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Homemade Hand Scrub

Homemade Hand Scrub
Winter is here and if the cold, dry air has turned your hands into sandpaper like it has mine, you`ll appreciate this hand scrub that leaves your hands soft, smooth and smelling delicious! Turn your old jars into thoughtful, homemade gifts (& keep one for yourself!)

I suggest using small jars, since all the ingredients are edible (and therefore spoilable) and should be used within a month. 

Ingredients:
Small sized mason or other jars you want to use
Sugar
Olive oil (or any other oil you may have in your pantry)
Lemon juice & zest
Few drops of vanilla

*The amount of ingredients that you need depends on the amount of scrub that you want to make. I used about 4 cups of sugar for 4 small jars.

What to do:
-Pour the sugar into the jar(s) that you'll use (plus 2-3 tablespoons for each jar extra to accommodate for shrinkage of volume) and then dump the sugar into a mixing bowl
-Slowly add small amounts of olive oil to the sugar until the sugar holds shape and is no longer crumbly
-Add enough lemon juice and zest to the sugar that you can smell lemon more than the olive oil (I juiced 1 lemon and zested all of it's rind)
-Adding a few drops of vanilla extract is optional, but I found that it masked the smell of olive oil and made it smell even yummier
-Scoop the mixture back into the jar(s) 
-Add a label and a bit of ribbon to pretty it up!

14 comments
Jan 8, 2012. 5:46 PMTinaH27 says:
I just made this for a birthday gift. I used olive and grapeseed oil (used oil to cut some of the cost) and a couple of vitamin E capsules. It turned out amazing! I can't wait to give it as a gift! It cost me about $15 and took about 10 minutes. Thank you much!!!
Jan 5, 2012. 10:02 PMMauigerbil says:
This looks awesome! Could I try this with a diffrent flavor?
Dec 24, 2011. 5:55 AMsteveastrouk says:
mine separates a lot and its more like a liquid than a solid is this meant to happen?
Dec 23, 2011. 2:52 PMtropicturtle says:
What do you mean when you say 'the sugar holds shape and is no longer crumble'? does that mean the sugar is dissolved, or you can still see chunks of sugar?
By the way, I used one cup of sugar... how much olive oil should I use?
Dec 22, 2011. 2:54 PMMermaids_R_Real says:
I made it for myself and my sister. She cried just because she had a smaller jar and not that much. To bad, to sad, lil' sis!
Dec 17, 2011. 6:27 PMlakenbrooks says:
A very inexpensive and fantasic body scrub! I made this in a matter of seconds, and it works wonderfully-my hands are soft and smell great! I did make a few alterations to mine because I didn't have lemons on hand, so I used orange juice and zest plus a little honey.
Dec 18, 2011. 8:53 PMlakenbrooks says:
or instead of "zest" I guess I should say peel..I didn't zest it totally but left it in little pieces. =)
Dec 18, 2011. 7:32 AMstar_above_the_clouds says:
I'm going to make this for my mother for Christmas! She'll love it, thank you! (:
Dec 17, 2011. 4:20 AMkaterina_happi says:
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Dec 14, 2011. 1:23 PMallisonjoybird says:
This is a quick and easy sugar scrub recipe....Thanks!

I also added some McCormick California Lemon Peel to the concoction.

My hands feel great!
Dec 16, 2011. 7:42 AMbrianfss says:
Very neat idea.
instead of olive oil with its strong scent, why not a lighter oil like mineral or grapeseed oil.

I've been using DoTerra Essential Oils and they would be perfect for the fragrence. Two or three drops of lemon oil is all you would need.
I like the lids on your jars. They look like old pewter.
Dec 14, 2011. 1:08 PMJar Sqwuid says:
Grapeseed oil is the best bet for your skin. My mom is a massage therapist I asked her :) we make sugar scrubs all the time. Almond oil is also amazing for your skin, a little bit expensive and you have to watch out for nut allergies. And if you cut open a liquid vitamin E caplet and add that you're also getting some wonderful extra benefits :D

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