From the Owner: My Daily Skin Care Routine

If we've ever had the pleasure of meeting in person I'm almost certain that we've discussed my very specific skin care routine. I like to use my personal home care routine as an example to explain how important it is to have a daily regimen at home. Facials, treatments, and peels can only take your skin so far. Yes, treatments like these do greatly improve your complexion, skin's health, and help you achieve your ultimate skin goals. But, without a proper skin care routine at home, your skin cannot maintain all results in between treatments.

How to Have Your Best Morning

Yes, most days we are tired when we wake up but our day wouldn't be complete without this routine. Keep in mind, these are steps for an ideal morning. Sometimes even we get too busy to do everything. We understand that everyone has a different schedule and, for some, checking every practice off this list isn't completely doable. Use this as an idea guide to see what works best for you!

Katherine M StribakosAugust 10, 2018Comment

SoapStandle: A Bar Soap's New Best Friend.

Our shipment of these super useful bar soap accessories has just arrived and we can't wait to share. We have already started using one for each of our scrub me™ soaps at home and now we feel like the bars just wouldn't be the same without it. This super genius soap saver prolongs the life of our soap, provides the bar with a small grip, and keeps the soap from sitting in a gooey puddle.

Katherine M StribakosJuly 27, 2018Comment

scrub me™ loves bar soap

If you haven't already noticed, scrub me™ loves bar soap! We make our soaps with rich oils and plant-based ingredients that help skin be at its healthiest. There are lots of options out on the market and unless you're a skin care expert it's hard to tell what's best for you.

A Back Facial at scrub me™ skin care.

Katherine M StribakosJune 27, 2018Comment

Spa Treatments for your Body

We want to pamper all parts of our skin to keep it healthy, clear, and radiant. Cleansing, exfoliating, and moisturizing your body with great products at home is super important. But, there are a few in spa treatments you can treat yourself to that will take your skin from good to glowing!

Katherine M StribakosJune 13, 2018Comment

Smoothies for Healthy Skin!

We thought a fun way to follow up our "Inner Wellness, Outer Beauty" blog would be with some delicious, vegan, healthy, smoothie recipes. Our good friend The Chicago Vegan always has the best plant-based, vegan recipes. We asked her to give us her three favorite smoothie recipes; surprisingly, all of them have ingredients that are healthy for your skin!

scrub me's favorite DIY lip scrub & more!

We wanted to share a couple of our favorite lip care recipes you can whip up at home with ingredients that you probably already have in your kitchen.

Let's Talk Lips

Dry, rough, peeling lips or soft, supple, hydrated lips? Which would you choose? Just kidding! We don't even need to ask to find the answer to that. No matter who you are we are certain nobody would choose dry, chapped lips over hydrated ones. So many seem to struggle with the perfect formula for healthy, moisturized lips. scrub me™ is here to guide you on the path to your healthiest lips yet!

When You Just Can't Handle Your Hands

Most of us check out our faces in the mirror every day, buy products to keep our skin healthy and young, read blogs and articles to educate ourselves about how to look our best. But let's be honest, we are mostly focused on our faces and necks. What about our hands?

New! Spa Bombs

Before, our bath bombs did have some amazing skin nourishing ingredients and essential oils, but we felt like they needed a little update. Like with all our other skin care, we wanted to be really thoughtful about our recipes and which ingredients we chose. We developed four different spa bombs to treat a few common skin care and body concerns.

Better Understanding Preservatives

We think understanding preservatives in skin care is important. While scrub me™ products do have antimicrobial and antioxidant ingredients, we do not use preservatives in our products. Some preservatives can cause skin reactions or sensitivity and are also known to be unhealthy. There is a wide range of preservatives so it can get a little confusing figuring out what is okay to use and what is not.

Special Edition! Vegan Holiday Cookies & An Interview with the ChicagoVegan

Who needs a little de-stressing in the midst of all this holiday craziness? We sure do! This month we decided to take a little break from our typical topics like health & skin care and focus on something else we really love, vegan baked goods. We interviewed one of our favorite local vegans, the @chicagovegan about her new baking company, her vegan lifestyle, and she even gave us her go to holiday cookie recipe!

What's Giving You Wrinkles?

Crows feet, forehead wrinkles, neck lines, jowling, aging...make it stop! Aging is something that, unfortunately, we cannot stop from happening. While we cannot fully stop this process there are a lot of things we can do to slow it down. We can prevent deep lines, wrinkles, and jowling and stay looking younger longer! Having a great skin care routine at home is just one piece to the puzzle. Factors like diet, environment, and even repetitive movements or facial expressions can cause unwanted lines and wrinkles. Making small adjustments to your life and daily habits now may help to keep you looking younger longer. Who doesn't want that?

Katherine M StribakosNovember 8, 2017skin care, skin care tips, anti aging, moisturizer, youth, clear skin, natural, natural skin care, facial, beautyComment

scrub me's signature facial: the full plant-based detox.

Among our many facials and treatments is our 'full plant-based detox.' We have to say we are big fans of this facial in particular because we get to treat our clients with all our own natural, vegan products as well as different raw ingredients from the earth. This facial can be tailored to any skin type and can treat a wide range of concerns like acne, congestion, dryness, dullness, fine lines, and sensitization. So what is this facial actually all about?