My sister has always raved about body scrubs and how they were her favorite thing. She would even use them in place of shaving cream, saying that they made her skin so much smoother.
So, a few years ago I decided to pick one up and try it out for myself. Except, I guess I didn't pay attention to what she was saying, because I tried shaving with a salt scrub. Shaving. With a razor. And salt. In cuts. Mmmm, that felt good.
After realizing that she was talking about sugar scrubs, I tried a few and loved them, but hated the price tag. Luckily, I was able to find this brown sugar recipe to make my own, and wow - it not only smells delicious, but moisturizes, and makes your skin glow.
I'm sure that you have the ingredients in your pantry right now. All that it requires is:
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons honey
With ingredients like this you will have to stop yourself from sampling it.
I still had my $2.99 glass jar from my IKEA trip, reserved just for this purpose. Another great place to buy cute jars is Hobby Lobby, especially when they are half off.
All that you do is mix. Can you believe I used to pay $20 for this?
Imagine wrapping it up with a ribbon and tag: such a thoughtful (and inexpensive) gift!
Once I'm finished with the brown sugar, I'm going to try a coffee scrub:
2 cups of coarsely ground coffee
1/2 cup raw sugar
3 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 cup raw sugar
3 tablespoons olive oil
(Whether ingested or slathered on; you can't go wrong with coffee)
