Make Your Own Brown Sugar Body Scrub!

Posted by Recession Diva in Exfoliate, Spa | 3 comments

Keep your skin looking young and soft.

I had mentioned that exfoliating in the ocean is an awesome, totally free, all natural way to get your skin looking gorgeous, but what should you do when the beach is too cold, too contaminated, or too faraway?

The answer is simple… make your own brown sugar body scrub!

Attention: girlfriends and fellow divas, exfoliating is just as important as moisturizing. You’ll  know what I mean, when your man can’t stop touching your legs and telling you what soft skin you have. This amazing beauty treatment helps knock the dead skin off and once you get rid of those dry dead cells, new, young, happy ones can grow in their place. A good body scrub can make your skin regenerate faster, creating a sexy look and feel.

Exfoliating body scrubs are very popular right now. Here are some of the brown sugar body scrub products sold at Sephora. You could purchase these products, or you could learn how to make them yourself. The beauty of a do-it-yourself product is simple.  They are made to your specifications and you also know exactly what is being put in them (which in this day an age, you can’t say that very often).  So not only am I saving around $25.00, I am also in control of what types of chemicals and products that are being used in my luxurious homemade scrub.

You can modify this recipe for any flavor. I just add a ton of cinnamon, and vanilla, then use apple flavor body soap and voila you have Apple Pie Brown Sugar Body Scrub. I am sure with a little bit of creativity, you could come up with a million different flavors.

Another great thing about knowing how to make your own brown sugar body scrub, is they make wonderful gifts. When you go to decorate your container as a gift, consider if it is for a bridal shower or a birthday party. Not only will you spend very little money on this gift, but it is a gift from the heart. My girlfriends always love my little gifts of love.  Do not despair about the amount of cash you are spending on your friend; the brown sugar body scrub is a useful and beautiful gift. Also, you can make several jars for less than $5.00 and even freeze your left-overs!

Despite the actual dollar amount, this body scrub recipe has its own value of awesome. It will be hard for fellow divas to tell a difference, this home recipe is so divine.  Women love the scrubs sold in stores for around $30.00, but this homemade version is so good it will have your skin saying yumm…

This is how we do it!

You will need:

1. A canning jar
2. A label and ribbon
3. Artificial flavoring or an essential oil of your choice
4. Brown Sugar, White sugar, and salt
5. Olive oil or Vegetable oil which ever you have on hand
6. Cheap body soap in a matching flavor

Instructions:

Mix a small bag of brown sugar and a 1 cup of white sugar in a bowl. I also like to add a little sugar in the raw, because it is nice and coarse.   Next, add 3 tablespoons of oil and several drops of essential oil. Stir it up. Finally add the body soap until the mixture has a nice consistency. Once the mixture has a smooth thickness, put it in a canning jar. I like to save the Victoria Secret body butter jars, because they wrap up nicely. You can peel the label off of your body soap, cutout the brand and recycle the picture of fruit like I did.  Simply add a label and a pretty ribbon and voila you have a divine body scrub fit for a queen. Enjoy!