Gentleman's Ultimate Scrub

Real Men Drink Tea. Real Men take care of their bodies too! A few of you have asked me for a "manly" facial and body mask that is all natural. You didn't want a "girly" scent so I found the perfect ingredient, and it's powerful and healthy- YERBA MATE!

The Pasteur Institute and the Paris Scientific society in 1964 concluded "it is difficult to find a plant in any area of the world equal to mate in nutritional value" and that yerba mate contains "practically all of the vitamins necessary to sustain life."

Each infusion of yerba mate contains:

• Vitamins: A, C, E, B1, B2, Niacin (B3), B5, B Complex

• Minerals: Calcium, Manganese, Iron, Selenium, Potassium, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Zinc

• Additional Compounds: Carotene, Fatty Acids, Chlorophyll, Flavonols, Polyphenols, Inositol, Trace Minerals, Antioxidants, Tannins, Pantothenic Acid and 15 Amino Acids.

Maté, an extraordinary South American herb, helps the skin maintain a healthy-looking, youthful vivacity. It is marketed as coffee without the jitters and delivers health benefits ranging from better digestion to lowering cholesterol. This delicious body scrub is packed with antioxidant rich mate infused with white chocolate chips, Madagascar vanilla and espresso flavoring.


INGREDIENTS:

½ cup of oatmeal

2 tablespoons of rice flour

2 tablespoons of sea salt

2 T of ONO Mate Toscana

2 tablespoons of warmed runny honey

PREPARATION:

In a bowl, combine all ingredients except for the honey.

Incorporate the warm honey into the mixture last.

An important tip: Because this homemade treatments does not contain the preservatives like its store-bought counterparts do, you will want to make it fresh before each use.