Natural Lemongrass Exfoliating Foaming Facial Cleanser Recipe

Since sampling the Suki Exfoliate Foaming Lemongrass Cleanser via Birchbox several months ago, I’ve been dying to make my own version. Not only is it a great product, but it’s a bestseller on Birchbox as well as one of their most pinned products. {Learn about Beauty Sampling Programs.}

Part of the natural Suki Skin Care beauty line, this natural exfoliating foaming cleanser cleanses skin with a natural vegetable liquid soap base combined with exfoliating sugar and alpha hydroxy acid which helps to even skin tone, brighten skin and fight blemishes.

As this product is comprised primarily of sugar, liquid soap and fruit and flower extracts, it was easy to come up with my own version. However, as everyone’s skin type is different you can easily craft different versions of this natural facial cleanser in order to customize your skin care routine.

Natural Lemongrass Exfoliating Foaming Facial Cleanser Recipe

© Rebecca’s Soap Delicatessen

Ingredients:

7 oz. natural sugar
1 oz. Dr. Bronner’s 18-in-1 Unscented Baby-Mild Pure Castile Soap
1/2 teaspoon calendula powder
1/2 teaspoon chamomile powder
1/2 teaspoon lavender powder
1/4 teaspoon orange peel powder
1/4 teaspoon lemon peel powder
12 drops ml lemongrass essential oil 

Instructions:

To create your foaming facial scrub, you’ll start by using a digital kitchen scale to weigh out the sugar in a large pyrex measuring cup. Next measure out the dry ingredients – the fruit and botanical powders – and add to the sugar. Mix thoroughly with a fork.

Now weigh out the liquid soap and add to the sugar. Finally, using a graduated plastic transfer pipette, measure out the lemongrass essential oil and add to the sugar, soap and powders. Mix well with a fork until all ingredients are thoroughly incorporated, then spoon into the container(s) of your choice.

This recipe will yield four 2 oz. containers filled with a net weight of 2.1 oz. of product or two 4 oz. containers each filled with 4.2 oz. of product.

To use, simply scoop out a dime sized amount and scrub between your damp hands. Then massage onto your face in circular motion, rinse and pat dry. Follow with your favorite toner and/or facial moisturizer.

This recipe creates a wonderful natural foaming scrub cleanser. However, if have sensitive skin, you may find that the fruit peel powders, much like an alpha hydroxy peel, can cause temporary skin redness or light burning. This is easily calmed by following up with a soothing natural facial moisturizer.

However, if your skin is overly sensitive, I recommend reducing the orange peel powder to 1/8 teaspoon, omitting the lemon peel powder, reducing the lemongrass essential oil to 3ml and adding 1/2 teaspoon of white rice flour.

Alternately, for highly acne prone skin, you can also add 1/4 teaspoon of activated charcoal. Feel free to mix and match ingredients to find your perfect combination or experiment with other ingredients such as cranberry, grapefruit or rosehips powders! You can even substitute out the lemongrass with lavender essential oil if it works better for you.

Like this skin care recipe? Then you may also like my recipes for a natural nourishing under eye cream and a handmade activated charcoal facial soap. Or simply follow my DIY Bath & Body board on Pinterest for more great recipes from Soap Deli News and around the web!

(Soap Deli News is not affiliated or associated with Suki in any way.)