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Homemade Face Scrub

Learn how to make your own face scrub with jojoba beads right at home with this recipe. I love the exfoliating benefits the jojoba beads bring to this face wash.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Servings: 8 ounce
Cost: $5

Equipment

  • Double boiler
  • Container with lid
  • Scale to weigh ingredients
  • Spatula
  • Mixing container with pouring spout
  • Infrared thermometer

Ingredients

Water Phase

  • 5.98 ounce | 74.84% Distilled Water
  • 0.11 ounce | 1.33% Xanthan Gum
  • 0.32 ounce | 4% Propylene Glycol
  • 0.03 ounce | 0.33% Table Salt

Oil Phase

  • 0.40 ounce | 5% Olive Oil

Cool Down Phase

  • 1.04 ounce | 13% Decyl Glucoside
  • 0.16 ounce | .50% Essential Oils
  • 0.08 ounce | 1% Preservative
  • Jojoba Beads

Instructions

  • Weight your water phase ingredients.
  • Start by mixing your Xanthan Gum with the Propylene Glycol to wet the gum.
    xanthan gum and glycol slurry
  • Add the slurry to the water mixture.
    water phase for face wash
  • In a separate heat safe container, weight out your olive oil.
  • Heat both the water phase and oil phase on a double boiler. Stirring the water phase ingredients the entire time.
  • After the water phase ingredients are mixed thoroughly, remove from the heat.
  • Add the salt to the water phase ingredients and mix well. You will notice that it will thicken almost immediately.
    adding salt to face wash
  • Add the heated oil phase (olive oil) to the water phase and mix.
    adding oilve oil to face wash
  • When the temperature is below 120° F, add all the cool down ingredients, except the jojoba beads. Mix well.
  • Add your desired amount of jojoba beads and carefully mix.
    jojoba beads
  • Pour the exfoliating homemade face wash into your container.
    pouring face wash
  • Enjoy!