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Homemade Whipped Shea Butter Body Scrub. I am already beginning to ponder my gifts for the upcoming holiday season.

Homemade Whipped Shea Butter Body Scrub

I remembered thinking to myself last year that I wish I had begun in August, so I could relax more during December! Last year, one of the gifts I gave my gal pals was a Homemade Pumpkin Pie Body Scrub and this year it will be a Whipped Shea Butter Body Scrub. I cannot even adequately describe to you how much I love this stuff (and I am 100% positive it is gluten-free!). I live in an arid climate at high altitude and if one is not careful, you can easily begin to resemble one of the many species of reptilian critters that live in my backyard (or in my house). Meet Quincy, my 10 year old Australian Bearded Dragon (she loves to look at herself on the computer). This scrub has been my favorite, hands down and I thought I would share it with you! According to The American Shea Butter Institute (yes, you read that right, there is an institute for Shea butter): Raw Shea butter before whipping it up (above photo).

Beauty on a Budget: Save the Earth - Make Your Own Body Scrub - Feelgood Style. There are three advantages to making your own cosmetics:the cost is often a fraction of the shop price,the ingredients tend to be simpler and you know exactly what they are,you can tailor the product to meet the needs of your own skin.

Beauty on a Budget: Save the Earth - Make Your Own Body Scrub - Feelgood Style

Making your own body products At this time of year, most women are starting to think bikini. Coffee and Lavender Sugar Body Scrub. I made you something for not your mouth.

Coffee and Lavender Sugar Body Scrub

Wait… is that the best way to say that? Under The Table and Dreaming: My Favorite Vanilla Brown Sugar Body Scrub... I have another homemade scrub to share today as part of the ‘Projects for Mom’ series.

Under The Table and Dreaming: My Favorite Vanilla Brown Sugar Body Scrub...

If you have missed the previous three projects for easy and quick Mother’s Day treats you can find the links at the end of this post. This is my favorite body scrub. {not just because it is yummy Brown Sugar and Vanilla either} It’s the perfect exfoliate for your heels, knees and elbows and great for your tan legs in the summer time too. You want to begin by mixing 2 Cups of Brown Sugar and 1 Cup of Granulated Sugar together until there are no lumps. Add in 1 Cup of Sunflower Oil and 1 Tablespoon of Pure Vanilla Extract. Mix together well and scoop into a sealable glass container. I purchased a few of these vinyl decals at Joanne Fabrics a few weeks ago at 70% off. I be sharing one more Project for Mom tomorrow then I’ll be back to some home decor. Brown Sugar Body Scrub. Homemade Body Scrub Recipes: Make Sugar, Salt, Oatmeal, or Coffee Scrubs.

Body scrub recipes to rejuvenate your skin Using a homemade body scrub feels wonderful, and has many benefits for your skin and health.

Homemade Body Scrub Recipes: Make Sugar, Salt, Oatmeal, or Coffee Scrubs

Body scrubs are wonderful because they... Remove the dead layer of cells on your skin's surface, revealing the younger cells beneath, and leaving your skin feeling soft and smooth. Contain natural oils that moisturise and feed your skin. Contain essential oils with aromatherapy properties. Homemade body scrubs are really easy to make. (By the way, if you'd like to try other bath and body recipes, you might like to have a go at making your own bath salts and fizzy bath bombs.) A bit further down the page, I'll give you some easy homemade body scrub recipes. Homemade Body Scrubs 101: The basic ingredients All body scrubs, even ones you buy in the store, contain just three primary ingredients: 1.

Basically a gritty substance of some sort. Salt is great for relaxing your muscles. Sugar feels slightly gentler on your skin than salt. . ~ Lucia. Homemade Body Scrubs. Orange and poppyseed, cookies and cream, chocolate and honey...

Homemade Body Scrubs

Mmmm! Make your own homemade body scrubs to rival any day spa. Homemade body scrubs are a must in your beauty routine and can be made with the most simple ingredients, like sea salt. A body scrub or body polish smoothes the skin, increases circulation which helps the body get rid of toxic substances and enhances secretion of natural oils. To get the greatest benefits a body scrub should be done at least weekly. There is hope! Perhaps you don’t have a technician to apply the treatment but it’s not that hard!

Choose the freshest, organic ingredients and you will be giving your skin a treatment equivalent to the most exclusive day spa. Method Do a dry brush first with small circular motions from the feet upwards with a loofah, small towel or soft brush. How To Make a Coffee Body Scrub— Skin Care Treatment - StumbleUpon. The coffee we all love so much has many uses beyond just waking us up in the morning.

How To Make a Coffee Body Scrub— Skin Care Treatment - StumbleUpon

One of those uses is to create a coffee body scrub. It’s usually just the high prices that deter us from enjoying the benefits of exfoliating body scrubs. Since most of us have a canister of coffee grounds in the kitchen, creating this scrub will be easy, beneficial, and most of all, cheap! Homemade Salt and Sugar Natural Body Scrub recipes. Body scrubs have always been a beauty must.

Homemade Salt and Sugar Natural Body Scrub recipes

Cleopatra's slaves rubbed her down with granulated honey and myrrh, an upscale version of the scrubs of pumice, barley hulls and goat's milk used by lesser Egyptians of the day. Body scrubs have proliferated lately, with recipes including grains, nut shells, sea shells, salts and other minerals scrape-scrape-scraping away the layers and leaving fresh, new skin behind. Lemon Sugar Hand Scrub {for Mom} - StumbleUpon. {DIY} Body Scrubs.