body scrub

This recipe is one of the easiest ones for sugar scrubs and one of the most versatile. You can use any body wash you like. Dove brand has wonderful choices: pomegranate & lemon verbena; Cucumber & Green Tea; Blue-Fig–Orange-Blossom; nectarine–white-ginger; Pistachio Cream; Plum & Sakura Blossom; Cherry Blossom & Almond; Grapefruit & Lemongrass…..

The possibilities are endless!

Don’t forget the man in your life, he will love the way this exfoliating scrub feels after a long day, and you can use his favorite, (or your favorite :)) body wash.

I like Axe’s “Dark Temptation”. That’s the one I made for my dad and he really likes it and uses it, which reminds me, mom said the jar is nearly empty so I better get busy!

I hope you make several for yourself and to give to friends. Remember Father’s Day is just around the corner!

Here’s what I put in the jar:

3 cups granulated sugar

1/4 cup baby oil

1/4 cup body wash

mix and enjoy 🙂

keeps for a couple weeks, a couple months in the frig.

My Body Scrubs for the Christmas Bazaar.

Me selling my wares at the Christmas Bazaar. The Body Scrubs were a favorite. Watch for my scrubs, coming soon to Arabella Ave!

This scrub smells so delicious, you’ll be hard-pressed to keep from eating it! You could eat it, I suppose, as it is non-toxic and all natural, but I recommend rubbing it all over yourself instead 🙂

I made-up this recipe, if you can call it a recipe at all, when I was getting ready for the Christmas Bazaar last Fall.

This is what I put in the jar:

Equal amounts of White & Brown Sugar, say about 1 cup each.

Celestial Seasonings, Cinnamon Apple Spice Herbal Tea, about 6 packets. Open the tea bags and add the dried tea to the sugar mixture.

1 tsp Cinnamon

1/2 tsp Vanilla

Add your favorite oil, or a mixture of two. I like Coconut and Cottonseed. Coconut because is smells so good and is wonderful to the skin, and cottonseed, because it doesn’t change the scent of your scrub since it is odorless.

Not only that, but Coconut Oil solidifies when cool and can be difficult to scoop out of the jar, so adding a liquid oil help it stay a nice consistency. Put enough oil to where the scrub won’t drip thru your fingers. Keep the lid on tight and avoid getting water in the jar while your in the shower. This will keep for months in the refrigerator, and a couple weeks on the shelf.

This scrub smells like your mum’s apple pie!