10 Face Scrubs for Oily Skin That Work Wonders!

Every human being is unique. Whether you think about it in the context of mind or body - it is true. We are not carbon copies of each other - instead, we have flaws, eccentricities, and quirks that make us all unique and original people. And when it comes to skincare, it can be quite tricky to cater to the unique requirement of YOUR skin. And exfoliation and scrubbing are skincare areas that are extra tricky because on one hand they make your skin feel so, so smooth and on the other hand experts repeatedly suggest that it is not good to overdo physical exfoliation. Still, exfoliation is essential for radiant skin if done properly and especially if done with the unique ingredients that work best for your skin!

In this blog, we bring to you not 1 or 2 but 10 face scrubs for oily skin. With these effective and easy to make scrubs, we hope to make your skincare routines more convenient and your oil problems disappear. Gone are the days you had to constantly use blotting papers to deal with excessive sebum! Read on, try the DIY face scrub for oily skin you like - and you might just find something that could stay with you for years to come!

 

Coffee & Honey Scrub

Abundant in caffeine, antioxidants, and anti-inflammatories - ground coffee works excellently to absorb excess oil from the skin. This is what makes it such a popular ingredient in a face scrub for oily skin. Research in recent years has proven that coffee has great anti-aging properties, may reduce cellulite on your skin, get rid of scars, and even kill off acne-causing bacteria!

Usually, coffee scrubs have oils such as olive oil or coconut oil. However, for a face scrub for oily skin, it is best to use humectants (honey) that add water to your skin without clogging your skin with oil. With honey and coffee together, you not only get exfoliation - you get rejuvenated, hydrated, and smooth oil-free skin!

Ingredients Required -

• 1 teaspoon of coffee
• 2 tbsp natural honey

How To Make & Use -

• Mix 1 tsp of ground coffee and 2 tbsp of honey into a bowl.
• Wash your face with a mild ayurvedic face wash.
• Next, use the coffee and honey mixture as a scrub and rub it thoroughly around your nose, cheeks, and forehead. Ideally, you should be scrubbing for about 2 to 5 minutes. Make sure to not miss any spots.
• Rinse with lukewarm water. Pat your skin dry.
• Put on a good hydrating moisturiser.

How frequently can you use this scrub?

About once or twice a week.

 

Rice Flour face scrub

Rice is obviously a staple across the world, but did you know rice flour is actually a pretty common flour used to make many dishes? Apart from being delicious food and a unique flour, just as most flours do, rice four has an oil-absorbing quality about it. Added to this is the unique set of ingredients rice has that add to the resilience of your skin. Rice flour has a texture that is harder than other flours, making it especially effective when one needs exfoliation or a good scrubbing. Ultimately, using rice flour in a face scrub for oily skin can help you clear clogged pores, brighten skin, and prevent aging & sun damage.

 

Ingredients required -

• 2 tbsp of rice flour
• 2 tbsp of raw milk
• ½ tsp turmeric powder

How to make & use -

• Mix all the ingredients to make a paste. It doesn’t have to be completely smooth as you are supposed to use it as a scrub, but if you wish to make it smoother you are free to add more milk/rosewater.
• Wash your face with a mild ayurvedic face wash.
• Apply the paste thoroughly all over your face and neck. Scrub for 5-7 minutes.
• Rinse off the paste with cold water.

How often can I use this scrub?

This rice flour face scrub for oily skin can be used twice a week.

 

Apple & Walnut Scrub

Apples are a beautiful and sweet fruit that gives us another skincare and haircare wonder called apple cider vinegar, but this face scrub for oily skin uses half of a ripe apple directly. Apples are rich in sugars, antioxidants, and essential vitamins that can improve your skin health and encourage healing. From the exfoliation point of view, walnuts have been a popular scrub option for years. Though walnuts have sort of rough particles, the smoothness of apple pulp can balance it out. A good physical exfoliation process is enabled by balance, which an apple and walnut scrub is certain to give you! 

Ingredients required -

• ½ of a medium-sized apple
• 3 walnuts
• 1 tablespoon honey

How to make & use - 

• Peel half an apple and get rid of its seeds. 
• Crush the walnuts and apple together to make a smooth consistency out of the apple pulp and small particles made of walnut. 
• Add 1 tablespoon honey to the mix to create a thicker texture. 
• Cleanse your face with ayurvedic face wash and then use this mixture to scrub your nose, T-point, cheeks, and neck for about 5 minutes. 
• Rinse off the scrub with cold water.

 

How frequently can you use this scrub?

Use once or twice a week for best results, but don’t use it more frequently than that.

 

Orange Peel face scrub

Oranges are deliciously refreshing and wonderfully fragrant - and your body is not all they can effectively hydrate! Filled with antioxidants, citric acid, and lots of Vitamin C - oranges are the go-to hubs to deal with acne problems, dehydrated skin, de-tanning, and, you guessed it - scrubbing. Orange peels are often thrown away once you’re done with the fruit, but it is actually a great idea to instead save them up and dry them out to make orange peel powder. Orange peels are just as nutritious as the fruit itself, and their sort of abrasive powders make up an excellent face scrub for oily skin. Using oranges for skin care can help you get more youthful, radiant, and smooth skin. 

Ingredients required - 

• 2 tbsp of orange peel powder
• 1 tbsp honey

How to make & use -

• Mix 2 tbsp of orange peel powder with 1 tbsp of honey in a bowl. 
• If you wish to have a thinner consistency, feel free to use rosewater. 
• Wash your face first and then scrub the paste all over your face and neck for 4-6 minutes.
• Once you’re thorough with the scrubbing, wash your face with cold water. 
• Follow with a face tonic.

 

How often can I use this scrub?

This rejuvenating orange face scrub for oily skin can be used twice a week for smoother, brightened, and de-tanned skin.

 

Brown Sugar & Lemon Juice

Brown sugar is a favourite in skincare when we speak about face scrubs for oily skin. Unlike processed or refined sugar, brown sugar particles are softer on your skin and make sure that you face minimal damage when scrubbing away dead skin cells and oil. Add it to lemon juice and you find an instant face scrub that is made with little to no effort but does not disappoint you on its extensive benefits! Lemon juice is very high in citric acid which is an AHA and Vitamin C which is an excellent anti-oxidant. This results in the scrub effectively giving you glowing, oil-free, and smooth skin within minutes.

Ingredients required - 

• 1 tsp brown sugar
• 1 medium-sized lemon

How to make & use - 

• Pour about 1 tsp. Brown sugar in a bowl. 
• Squeeze out lemon juice from an entire lemon and mix it with the brown sugar for a while. 
• Use this mix to scrub your cheeks, forehead, and nose for about 3-5 minutes. Do not overdo it as the scrub is pretty thick. 
• Rinse with cold water and follow with a good face tonic and moisturiser.

 

How frequently can I use this scrub?

Using brown sugar and lemon juice scrub once or twice a week is more than enough.

 

Papaya Face Scrub 

Thanks to the existence of this enzyme called “papain” in papaya, the fruit is abundant in the nutrients one’s skin requires. It boosts your collagen production and speeds up the healing process like nobody’s business! The abundance of vitamins in the fruit don’t fall short of their benefits either. Though some claim that papaya juice can directly exfoliate, the effects are likely to be negligible. This is why we have to add granulated sugar into papaya pulp to make up for a good face scrub for oily skin. This scrub also requires lemon, as lemon is an astringent and skincare essential for oily skin because of its abundance in Vitamin C. Together these ingredients make a fool proof physical exfoliator. 

Ingredients required -

• ¼ of a medium-sized papaya
• 1 tsp granulated sugar 
• ½ of a medium-sized lemon 

How to make & use - 

• Peel about 1/4th of papaya fruit and crush its pulp into a nice paste. 
• Once you have a nice consistency, add 1 tsp of granulated sugar into the fruit. Mix a little, but make sure the sugar does not completely dissolve into the juice. 
• Cut a lemon in half and squeeze its juices into a mix. 
• Stir the mix a little bit. 
• You can use the half-cut remains of the lemon to apply this face scrub all over your face. Scrub for at least 5-6 minutes. 
• Once you’ve thoroughly scrubbed your skin, let the scrub stay on for about 2 minutes. 
• Rinse with cold water.

 

How frequently can I use this scrub?

This mild face scrub for oily skin can be used twice a week for best results.

 

Baking Soda Face Scrub

Baking soda is not just a favourite for those who love to bake and cut cakes - it is also a beloved ingredient when it comes to dealing with oily skin and acne. This ingredient is masterful in sloughing away dead skin cells and excess sebum from your face, thereby unclogging your pores and unattractive oily patches all over the skin. A baking soda face scrub for oily skin is simple, effective, and wonderfully useful. 

Ingredients required - 

• 2 tbsp of baking soda 
• Rosewater 

How to make & use -

• Put two tbsp of baking soda in a bowl. 
• Add about 1 tbsp of rosewater, just enough to soften the soda a little bit. Since this is a scrub, don’t need to make it completely soft and pasty. 
• Wash your face with a hydrating Ayurvedic face wash.
• Scrub the resulting paste all over your face and neck for 5 minutes. 
• Rinse with cold water. Be sure to use a good face tonic afterwards.

 

How often can I use this paste? 

This baking soda scrub can be used twice a week at maximum.

 

Oatmeal & Green Tea Scrub 

Oatmeal is a favourite for sensitive skin and oily skin, especially when your skin is irritated by harsh agents such as the sun or harsh exfoliation. Yet at the same time, ground oatmeal works wonders as a face scrub for oily skin. Talk about a true multitasker! On the other half of this effective scrub, we have green tea, which is known to have multiple health benefits. For the skin green tea acts as a good anti-bacterial and antioxidant agent, preserving the health of your skin while cleaning away dirt, impurities, bacteria, and fungi. Both these ingredients enable good exfoliation for oily skin by absorbing away excess sebum. 

Ingredients required - 

• 2 tsp green tea leaves 
• Ground (crushed and powdered) oatmeal 
• 1 tbsp honey 

How to make & use - 

• Soak some green tea leaves and crush them on a grinder. 
• Put this green tea paste in a bowl and add ground oatmeal to it. 
• Mix well. Next, add honey to the paste. Mix well to get a good consistency. 
• Scrub this mix on your face for 4-8 minutes. 
• After a thorough scrubbing, rinse your face with cold water. 
• Pat your skin dry, and follow up with a good face tonic and moisturiser.

How frequently can I use this scrub?

You may use this scrub once or twice a week for best results.

 

Tomato Scrub

The ripe red fruits we call tomatoes do more than just look cute and make your food delicious - tomatoes are a nutritious hub of antioxidants and Vitamin C, Vitamin K, and Vitamin A. Apart from this, this fruit is particularly known for being an excellent ayurvedic face wash and face scrub for oily skin. The enzymes in tomatoes effectively unclog your pores, rejuvenate your skin with nutrients, and absorb excessive sebum. Tomatoes are therefore popular face masks and face scrub ingredients for those with oily skin.

Ingredients required - 

• 1 half cut tomato
• A tsp of granulated sugar

How to make & use

• Take a medium-sized tomato. Cut it in half.
• Grind some processed sugar to make powdered sugar.
• Use ayurvedic face wash.
• Now, put a tsp of granulated sugar on the surface of the half-cut tomato. Use that same tomato directly as an applicator to scrub your skin. You can squeeze out the juices from the fruit as liberally as you’d like. Scrub for at least 5 minutes.
• After you are done with scrubbing, feel free to squeeze all the fruit from the tomato and apply it all over your face and neck.
• After 5 minutes, wash with cold water. Follow with a good moisturiser.

 

How frequently can I use this scrub? 

A tomato scrub is generally safe to use twice or thrice a week according to your requirements. 

Red Lentils face scrub

Commonly known as masoor dal in India, red lentils are pulses that are abundant in important minerals and nutrients. And while many people know this ingredient as a food, its skincare benefits can often be overlooked. This is where we go wrong because red lentils actually make up for a wonderful face scrub for oily skin! How, you ask? Well, masoor dal is rich in vitamin C, magnesium, iron, and Vitamin B-6. This gives it excellent utility as a skincare ingredient, especially for oily skin. It can unclog your pores, prevent acne, and brighten your skin! 

Ingredients required - 

• A fistful of red lentils 
• 2 tsp honey 

How to make & use - 

• Soak a fistful of red lentils overnight or for at least 8-12 hours before use.
• Grind the lentils into a paste. 
• Add honey to the paste. Mix well. 
• Clean your face with ayurvedic face wash. 
• Now use this mix to scrub your nose, forehead, chin, cheeks, and neck. Continue scrubbing for 5-8 minutes. 
• Rinse your face with warm water. You can also simply use this paste as a face pack. 

How frequently can I use this scrub? 

Once or twice a week. 

Parting note

Exfoliation is key to healthy and glowing skin, especially when it comes to oily skin. Therefore, it is essential to find the absolute perfect face scrub for oily skin for everyone with sebum problems. Over time with these scrubs, you are able to love your natural skin for what it is without having to be distressed by its oiliness. However, never overdo the use of these face scrubs as they can harm and hurt your skin. Well, go on then! scrub your skincare sorrows away!