Recipe from Soothing Soaps: For Healthy Skin, by Sandy Maine.

A mildly abrasive scrub cleanser exfoliates the surface of the skin, removing the dead and dying cells before they clog your pores. Used on a regular basis, the scrub can smooth scarring. Please note, however, that using a scrub on skin that is erupted will only aggravate, not help, the condition.

The following recipe calls for making a soap containing sage and seaweed and then shaving it into a mixture of dried chamomile flowers and powdered oatmeal. Chamomile and oatmeal are anti-inflammatory. Sage is an astringent and disinfectant.

Ingredients:
1 cup glycerin soap base
1 tablespoon powdered laminaria seaweed
1 tablespoon clary sage oil
1 cup dried chamomile flowers, chopped
1/2 cup uncooked oatmeal; grind in a blender until coarse

Instructions:
Combine melted base and herbal materials. Stir until blended, then pour into molds and cool. Shave with a cheese grater, finest shred. Add shavings to the following:

1 cup dried chamomile flowers, chopped
1/2 cup uncooked oatmeal; grind in a blender until coarse

Mix well and store in lidded, dark containers. To use, make a paste in the palm of your hand with 1 tablespoon of scrub cleanser and a little water. Gently rub on the face in a circular motion for one minute, then rinse.