DIY - Goat's Milk Facial Scrub Recipe

I am a Do It Yourself kind of person.  Coupled with that, I like a good deal.  In my travels around the web, I have come across a stellar recipe to gently exfoliate your face, (arms, back etc.), with some lovely, earthy ingredients readily available at the supermarket.  Best of all, it's inexpensive and works great... even for the most sensitive skin.

DIY Goat's Milk Facial Scrub Recipe

Ingredients: 

2.5 oz. powdered goats milk
2.5 oz. colloidal oatmeal (or oat flour)
2.5 oz. baking soda
1 oz. salt (optional - but you know how much I love it)
1 small jam jar or similar

Directions:

Weigh out all of your ingredients using a scale, (or simply ratio it out into larger or smaller quantities), and combine in a  bowl. Mix well. Then spoon into air tight containers for storage.  That's it!

To use, simply remove a small amount of this all natural facial scrub from the container and mix with just enough water or honey (up to one Tablespoon) to form a paste. (For extra dry or mature skin, try mixing this scrub with rice bran oil or olive oil.) Then apply to facial skin in a circular motion for up to one minute. Alternately, you can use this scrub as a mask by applying and letting set for 5-10 minutes. Rinse with water to remove and pat dry. Store your scrub in a cool dry location.

What Conditions Are Helped By Colloidal Oatmeal?

Colloidal oatmeal works great to help relieve dry, skin patches (Eczema), psoriasis, acne, bug bites, sunburns, and other minor skin irritations. It also helps relieve chicken pox, poison ivy, poison oak, poison sumac, and other itching and scratching rashes. Since colloidal oatmeal has an anti-itch property that helps reduce the “need to itch,” soaking in the bath brings soothing comfort to those infected. When your skin is itchy and irritated, its pH level may be higher. Colloidal Oatmeal helps bring the pH back to normal levels, taming "the need to itch."

And What About Goat's Milk?

Goat's milk is a natural emollient that helps soothe and moisturize the skin. It contains vitamins A, B6, B12 and E. Goat's milk has 3 times more beta-casein than cow's milk. Caseins are easily absorbed into the skin and allow for quick hydration of dry skin. The content of triglycerides, capric, caprylic and caproic acid helps balance the skin's natural pH and promotes natural exfoliation of dry skin. Goat's Milk Powder is an excellent ingredient to include in bath, soap, cream and lotion formulations.

Baking Soda?

This stuff is awesome at not just scrubbing away dead skin cells, leaving your skin soft and smooth; it’s also an excellent contender against those nasty, pesky blackheads. And because baking soda helps neutralize your skin’s pH, your skin will start to produce less oil, and eventually, with regular treatment, your blackheads will take a hike!


~Sandy