Pantry Raid: Make Your Own Moisturizing Sugar Scrub by starshipminivan
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Make your own sugar scrub using ingredients you have at home.  You control the ingredients and can customize it based on your own preferences and/or available materials.  Not only does it exfoliate but it leaves the skin silky soft.  Never pay high prices for commercially produced sugar scrubs again.
 
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Step 1: Ingredients

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You Need:
1/4 cup olive oil*
1/2 cup granulated or brown sugar
essential oils for scent (optional)
herbs (optional)**

*Optional Oils:
sweet almond oil -- replace olive oil entirely or use in place of part of the olive oil
coconut oil -- replace olive oil entirely or use in place of part of the olive oil
jojoba oil -- replace about 1 teas to 1 Tbsp of the olive oil
vitamin E oil -- replace about 1 teas of the olive oil

**Optional Herbs --You can use whatever herbs you'd like or none at all.  Suggestions include:
mint
lavender
chamomile
thyme
rosemary

momothree says: Feb 17, 2012. 7:55 PM
does this make you face oily? i have acne prone skin...don't want to make it worse. thanks :)
supersoftdrink says: May 6, 2011. 2:58 PM
Great instructable and photos! I use sugar scrubs on my little kids too, and did even when they were babies (babies get flaky skin at some points because their skin cell turnover is so high). I used the superfine baker's sugar for their sugar scrubs when they were little. It also helped get rid of any scalp buildup or cradle cap.

Sometimes I like to mix the "sugar in the raw" with the regular sugar scrub if I'm using it on my legs, knees, feet, etc for a bit more grip. :)
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Lkymama says: Jan 9, 2012. 8:19 AM
LOVE LOVE LOVE those chubby thighs..my daughter was like that...looked like we tied rubber bands around her!

Thank you for making me smile about something that was so long ago!

Cheers!
starshipminivan (author) says: May 6, 2011. 5:15 PM
Cute baby!! What good uses for babies!

Great idea for the superfine sugar and the sugar in the raw. It makes so much sense to adjust the size of the crystals for the use.
Jerina says: Jun 27, 2011. 8:07 AM
easy recipe :) I'll try to make it for myself soon, my skin really need a good scrup :)
porcupinemamma says: May 5, 2011. 6:14 AM
Super idea! thanks for sharing!!
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