St. Ives Naturally Clear Green Tea Scrub

I bought this scrub with the hopes of avoiding a breakout

From the St. Ives website:

This dermatologist-tested scrub can actually help to clear and soothe your skin as well as reduce redness. An active blemish-fighting ingredient fights the flare-ups, while 100% natural exfoliants encourage healthier, clearer skin.

I like the exfoliating power of this scrub. Not too gritty, yet not too smooth. It feels like it works. Unfortunately, I did not see a difference in my breakout. It did help clear up a little bit of redness, but not much more than that.

It also really smells like tea. My husband told me it smelled gross when I got to bed. Oh well.

I want to tell you a secret!

I have a little secret to share. Well, not so much a secret, but a secret recipe!

Do you want silky smooth feet? Want to get your feet gorgeous for the summer weather and sandals? Can't find a foot scrub without animal byproducts? Neither can I! That's why I make my own. No, I am not Martha Stewart. Yes, I can really make it. And so can you!

Everyone has the ingredients in their home, or can access them easily!

Shiny Happy Feet Foot Scrub:

1 cup of Kosher salt (if you would like a coarse foot scrub) or sugar (if you would like a finer scrub)
1/2 cup of olive oil or almond oil (I like olive oil better because it is richer)
2 drops of peppermint essential oil (this is just for the smell, and you can do without it)
Break open 2 caps of Vitamin E capsules or add a few drops of Glycerin (this can be found at a pharmacy)

Mix all the ingredients together, adding more or less of any ingredient until you get the right consistency. If you use sugar, it will be more like a foot polish.

Put the scrub in an airtight GLASS jar (a plastic container will not preserve the scrub).

Happy Scrubbing!

Buf-Puf Facial Sponge

I know that this is an obvious animal-free product, but I love it SO much, that I had to share!







This is the Buf-Puf Facial Sponge in Regular. Well, I am in true love! My skin has been very dull lately, and all I wanted to do was scrub my face. Nothing seemed to be working, and I found this. I put some of my regular face wash on it, and started LIGHTLY massaging my face in a circular motion. WOW WOW WOW!!!! It really revealed a nice, fresh glow on my face.





Buf-Puf makes these sponges in Regular, Gentle and Extra Gentle, so use your best judgment based on your skin type and how it reacts to certain products. I bought this one, because I can use whichever cleanser I like, but they also make the sponges with the cleanser in it already. They also make body sponges, so if you need to exfoliate head to toe, this might be better than a loofah.

Please, use it gently! It will DEFINTELY irritate your skin if you scrub too hard. I barely touch my face with it, and it works. Also, use it once or twice a week, no more than that. You can seriously end up rubbing your skin raw!