Homemade Face Scrub Recipes For Oily Skin

Scrubbing is very important to get rid of dead flaky skin and you should religiously follow it once a week to get smooth skin. People with oily skin suffer from acne, whiteheads and blackheads quite often so scrubbing become more essential.

You should choose a scrub which removes dead skin and excessive oil from your face so that no dirt grime is left into the pores.

1) Oatmeal, Yoghurt and Honey Scrub: To deep clean your pores you can use this three ingredient face scrub recipe which is super easy.
Mix 1 tbsp. each of oatmeal, yoghurt and honey in a bowl. Mix all of them well and then apply it on your entire face. After keeping it for 15-20 minutes, wet your fingers and start scrubbing gently in circular motion. Then rinse off with cold water so that your pores get closed.

Oatmeal will deep cleanse your pores, yoghurt will remove excess oil and honey will still keep your skin nourished. This scrub is very good to deep clean pores and to remove excess sebum.

2) Baking soda, Honey and lemon juice Scrub: If you suffer from pimples and acne regularly then try this face scrub as it will prevent formation of acne.
Take 1 tbsp. of baking soda, 1 tbsp. of lemon juice and mix it with half tbsp. of honey. Mix it well and then apply it on your face. Using wet fingers scrub your face gently for about 2-3 minutes and then rinse off using cold water.

Baking soda is a natural cleanser and it will deep cleanse your oily skin by removing oil and sebum. Lemon juice is natural astringent and honey has anti-bacterial properties, both the ingredients will prevent formation of acne. You can also use it on your body while in shower to get rid of body acne.

3) Orange and Sugar Scrub: Oily skin can look dull due to the excessive oil on skin but you can get rid of the dullness using this easy homemade sugar and orange scrub.
Take 3-4 tbsp. of orange juice in a bowl and mix 1 tbsp. of sugar into it. You can also add one tbsp. of honey into it. Now scrub your face and neck using this homemade scrub gently for about 4-5 minutes.

This scrub will not only exfoliate dead skin from your face but it will also remove excess oil and will make your face glow when used every week.

4) Cornmeal, yoghurt and lemon juice Scrub: Cornmeal has the properties to absorb excessive oil from skin so you can make face scrub using cornmeal.
Just take 2 tbsp. of cornmeal and mix it with 2 tbsp. of yoghurt and one tbsp. of lemon juice. Mix it well and then scrub your face using this gently for 5 minutes. Finish off by using cold water as last rinse so that pores are closed.

This scrub will remove excess oil, yoghurt will prevent acne formation and honey will keep your skin nourished and supple.

5) Egg white and sea salt: Egg whites remove excess oil and sebum from oily face which eventually prevents acne, Pimples and blackheads formation.

You can make your own scrub using egg whites. Mix one egg white with one tbsp. of sea salt and mix them well. Massage your face using this scrub gently for 3-4 minutes and then rinse of using cold water.