Easy Gifts: SALT & SUGAR SCRUB!

A couple days ago my cousin gave my mom, a tropical bath scrub. Being my odd self, I read the ingredients to find although there were many unrecognizable words, there were also many common words.
I researched a bit, and I took bits of what I learned and combined them to create a salt and sugar scrub, made with all common household items.

I realized that instead of buying $10-20 scrubs you could make it yourself! I had to spread my excitement and what's better than making an instructable!

Salt & sugar scrub is super easy and perfect for gifts! I hope you enjoy it and make lots of bath scrub to use!

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In this instructable my units of measurements are spoonfuls. One spoonful is about one tablespoon, but it really doesn't matter.

Step 1: Ingredients:

-olive oil (almond oil works too)

-baking soda (A&H FTW)

-cane sugar

-turbinado sugar (or brown sugar, both would be lovely)

-sea salt

-vanilla extract (or essential oils)

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-bowl

-spoon

-plastic bag (clean jar is better, plastic bag is cheaper)

-sticker paper (totally not necessary, use tape and regular paper, 100% cheaper)

Step 2: Add Cane Sugar & Turbino Sugar:

1.) In your bowl add 3 spoonfuls of white cane sugar.

2.) Then add 3 more spoonfuls of turbinado sugar (or brown sugar)

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For this scrub sugar is the main ingredient. Sugar is lovely and skin softening.

Step 3: Add Salt & Baking Soda:

1.) Next add a spoonful of salt: Salt has a great texture and is an ingredient in most bath scrubs.

2.) Add a spoonful of baking soda: Baking soda makes your skin amazingly soft. It's great plain even but better in a scrub.

Step 4: Stirring Your Scrub:

1.) Stir your mixture until all lumps are gone and it is smooth and one color.

(This step is actually fun, all the colors mix and it's pretty)

Step 5: Oil & Stirring:

1.) Add a spoonful of oil and stir it in.

2.) Keep adding 1/2 spoonfuls of oil and stirring until your scrub has the consistency of a slushie (slushie=oil is spread out and plentiful, but there isn't a pool of oil)

3.) Add about two drops of vanilla extract. You can replace the extract with cinnamon or any essential oils but I prefer a simple scent.

Step 6: Finishing Touches:

1.) Spoon your scrub into a plastic bag carefully.

2.) Then add a label onto your bag (optional but pretty). Tape and paper works swell.

3.) Finally enjoy your sugar and salt scrub or give it away for someone else to enjoy!!!

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I hope you enjoyed this instructable! Please critique it as much as you want!
Feel free to ask any questions, and if I made any mistakes let me know.

Goodnight everyone. -falls asleep-

Comments

[forteg1]

wait-how long does this stuff keep before it spoils?

[tdewitt2]

sugar and salt are anti-bacterial..it won't spoil.

[forteg1]

i found these adorable colored glass jars @ michaels for the scrub, and it is going to be the perfect jar to give to the family members that i'm going to make the scrub for!

[kmc512]

also, i noticed your recipe calls for brown sugar but your picture shows turbinado sugar. these are 2 different things where i'm from, so you might want to clarify. great 'ible though. definitely making this.

[forteg1]

turbinado sugar is raw sugar and brown sugar is cane sugar + molases

[greenmia]

Ah yes, I changed it :)

[sassybear77]

Can you put in jars like canning jars?

[forteg1]

I think so, that what I am going to do for my mom's christmas gift.

[llamaeyes]

I don't like to have glass in the shower, so I use plastic jars from other cosmetics, etc.

[greenmia]

Probably, but you would want to add some natural preservatives. But don't take my word for it. :)

[Althea MaeH]

do you think that if you add a little bit more olive oil, you could roll the scrub into like a bath ball type thingy?? (Scrub ball??)

[hismrsfinnegan]

The only way to make them in to a ball and make the ingredients stick together is to use a little bit of melt and pour soap. Otherwise, you won't be able to roll them into a ball and have them solidify. I have done this and it works wonders. Sells like hotcakes too!

[CoryK1]

Can you tell me if this is a goldish or brownish color? I am
Making some for baby shower and would really like it if it were gold. Also,
Do they smell good? I want them to smell good as well.

[char6708]

how long can this keep

[theLilyLady]

How please? is this stuff used? I understand that it is something for the skin, but do you dilute it or rub it on dry or what??? Are there any restrictions, like " don't use on mucus membranes" ?

[Ro-DannaF]

It si best to rub it on dry, as you get the best effect of the total "exfoliation" in a sense.

[bethopea]

you use it in the shower - not really a replacement for soap - but it can be a good replacement for lotion after the shower. The way I use it is i bathe as normal, rub salts into skin (especially good for elbows and knees) wash off -or- soak in the bath...hope that helps.

[llamaeyes]

This mixture is pretty oily, so I wash off with soap and water and things are still pretty moist.

[tacocats]

smells good don't it (falls asleep)

[fgregory]

Thank you I love this stuff so much! :)