{"id":14092,"date":"2011-08-23T12:00:09","date_gmt":"2011-08-23T16:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/?p=14092"},"modified":"2011-08-23T12:00:09","modified_gmt":"2011-08-23T16:00:09","slug":"oatmeal-mask","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2011\/08\/oatmeal-mask\/","title":{"rendered":"Oatmeal Mask"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/oatmask_scrub.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14094\" title=\"Oatmeal Mask Scrub\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/oatmask_scrub-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/oatmask_scrub-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/oatmask_scrub.jpg 467w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>I&#8217;m still washing <a title=\"Honey Face Wash Challenge \u2013 The Results\" href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2011\/08\/honey-face-wash-challenge-the-results\/\">my face with honey<\/a> everyday.\u00a0 I am not about to give that up, no way.\u00a0 I have found my new routine, hooray!<\/p>\n<p>While the honey is great, I do like to give my face a little bit of a scrubbing one or twice a week. I wanted to keep things simple and still homemade so I pondered what I could use as a natural scrub.<\/p>\n<p>I found a lot of recipes for an oatmeal scrub and decided to quick put together one for a little pampering.<\/p>\n<p>In my scrub I used:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Old Fashioned Oats<\/li>\n<li>Raw Apple Cider Vinegar<\/li>\n<li>Unsweetened Coconut Milk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I put all of these ingredients into my mini food processor and processed until the oats broke down and the mixture got thick.\u00a0 I tried to keep the portions small but still ended up with a ton of scrub!<\/p>\n<p>The oatmeal for scrubbing purposes, and coconut milk along with the oats for skin softening purposes.\u00a0 The apple cider vinegar is used as a mild astringent and to help tighten and unclog pores.<\/p>\n<p>I took my concoction upstairs and applied it to my face.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/me_oatmask.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-14093\" title=\"Me with an oatmeal mask \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/me_oatmask-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/me_oatmask-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/me_oatmask-449x300.jpg 449w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/me_oatmask.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>I put the mixture on my face in small circles to start the scrubbing process.\u00a0 Then I applied more and created a mask.\u00a0 I let this mask sit and tighten on my face for about half an hour.<\/p>\n<p>I rinsed it off in the shower.<\/p>\n<p>The mask worked really well!\u00a0 My skin was soft, glowing, and felt amazingly clean!<\/p>\n<p>Since then I&#8217;ve changed tactics a bit.\u00a0 I&#8217;m using ACV as a toner\/astringent after all my face washings now so I skip that ingredient when creating a scrub.<\/p>\n<p>I combine oats and a small amount of coconut milk in the food processor and process as much as I can to break up the oats.\u00a0 Then I add in a few scoops of coffee grounds.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s right.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s already ground up and it&#8217;s just going to be tossed out anyway, so I might as well use it, right?<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a perfect scrub and caffeine helps to tighten up pores and skin.<\/p>\n<p>If you have sensitive skin or gentle skin on your face, use the grounds sparingly and be extra gentle as you scrub your face.<\/p>\n<p>If you have really sensitive skin, stick with just the oats.<\/p>\n<p>Tone and moisturize as usual after using the scrub.<\/p>\n<p>Things to keep in mind:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use unsweetened coconut milk or <a href=\"http:\/\/crunchybetty.com\/homemade-coconut-milk-the-recipe-to-remember\" target=\"_blank\">make your own<\/a> because you don&#8217;t want additives on your beautiful face.<\/li>\n<li>Use plain coffee and not a coffee that has been flavored (like Irish Cream coffee for example), because again, you don&#8217;t know exactly what is in that, so it&#8217;s best to avoid all together.<\/li>\n<li>If you make the scrub ahead of time and keep in the fridge, it will gel and thicken up just a bit more.<\/li>\n<li>Make sure you apply over a sink because the mixture will fall off and you don&#8217;t want that to go splattering all over your floor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Have you been sticking with a more natural approach to your beauty routine? Have you made your own scrub before?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m still washing my face with honey everyday.\u00a0 I am not about to give that up, no way.\u00a0 I have found my new routine, hooray! While the honey is great, I do like to give my face a little bit of a scrubbing one or twice a week. 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