Shea Butter & Rose Face Scrub

Use this DIY rose face scrub once or twice a week to achieve the soft, glowing skin you deserve. It is gentle yet effective, helping to remove dry, flaky skin and leaving your face feeling smooth and refreshed.

The fine natural particles in this scrub provide mild exfoliation, helping to lift away dead skin cells without irritation.

Exfoliation is your skin’s natural renewal process. As new cells form, they push old ones to the surface, which eventually shed away. Moisturizing without removing this dead layer is often wasted effort, so using a gentle exfoliating face scrub helps reveal the fresh skin beneath, ready to absorb moisture and nourishment.

After using this rose face scrub, you should notice smaller pores, smoother texture, and a healthy, radiant glow. It is all-natural, customizable for your skin type, and so affordable that you can use it liberally without guilt.

The Shea Butter & Rose Face Scrub

• This face scrub is made using an oil and water emulsion where the emulsifying wax helps to combine oil and water which usually separates when mixing together.
• If you have sensitive skin limit your use to once every two weeks, for dry and normal skin types use it once per week and for oily skin use it twice per week.
• Your choice for a mild exfoliate is flexible here depending on what you enjoy, I used cranberry seeds but you can use other things like poppy seeds,  jojoba beads, crushed almond shells, bamboo powder, oatmeal, sugar etc. You also have the option of using more for harder scrub or less for a gentler scrub.
• All of the face scrubs will keep for up to 12 months as long as you are using the preservative.

Angela Wills

How To Make Shea Butter & Rose Face Scrub Recipe

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Use this rose face scrub recipe once or twice per week, it's very gentle and you'll achieve a lovely soft glow by gently removing any dry, flaky skin.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Active Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 20 minutes mins

Yield: 100 grams

Course: DIY Skincare

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Ingredients

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• 15 g Shea Butter
• 20 g Apricot Kernel Oil
• 15 g Emulsifying Wax NF
• 35 g Rose Hydrosol
• 10 g Glycerine
• 1 g Preservative
• 10 drops Rosemary Essential Oil
• 5 g Cranberry seeds - Any other mild exfoliate is suitable here, poppy seeds, jojoba beads, crushed almond shells, bamboo powder, oatmeal, sugar etc
• 1 Cosmetic Jar

Equipment

• Digital Scales
• Heatproof Jug
• Double Boiler/Bain Marie
• Spoon or small whisk

Method

 

1. Gather all of your ingredients for the face scrub
   
2. 15 g Shea Butter, 20 g Apricot Kernel Oil, 15 g Emulsifying Wax NF
   Use your digital scales to weigh the oils and wax then put them into a heatproof bowl.
   
3. 35 g Rose Hydrosol, 10 g Glycerine, 1 g Preservative
   Weigh the water, glycerine and preservative and place in another heatproof bowl. You will need a small digital scale to accurately measure 1 gram of preservative.
   
4. So, you should now have two jugs containing your seperate ingredients.
   
5. Then stand both bowls in a pan of water, I didn't want to place the bowls directly on my pan base so I used two small metal tart tins.
   
6. With hindsight, one larger tin would probably be better (if you have the correct size), but either way be sure that your bowls are standing firmly and stable as the water simmers.
   
7. Stir the oils & wax gently until it has all melted. If you are using a preservative make sure the water/glycerine/preservative mix temperature does not exceed the recommended level usually around 65C (check the product instructions).

   Remove both bowls from the heat and combine them by pouring the water/glycerine mixture into the oil/wax mixture.
   
8. Stir the mixture for 4 minutes (more if required).

   Leave the mixture to stand for a minute then stir again, repeat this until it cools down. If you see any separation place it back on the heat and stir harder until it combines again.
   
9. 10 drops Rosemary Essential Oil
   Once it cools to lukewarm & thickens add the essential oils, and continue stirring for a few minutes more or until thoroughly combined.
   
10. 5 g Cranberry seeds
    Allow to cool, then add your exfoliating ingredients.
    
11. Stir in the exfoliating ingredients.
    
12. 1 Cosmetic Jar
    Place in your jar or container but wait until completely cool before placing the lid on to avoid condensation.
    

Notes

The shelf life on this face scrub is around 4 weeks, or 12 months if you are using the optional preservative

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How To Use This Face Scrub

1. The best way to use this is the same as using a face wash, apply it directly to the face. Gently massage in small circles paying attention to the sides of the nose, chin and forehead.
2. Thoroughly rinse it off with water before using your homemade toner & moisturizer.
3. As a general rule if you have oily skin use one of these scrubs twice per week, if you have dry skin use it once every two weeks.
4. The shelf life for my face scrub recipes is around 4 weeks, or 12 months if you are using the preservative.