I love matcha, it has that deep earthy flavor when you drink it as a tea, it contains that antioxidant and caffeine that can give you that pick-me-up feeling at the beginning of the day. But do you know that matcha is also a great active cosmetic ingredient? As I mentioned in my Matcha Coco Loaf Cake recipe, I will have more formulations coming up using matcha as an active ingredient, this matcha coco sugar clay scrub is one of them. Let’s dive in!
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Ingredients of matcha coco sugar CLAY scrub
It is the lunar new year now, I would like to have a brand new smooth skin to welcome this year of the tiger. This sugar scrub is formulated for softer skin and deep-cleansing purposes in mind, let’s check it out!
This is an emulsified sugar scrub, meaning even though it is an anhydrous product, it contains emulsifiers that helps to rinse better as you wash and leave you behind that soft, plump and non-greasy feeling. My main emulsifier is Olivem 1000, it is made up of molecules that have an oil-loving and a water-loving end. In the same time it also has gentle cleansing properties.
Check out my other formulation using Olivem 1000.
The second co-emulsifier in my formulation is stearic acid. Stearic Acid in my formulation is to Softens and smooths the skin’s surface while also helping to maintain the skin barrier. It also works as a surfactant, in the same time it thickens our sugar scrub.
Check out my other formulation uses Stearic Acid as an emulsifier:
I have also a CP soap formula which is rich in stearic acid but without actually using stearic acid:
The vibrant green colour comes from french green clay and matcha powder. French green clay is a great gentle exfoliants, it helps to remove skin impurities and sebum, leaving you a sense of tightness and freshness after wash.
I have added matcha powder for its antioxidant benefit to the skin.
I scented my matcha coco sugar clay scrub with lemon essential oil, I found it compliments the sugar and matcha scent very well.
Formulation of matcha coco sugar CLAY scrub
| Phase | Ingredients | % |
|---|---|---|
| A | Olivem 1000 [ US / Europe ] | 10% |
| A | Stearic Acid | 3% |
| A | Safflower Oil | 14% |
| A | Virgin Coconut Oil | 20% |
| B | White Sugar | 40% |
| B | French Green Clay | 10% |
| B | Matcha Powder | 1.3% |
| B | Vitamin E | 0.2% |
| B | Lemon Essential Oil | 1% |
| B | Preservative | 0.6% |
My other natural body, foot, facial, and lip scrub formulation:
- Mocha-Coco Sugar Lip Scrub
- Foaming Coco-Cocoa Body Scrub
- Minty Coconut Salt Scrub Cubes
- Quadruple Coconut Dose Body & Foot Scrub
DIY Tools & Packaging
- double-boiler [US / Europe]
- electronic balance precision 0.01g [US / Europe]
- mini electronic mixer [ US/Europe]
- mini silicon spatula [ US / Europe ]
- 150ml PET Plastic Jar [ US / Europe ]
Related Post: Essential DIY Equipment and Tools for DIY Beauty Crafters
Matcha Coco CLay sugar scrub
Course: Beauty RecipesDifficulty: Easy150
g30
minutesPhase A: Heated Phase; Phase B: Post heated phase
Ingredients
Phase A/ 15g Olivem 1000
Phase A/ 30g Virgin Coconut Oil
Phase A/ 4.5g Stearic Acid
Phase A/ 21g Safflower Oil
Phase B/ 60g White sugar
Phase B/ 15g French green clay
Phase B/ 2g Matcha Powder
Phase B/ 0.3g Vitamin E
Phase B/ 1.5g Lemon Essential Oil
Phase B/ 0.9g Natural Preservative (Optional)
Directions
- Weigh all your phase A and phase B ingredients in different beakers. Place phase A beaker into a warm water bath.
- Once everything has melted, remove the beaker/ double boiler from the heat and dry the outside of it off with a dish towel. Leave it to solidify; I left mine overnight.
- When the base has solidified, weigh in the sugar, clay, green tea, and essential oils. Use electric mixer or a stand mixture to beat the mixture until it is light and fluffy, like when you’re creaming butter and sugar together at the start of a cookie recipe.
- And voila, it’s done! Enjoy your smoother skin.
Notes & Substitutions
- If you want to learn more about different types of emulsifier, please check out my: Plant derived emulsifiers blog post
- Check out my blog post: Safflower oil to learn more about it.
- Want to learn different type coconut oil, please read All about Coconut Oil here.
- You can definitely substitute matcha powder with same amount of french green clay, if you don’t have it.
- You can scent your body scrub with any other citrus essential oil.
- I don’t recommend substitue white sugar with brown sugar, as they are too coarse to use as body scrub, unless you break them to fine sand with mixer.
- You can opt out preservative if you keep it dry and scoop it out to use before shower.
I don’t recommend using this sugar scrub for your face, as I found that sugar is coarse for our delicate facial tissue. To formulate a facial scrub, I would suggest using a gentler exfoliant like jojoba beads, kaolin clay, french green clay, walnut shell powder and etc. Be sure you check out my exfoliating clay facial mask formulation for some inspiration:
Coming up I will have more formulations using french green clay and matcha, be sure you subscribe and check it out!
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