How To Make a Face Wash With Flowers, Dirt, and Food

Are you ready to try something new? Have you collected your fave ingredients from each of the three groups? Good!

Let's make a face wash!

You Will Need

• dried ingredients (see this post for details)
• handy dandy whizzing machine
• mixing bowl
• container for your finished product

This is so simple you're going to be done in a jiffy!

Here's a step by step of how I made the face wash you see above. It's a lavender and cornflower combo that my skin is loving.

Tip: Even though it doesn't require careful weighing and measuring of each ingredient, it's always a good idea to take notes of how much of each ingredient you have added. For example: I used heaping tablespoons to measure everything in this batch.

Method

Begin by whizzing each of your dried plants, teas, and food ingredients separately until they are as close to powder as you can get them. (Clays don't need whizzing). Above is 2 tablespoons of raw oats that have been thoroughly pulverised.

Some plants (like cornflower and lavender) will not turn completely into powder regardless of whizzing time. If in doubt: rub a bit of the ingredient between your fingers or into your palm to test how it feels on your skin.

You will be rubbing this on your face and neck, so if there is any 'scratchiness', roughness, discomfort of any kind, whiz the ingredient until it is not scratchy or abrasive-feeling, replace it, or leave it out of the mixture.

Here are the ingredients I used in this batch. 

Food group: oats 

Plant group: cornflower, lavender

'Dirt' group: rhassoul clay, violet clay

The violet clay was added purely for its fabulous color (I buy this clay from French Aroma Zone - check the sidebar under links). A small amount really boosted the look of the final mixture.

The proportions here are approximately a third from each group, but you can easily change the proportions to suit your needs. As you make more batches, you will develop a sense for how much of each ingredient works best for your skin.

When all of your ingredients have been powderized, mix them together thoroughly, then transfer to your container.

Voilá! Your face wash is ready to use!

To Use

Shake out approx. a teaspoon of product into your palm.
Drip a little water at a time onto the product and mix with your finger until you have a paste that can be applied to the face.
Apply to face and neck and massage gently.
If you have normal, oily or combination skin, you can leave the mixture on for 1-2 minutes. Do not allow the product to dry on your face.
Rinse.
Pat dry.
Mist your face and neck with hydrosol or quality skin tonic.
Finish with a few drops of face oil.
Enjoy your fabulous-looking skin!

Super Important Storage Tip

Be sure to cap the bottle immediately after measuring out a portion and to keep the cap and opening completely dry at all times. If ANY moisture comes into contact with your product while it is in the container, you will have created the perfect environment for mold, fungus, bacteria and all kinds of other beasties.

There is no preservative in this product, so it is essential that it is kept 100% dry. (did I mention how important it is that the mixture is kept dry?)

Do Tell

If you make a face wash with dry ingredients I'd love to hear what you used and how it worked for you.