Honey and Sugar Scrub Challenge

Running out of face wash can mean one of two things… a trip to the store or the opportunity to make some at home.

I know that there are pros and cons to every single face wash, scrub, and home remedy out there. But honestly, in my experience I haven’t seen much of a difference between some DIY products like sugar scrub for shaving your legs, to baking soda hair wash.

BUT… I was feeling too lazy to drive to the store and search through aisles looking for a face wash that was 1) eco-friendly. I like scrubs but the ocean doesn’t like those microbeads as much, 2) within my price range, and 3) didn’t smell like overly ripe fruit- I’m talking to you cheapest brand of apricot face scrub at Walmart.

So I browsed Pinterest with the intent to find something with stuff I already had at home. I may make a lot of stuff myself like stain remover and all-purpose cleaner, but I don’t go out of my way to buy castile soap or coconut oil.

Out of hundreds of recipes, I finally found one that sounded like it actually was effective and easy to make. 

“Honey and Sugar Scrub”

Recipe:

Clean container

2 parts honey

It looks so tasty I want to eat it!

3 parts sugar

Instructions:

1. Combine honey and sugar together until desired texture- ( I added a few extra tablespoons to get a thicker scrub like texture, but you know, whatever you prefer).

2.Put a small amount on face and scrub *lightly*.

3. Let mixture sit on face for five minutes to allow the honey to do it's moisturizing thing.

Now I’m going to do all the hard work for you and take before and weekly after photos of my lovely (umm… at least not terrible) face to show you if this scrub does more than make my face slightly sticky for five minutes. I’ll post weekly updates and after a month, we’ll see if there’s any progress.

So here are my before shots. Probably not the greatest lighting, but at least you’ll notice the splotchy redness around my nose, cheeks, and chin.

So I just follow the instructions and add my moisturizer (If you’re curious, my moisturizer is the St. Ives Timeless Skin.) Another fun note, the jar for the sugar scrub is actually the same size as my moisturizer.

Feel free to join me on this sugar scrub challenge. The claimed benefits are: moisturizing skin, reduce redness and scar tissue, prevent acne and pimples.

Good luck and happy adulting!