DIY: Tea Tree and Lemon Face and Body Scrub. It’s here, Nerdship.
Summer. Hot. Sunny. Summer. It’s the time of year when most of us make an effort to venture outdoors and have fun underneath the Day Ball. With the shedding of layers and shorter crops of clothes like shorts, tank tops, etc… we expose our skin to the elements. There are THOUSANDS of DIY scrub recipes out there on the web. Before I go into how to make the scrub, I’d like to throw a little PSA out there when it comes to store-bought exfoliating scrubs. Photo courtesy 5 Gyres Institute It’s a fairly recent problem that’s crept up over the last two decades so long-term studies on the effects it will have on the environment are still a little hazy, but scientists have already said that it is having negative effects on the local ecosystems. Good news is 5 states (Illinois, New York, Minnesota, Ohio, and California) have some proposed legislation in the works that will hopefully ban the use and distribution of products containing those pesky microbeads. Sugar Scrubs Recipes.
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Diy: summer scrub. Homemade Body Scrub. Supplies - 3 cups of sugar3/4 cup of olive oilJuice from one lemonZest from two lemons2 tablespoons of vanilla extractJar(s)TwineTags (I used a shipping tag like these, which I always keep handy) So as a quick disclaimer, this is about the easiest thing you’re ever going to do.
Hooray for simple! Put your sugar in a large mixing bowl, then mix in the oil and vanilla extract. You can scale this recipe up or down depending on how many jars of body scrub you’d like to end up with and how large the larges are that you choose. Next up, zest two lemons and add it to the mix. Many thanks to my lovely friend Alice G. {Photos by Alice G. Lemon Sugar Scrub. Lemon is invigorating any time of year, but something about winter makes me crave that freshness of citrus.
This lemon sugar scrub is a great gift and a fun project to make with girlfriends. You can use it as exfoliating body wash, hand scrub or even counter cleaning if you omit the oil… 2 lemons 1 cup of sugar A small jar 2 T cooking oil 2 T of Liquid soap (unscented) Squeeze the lemons into a small bowl. You can even zest the lemon too for an extra pop of scent Next add the oil and the liquid soap. Yummy Body Scrubs. Thanks to ElleandBlair.com member AUDREY LYNN for asking this great question, which inspired this post: "Hey girls! Bath Bombs. Hawaiian Coffee Scrub. It's almost sandal season...
Coffee is an excellent base for an exfoliating body scrub. While sugar and salt are all the rage, I’m a girl in love with her coffee [I wake up every day simply to get my hands on a hot mug of it]. My favorite pick me up. Pampering yourself is important and it dosen’t have to cost a fortune. With a few simple ingredients from your kitchen, you can whip up your very own body scrub. Why Coffee?
Coffee is widely used for spa treatments in Bali and Hawaii. Even if it doesn’t erase your varicose veins, the delicious smell and coarse texture of coffee works perfectly for this recipe. A slice of paradise in Seattle. Ingredients: 1/2 cup coarsely ground caffeinated coffee3 tablespoons of the oil of your choice (olive oil, almond oil, kukui nut oil) Directions: Put the coffee in a pretty glass jarIncorporate the oil into the coffee, one tablespoon at a timePut the lid on your pretty glass jar.
Butter Sugar Scrub Cube. Solid Sugar Scrub Cubes have become the new trend and are now taking the place of traditional sugar scrubs.
One of the main reasons is that these scrubs are in a solid form so there’s no separation and less mess. Citrus Salt Scrub. Homemade Sugar Scrub. Winter skin has been an issue for me, for as long as I can remember.
All summer long I swim, garden and hike around in the Southern California sun. Occasionally I will leave my skin outdoors for too long, turning it bright pink (never the deep, creamy brown my mom and sister have) but it always bounces right back to my soft, milk-white and freckly skin. In the winter months however, my skin completely dries out on me. Winter is when my skin should love me! I’m indoors a lot more during the colder months, and pay more attention to diet, lotions, and even the temperature of my showers… and yet without fail, every year my arms get itchy and dry patches that resemble the lower half of Daryl Hanna in Splash.
Delicious Scrub. Grapefruit Sugar Scrub. This is decidedly the best scrub I have ever made and it's just three ingredients needed.
It's the perfect thing to cosset your skin with after the harshness of winter. The citrus scent will raise your spirits and have you in a spring state of mind in no time. Ingredients 1cup fine sugar- to exfoliate and as a natural humectant3/4 cup Macadamia Nut Oil - comparable to natural oil produced by your skin, great moisturizer1/2 cup dried course ground grapefruit peel - to exfoliate and aromatherapy calming & invigorating First peel 2 medium grapefruits.
Then snip the peels into thin strands. Bake in the oven at 150 degrees for 30 minutes. Place in blender on grate setting if possible, about 60 seconds should get you about 1/2 cup of coarse ground peel. Now thoroughly mix the sugar and peel... Slowly pour in the oil and mix very well. Sugar Scrub. I enjoy making gifts for those dear to me.
When contemplating what to give one of my friends for her birthday, I knew that I wanted to give her something natural. After all, we often talk about taking a step back and looking at products we use and the things we consume and considering chemicals, artificial flavors, etc. Years ago, a friend got me into making my own bath products. I immediately recalled the scent-rosemary mint!