I’m writing about this for all who may want to try my little concoction for reducing pores and improving the look of your skin. I did a lot of searches online before leaving Sacramento and discovered that a lot of homemade facial scrubs involved trips to specialty stores, which in my opinion, kinda defeats the purpose. Hey, I was looking for something I could whip up with the crap I already have! And, as my move date approached, I decided to take what I’d learned and make something up myself. This *may* already be out there somewhere, but I didn’t find it.

*Facial Scrub.
Mix equal parts:

SALT (kosher or un-iodized)
BAKING SODA
BODY WASH

That’s it. Just mix them all together in the air tight container of your choice and use. Currently, I’m using a quart sized ziplock bag to house it, but will transfer it to something permanent in a minute. The only thing with this mix is that you’ll need to use a container that allows you to mix it before each use, since the baking soda & salt tend to separate from the body wash. This takes only about 6 seconds to remix, though. Oh, and I’ve recently discovered that the un-iodized stuff in the big box works better than the larger grained, kosher variety. It’s easier to work with and just seems to mix better. Sugar is also an option, but I actually found that it dried out my skin big time! So, I immediately switched back to the salt.

With the reading I’d done, I found that hands down, those three ingredients seems to be in most scrubs. So, I figured, why not just use those three and skip the “fancy” stuff???? And, ya know, washing my face with it twice a day has actually improved the look and feel of my skin, but also reduced my previously heinous pores! Now, there’s one other thing that really *should* be added to this routine that I’m simply unable to do right now.

*The 10 minute egg mask.

1 egg white
1 tsp. lemon juice

Simply mix it up, apply it to your skin and let dry. Rinse. Use this *AFTER* the scrub and you will have the most glorious feeling skin you can imagine! That’s the only real down side to it is that you’ll risk that un-cool fingertip grease by the fact that you can’t stop touching your face! *Ahem* Well, that and I’d use this mask when alone if at all possible! Sadly, this mask *does* look a lot like, em, freshly squeezed swimmers, if ya catch my meaning. So, you’ll be risking some silly jokes if anyone sees you before it’s dried! (Trust me, I know!)

I found that one online and at the time it seemed too simple to work, but damn! After the first two uses I saw results! I’d be using it now if I had a refrigerator to store the egg whites! But, until we move into the new place and I *do* have one, I’m using an old trick my grandmother used when I was a kid ~ vitamin E oil (direct from the capsule).

So, there you have it. And, if you visit your local dollar store as I did, you can have the ingredients for your facial scrub for a whopping $3.00! Actually, mine was less since the box of baking soda was priced at .59 cents. That’s also where I found the vitamin E capsules, by the way. It may not have the pretty smelling oils and other crap that the fancier scrubs have, but it works and that’s all I care about!

Let me know how it works for you!