Better Than Botox Facial Scrub

Better Than Botox Facial Scrub

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Better Than Botox Facial Scrub

Currently we are living in Argentina and while the experience has been great for our personal development, life experience and overall enjoyment—it’s been terrible for my beauty regimen. Quality non-toxic products are hard to source here and when I find something “natural” it’s usually very expensive and poor quality. As a result my poor skin has seen better days. Over the last year my skin has felt tired and in desperate need of a lift. And since I usually say no to chemicals, Botox is out of the question. So a better than Botox facial scrub was the next best thing.

So a few weeks ago I decided to take matters into my own hands and started making homemade skin care a priority. We’ve been using more and more essential oils in our house for all sorts of purposes. From fighting colds to better quality sleep, we love experimenting with EOs. And lately I’ve been using them to give my face a much needed anti-aging weekly treatment. To make my Better than Botox Facial Scrub I combine 2 essential oils that support great looking skin: lavender and frankincense. Combine this better than Botox facial scrub with my SUPER BOTOX tip at the bottom of this post and you’ll have baby smooth skin in no time.

Better Than Botox Facial Scrub

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon baking soda

½ tablespoon raw Manuka honey (Manuka honey has wonderful anti-inflammatory properties for the skin, this honey face mask is also a great one to try)

1 drop of pure lavender essential oil

1 drop pure frankincense essential oil

Directions:

1. Combine the baking soda and honey together until it looks like a paste. Add one drop each of lavender and frankincense essential oils.
2. Place a warm washcloth over your face and hold on skin for a minute or so to open up your pores.
3. Gently rub face with facial scrub using small circular motions (be gentle with your skin!). Keep massaging skin with scrub for 3-5 minutes to fully remove dead skin from face and to let the essential oils work their magic.
4. Rinse off with warm water.
5. Your face may be red for a bit but this will wear off.
6. Use this scrub no more than 1-2 times a week.
7. This scrub is alkaline to the skin, so to even out your pH it is a good idea to splash your face with rosewater afterwards. This will naturally balance your skin.

Now for my SUPER BOTOX hint.

Glowing skin originates from inside the body so here is my number one tip for healthy, firm skin. Add some high quality collagen to your diet. The collagen protein is too large to be absorbed by the skin so those anti-aging lotions and potions are selling you false advertising! To truly get the benefits of collagen you must take it internally. Try adding my favorite grass-fed collagen blend, Soul Power, to your tea, coffee, smoothies or even your cup of mineral broth! Soul Power was developed by my good friend and acupuncturist, Peyton Theodore. It tastes divine and has some added benefits of coconut milk and black strap molasses to give you an extra nutrient boost.

Want to give your skin another treat? Check out this list of DIY facial scrubs and this recipe for homemade rosewater, too.

Do you love making your own homemade personal care products?

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