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Facial scrubs and masks are ridiculously expensive these days, and you barely get any for the price that you pay. Instead of throwing away money on them, make your own!
First, you'll need a container of aspirin. Make sure it's uncoated aspirin (it will be matte finished and white colored), because coated aspirin doesn't work for this. You'll also need some way to grind the aspirin up. I use a small kitchen grinder for this, but you can use a blender too.
Dump the uncoated aspirin into the grinder, cap it off, and let it grind down to a fine powder. You don't want any big chunks here, because they'll just fall off.
After it's ground to a powder, I put the aspirin right back into its container and set it next to the sink. When you need to use it, pour a little into your hand. Add a bit of water and rub your hands together to moisten the aspirin.
Gently apply the damp powdered aspirin to your face, rubbing softly. You don't want to dig the aspirin into your face, you just want an even coating of it.
Let it sit on your face for about ten minutes. It'll start to feel really dry and flaky after a while. Once that's done, simply rinse it off your face, and you're done!
Your face feels refreshed and clean, and your wallet isn't completely empty for it. I use the aspirin mask every other day, and I don't have any problems with acne at all! Just remember to keep the powdered aspirin capped off, since it gets chunky from absorbing moisture if you leave it open for too long.
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