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As part of the Natural Skincare Series, here is an uber-moisturizing, exfoliating sugar scrub recipe that will wake up your skin and your mind with two energizing scent choices: lemongrass/ginger or rosemary/spearmint.
Materials:
- small 1/4 pint (125ml) jam jars
- 1 cup granulated white sugar
- 3/4 cup sweet almond oil
Lemongrass Ginger Recipe Ingredients:
- 3 drops of lemongrass essential oil
- 1 drop of ginger essential oil
- 1/4 tsp turmeric for coloring
Rosemary Spearmint Recipe Ingredients:
- 2 drops of rosemary essential oil
- 2 drops of spearmint essential oil
- 1/4 tsp spirulina for coloring
- 1/4 tsp crushed dried mint leaves and bergamot petals
Directions:
1. In a bowl or large 1L measuring cup mix together the sugar, oil and recipe ingredients.
2. Spoon mixture into small jam jars and smooth out top.
3. Optional: download and print these freebie canning labels to dress them up!
Good morning! This is great! I wanted to try a scrub this year but time has flown by! I would love for you to link this up to My Favorite Things Friday Party that just started for the week. I’m stopping by from the Show & Tell Staurday Party.
XoXo
~Iffy~
StayAtHomeNation.blogspot.com
Thanks for the tutorial.
Thanks so much for sharing! Would love to have you come by and enter my AWESOME GIVEAWAY.
Merry Christmas!
Blessings,
Linda
Oooooh! I never thought to make sugar scrub with sweet almond oil! Where do you recommend getting that? The rosemary-spearmint combo sounds divine!
Hooray! I made these yesterday and they turned out fabulous. I had to cut back on the oil just because of money (boo!), but they still turned out great. Doubling the recipe (but only using 1 cup of oil total) worked well and made 4 small 1/4-pint jars to give away plus a little left over for me – yay!
They will be the perfect thing to give my “what the heck do we give the 16 and 17-year old nieces?” dilemma. Thank you!
I definitely would like to make this one. ^_^
Awesome Tutorial! I really have to try this, my skin looks terrible and I want to glow this X-mas.
I love this scrub idea! I would love for you to add it to my Best of 2011 link party, as well as any other projects you are most proud of from this year. Visit http://www.petalstopicots.com.
~Kara :)
Thank you for another lovely recipe and gift idea! Can’t wait to make it!
Thank you for sharing this terrific at Potpourri Friday!
Great ideas! Thank you for joining me at Home Sweet Home and have a very Merry Christmas!
Sherry
Betsy, I’m not sure where you live, but you can get it at natural food stores like whole foods and trader joes. Hope that helps!
I have pinned your recipe and I really like the fragrance you have chosen.
Yay…more wonderful recipes! These would make such fab gifts.
Thanks for joining the fun at Time Travel Thursday!
Blessings,
Liz @ The Brambleberry Cottage
Thanks, Jenifer. Ya know, it really wakes you up. I love it!
These look yummy! Thank you for the gift ideas!!
These look so fun – I definitely want to make some!
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