Chamomile Face Scrub Recipes For Younger Looking Skin

Chamomile is a magical herb that has astounding benefits both for your health and the skin! Use these chamomile face scrub recipes to ditch harsh chemicals and switch to a natural alternative!

A good facial scrub holds an important place in your daily skincare regime. Apart from removing the dead skin cells from the face, it speeds up the cell renewal process and exfoliates to provide you with soft supple skin. So as a result, due to its many benefits; we’ll be including a few chamomile face scrub recipes for you to extract maximum benefits out of it.

Chamomile is well known for its healing properties. Made from dried flowers, chamomile has a plethora of beneficial qualities for the skin, making it an ideal addition/ingredient for your face scrub. It acts as a natural bleach, which further cleanses and lightens the skin color. It works well on hyperpigmentation and promotes youthful-looking supple skin.

The anti-inflammatory properties of chamomile combat acne and side-effects. The α-bisabolol, chamazulene, and flavonoids present in chamomile have both anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties that prove to be therapeutic for the skin. The topical application of chamomile is believed to promote wound healing and treat skin issues like psoriasis and eczema. It helps reduce the symptoms of the skin irritations and itchiness as well. When used regularly, it can also help in treating the adverse effects of UV rays on the skin. Below are a few chamomile face scrub ideas, using which you can add this beneficial herb in your daily skincare routine.

Chamomile Face Scrub

#1 Rose and Chamomile Face Scrub

Ingredients

1. A tablespoon of dried rose petals
2. 1 tablespoon of dried chamomile flowers or a tea bag of chamomile tea
3. Raw honey- 2 teaspoons
4. 2 teaspoons of sweet almond oil
5. 3-4 tablespoons of rosewater

Method:

1. In a food processor, grind the rose petals and dried chamomile flowers. And take out the mixture in a clean bowl.
2. Add the honey, sweet almond oil and rosewater to the mix.
3. Apply the scrub and massage in a circular motion. Add more rosewater if you feel the scrub to be dry. The drier the scrub is, the more the chances that it can cause rashes.
4. Rinse with lukewarm water and pat dry.
5. Tone your face with rosewater and moisturize with your favorite face serum.
   

#2 Sugar Chamomile Face Scrub

Ingredients:

1. 4 tablespoons of sugar
2. 3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
3. 1 chamomile tea bag
4. 2 drops of frankincense oil

Method:

1. Mix all the ingredients in a clean bowl.
2. Rinse your face with water and pat dry.
3. Gently massage the scrub on your face and neck in a circular motion
4. Rinse with cold water and pat dry
5. Apply moisturiZer of your choice/preference.

#3 Oats Chamomile Face Scrub

Ingredients:

1. One chamomile tea bag
2. 1 tablespoon of dried rose petals
3. A tablespoon of rolled oats
4. 2 tablespoons of honey
5. 2 drops of rose essential oil
6. Rosewater as required

Method:

1. In a food processor, ground the rose petals and oats.
2. Mix all the ingredients in a clean bowl
3. Add rosewater to create a thick paste.
4. Massage the face scrub on the face and neck in a circular motion.
5. Wash with lukewarm water.
6. Tone and moisturize skin after cleaning.

#4 Chamomile and Coffee Scrub

Ingredients:

1. 1-2 teabags of chamomile tea
2. 1 tablespoon of coffee powder
3. 2 teaspoons of honey
4. 2 teaspoons of coconut oil
5. Rosewater as required

Method:

1. Mix all the ingredients in a clean bowl
2. Apply and massage the scrub on your face and neck in a circular motion.
3. Wash off and rinse with lukewarm water
4. Tone your face with rosewater and end with a face serum of your choice or massage with coconut oil (very small quantity)

You can undoubtedly use these scrub recipes as a body scrub as well. Increase the quantities as per requirement.