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Pantry Raid: Make Your Own Moisturizing Sugar Scrub

Pantry Raid: Make Your Own Moisturizing Sugar Scrub
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 1Ingredients

Ingredients
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

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6 comments
Feb 17, 2012. 7:55 PMmomothree says:
does this make you face oily? i have acne prone skin...don't want to make it worse. thanks :)
May 6, 2011. 2:58 PMsupersoftdrink says:
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. :)
Jan 9, 2012. 8:19 AMLkymama says:
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!
Jun 27, 2011. 8:07 AMJerina says:
easy recipe :) I'll try to make it for myself soon, my skin really need a good scrup :)
May 5, 2011. 6:14 AMporcupinemamma says:
Super idea! thanks for sharing!!

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