Good Morning, Lovelies!
I am so thrilled to be participating in the Homemade Beauty and Household Products Showcase this weekend! Today and tomorrow, a delightful group of blogs are coming together to offer you the best in homemade personal and household products!
Because I have dry, flaky skin this time of year, I really needed to make myself a scrub. One that would gently exfoliate and leave my skin softened and moisturized.
When developing a scrub to share with you today, I also wanted to capture the scent of my kitchen when I’m baking cookies! To me, there’s nothing better than the yummy aroma of brown sugar plus a little vanilla.
But I wanted to temper the brown sugar a bit, so I halved the amount and added white sugar. Knowing how wonderfully moisturizing coconut oil is, I used that as the base. So… here is the formula:
3/4 cup white sugar3/4 cup light brown sugar1/2 cup coconut oil2 tsp.vanillaVitamin E oil
I just whipped this batch up with my electric mixer, since all the ingredients are ‘kitchen friendly’! Much as I would have done if baking cookies, I creamed the coconut oil (which is about the consistency of shortening) with the white sugar. Then I added the vanilla and vitamin E (I just carefully snipped off the ends of a couple of capsules of vitamin E capsules and squeezed the oil into my bowl), and finally the brown sugar.
To use, just scoop out a small amount… about a teaspoon or less, and rub on hands, legs, feet… wherever you need some exfoliating smoothness!!
One thing I really love about this scrub is that it works so well on my dry, cracked heels this time of year!
So… when you’ve made your own Coconut Sugar Scrub, make sure you click on through to the other blogs listed below to see what they have in store for you!
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