Baking Soda Scrub

Baking soda scrub is an effective remedy for all skin flaws.  It is a mixture of coconut oil, tea tree oil, lemon oil and of course, baking soda. 

Let’s take a look at the benefits of these ingredients:

Baking soda has antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties which kill the microbes causing acne or pimples, razor bumps and reduces the inflammation of acne.  It draws out the excess oil from the skin by unclogging skin pores and maintains the optimum skin’s pH which prevents from the sudden breakout and gives a healthy glow to the skin.  It is a good exfoliator as it has tiny granules which deep cleanse the hair follicle and removes the dirt and dead skin cells.  It is a perfect remedy for removing dark spots, blackheads and acne scars due to its deep pore cleansing properties and give a way to regenerate new skin cells.

Coconut Oil contains lauric acid which acts as the antibacterial agent which treats acne, razor bumps boils etc.  It exfoliates the dead skin cells when mixed with baking soda and becomes an excellent scrub. Blocked pores are the main reason for ingrown hairs or razor bumps, it calms and soothes razor burns.  Due to saturated fats, it melts on the skin when it is being applied and it easily seeps into the skin pores, moisturizing deeply.  It preserves the smoothness of the skin by keeping it wrinkle-free.


Lemon Oil has antibacterial and antimicrobial properties which fight bacteria-causing acne and avoiding future acne.  Astringent properties which shrink and constrict excess oil and dirt from the pores.  It has vitamin C which reduces the appearance of dark spots and other types of sun damage.
Citric Acid of lemon acts as a chemical exfoliant which removes the dead cells.

Tea Tree Oil has antibacterial and antiviral properties which kill bacteria and virus causing pimples, rash, ingrown razor bumps etc. It is also effective on hair and scalp too.  Anti-microbial and antiseptic properties kill harmful microbes and protect open pores and ingrown hairs from getting infected.
Fungicide property inhibits and treats fungal growth and reduces the inflammation of red razor bumps.

INGREDIENTS:

2 tablespoon baking soda
1 tablespoon coconut oil
7 drops of tea tree oil
5 drops of lemon oil

DIRECTIONS: 

1. Combine all the ingredients and mix well. 
2. Store it in an airtight glass container for future use.

You can keep this scrub for a couple of months but do not let water to go inside the container as it can spoil the mixture.

There is no need to store it in a refrigerator as this will harden the coconut oil. It’s better to keep the container at normal room temperature.

To use:  Cleanse your face/body and rinse it well. If possible have a hot water bath or shower. Hot water will open up your pores, making your skin much more susceptible to cleaning.

Apply a sufficient amount of scrub to wet skin over your entire body, massaging in a circular motion for 5-10 minutes to allow the granules to remove dead skin cells. Finally, rinse it off well. This makes your skin look and feels refreshed and healthy.

Keep the glass container away from light.