How to Make a Home Remedy Oatmeal Scrub for Dry Skin

Dry skin is an uncomfortable and all too common skin condition, particularly during the colder months. Not only is it responsible for itchy and cracked skin, but it can lead to premature aging of the skin as well. Unlike soaps that tend to irritate dry skin, a home remedy oatmeal scrub has anti-inflammatory properties. By removing dead skin cells and energizing the flow of blood under the skin, an oatmeal scrub will leave your skin glowing. With just a handful of oats, some honey and maybe even a little apple, you can cleanse your skin without subjecting it to lye and other drying ingredients found in commercial products.

Things You'll Need

• 4 tbsp. rolled oats
• 1 tbsp. honey
• 2 vitamin E capsules
• Small apple, optional
• Food processor or mortar and pestle

Instructions

1. Combine the oatmeal, honey and oil from the vitamin E capsules in a small bowl. Mix until well blended.

2. Add a little apple to your scrub, if desired, for an antioxidant boost. Core, peel and dice half an apple. Add the diced apple to the other ingredients.

3. Blend in a food processor or with a mortar and pestle until a paste forms.

4. Apply the oatmeal scrub to your face and massage the paste gently into your skin by moving your fingers in a circular motion.

5. Rinse your skin with cold water after applying the scrub. This will invigorate your skin and close the pores.

6. Follow up with a gentle moisturizing specifically for dry skin.

Tips & Warnings

• According to Jeanne Paiva, author of "How to Treat Your Skin Naturally!", an oatmeal scrub makes an excellent facial mask for people with dry skin. A facial mask will pull out impurities in the skin. She warns against doing both a scrub and a mask in one day to avoid discomfort. For a quick scrub with a little less mess, put the mixed ingredients in a muslin tea bag and use that to gently scrub your skin. Since oatmeal is a natural itch reliever as well, apply a little of the oatmeal scrub to a bug bite to soothe discomfort.

• When using these ingredients for the first time on your sensitive skin, test a small area before applying. If you feel any discomfort from the oatmeal scrub, rinse immediately and discontinue use.

Resources

• Mayo Clinic on Dry Skin
• Oatmeal Skincare
• "How to Treat Your Skin Naturally!"