Spa-Like Bath Soaks at Home

Life can be stressful, and we need a way to treat ourselves to some relaxation! I’ve found that taking the time for some great self-care can really make all the difference. Pick a day or two this month where you can spare an hour to reward your skin, mind, and body with a spa-like bath soak!

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Magnesium for Skin Health

A few months ago, while doing research for a new scrub me™ product, a certain mineral caught our attention. Magnesium is a mineral that naturally occurs in the human body, foods, supplements, and other natural sources. From our immune system to our bone strength, magnesium plays an important role in the workings of the body. We were researching this mineral because of the topical benefits it has for the skin. Now we’d love to share our findings with you!

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Plant-Based Powerhouses

Here at scrub me™ we love plant-based ingredients that really do their work to transform the complexion. With the help of healing flowers, raw clays, plant-based antioxidants, seed oils, & more we can create all-natural, chemical free products that make a difference for our skin. We decided to pick out a few of our all-time favorite ingredients from the earth and describe what we love about them. When you love skin care as much as we do it’s hard to narrow down the list! We are currently captivated by these ingredients and you’ll find them popping up in some of our scrub me™ products.

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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.

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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!

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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.

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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. 

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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!

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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.

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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!

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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?

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