's amazing how that half hour can transform me.

Lisa's DIY Facial Cleansing Grains

1/2 cup rhassoul clay
1/2 cup bentonite clay
Choose any clay that's suited to your skin care needs. I like rhassoul and bentonite because they're non-drying clays.

1/2 cup colloidal oatmeal

1/2 cup rice bran powder - this is the exfoliant. You can substitute finely ground oats or rice, oat bran, or coconut flour. If you like your mask extra scrubby you can also add corn meal, almond meal, ground flax, chia seeds, or sugar.

1/2 Tbsp. lemon peel powder
3 Tbsp. coconunt milk powder
1/2 Tbsp. green tea powder

These are my favorite botanicals. But the sky is the limit here when creating DIY Facial Grains. Other suggestions that you can use are finely ground herbs/flowers such as lavender, chamomile or calendula, cocoa powder, honey, activated charcoal, kelp, rose hips powder.

Blend all of the ingredients together in a large bowl. I run mine through a flour sieve, but that is not necessary, just stir it very well to combine. Store in Mason jar.

To use: Add a heaping Tbsp. of your mixture to a bowl. Then add 5 or 6 drops of any essential oil you might like, or none at all. Now add enough warm water to make a paste, you're only going to need a couple of Tbsp. of water. Apply onto your face with a brush, or your fingertips. Let dry. Rinse. Follow with Pure LUXE facial oil.

My favorite essential oil blend for the face: 
Frankincense, 3 drops
Lavender, 2 drops

Relax, refresh, recharge, enjoy!

XO, Lisa

March 03, 20171 Comment

This entry was posted in The Business of Beauty and tagged DIY, Essential Oils, Skincare.
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Joan
Joan March 17, 2017 12:53pm

Thanks, Lisa, for the education! This sounds like just what my skin needs.

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