Sugar Scrub Sunday!!

I really wanted to do a post on my Brown Sugar and Coconut Oil Scrub! I hope that you find the recipe for this creation easy to follow - you may even have the ingredients in your pantry. I love handmade gifts - they're totally fun to make, full of love and my favorite...FRUGAL. Sugar scrubs have been used to exfoliate skin, help clear acne, moisturize and hydrate the skin. They are super simple to make and the results are fantastic! They have also been known to help treat eczema and psoriasis and most importantly, they are TOXIN FREE.

The idea of rubbing sugar on your body may be a bit scary...or in my case, satisfying. You can try it first on just your hands to get a feel for it. I simply rubbed it on my hands, then rinsed and OMG, the softness! You can also use in the shower. First, wash regularly with soap then apply sugar scrub to your wet skin and massage in circular motions. It will feel slippery and oily but once you get out and rinse off, your skin will feel as smooth as ever and look healthy and refreshed.

This can be made with any essential or organic oil. The lavender essential oil smells lovely in a scrub! You can make to your liking, of course. You can also add honey, lemon, pretty much anything you like - that will help enhance the results and/or smell. I like to give this as a gift for Christmas and/or Mothers Day. And just a quick FYI, Sugar Scrub (that is NOT toxin-free) can be purchased at places such as Sephora for $65 :(

Here's a simple recipe that I love:

1 cup of Brown Sugar (light or dark) - the organic REALLY works better but it isn't needed ;)
1/4 cup of unrefined Coconut Oil (by far the best oil to keep handy, imo)
1 tsp of Pure Vanilla extract

(not in the pics below, however, I DID add a few citrus squeezes from a lemon and an orange for smell purposes and a few drops of local honey)

Simple ingredients you may already have ;)

Want some of your Brown Sugar 

No fancy bowls here! ROTFL

Pure Vanilla Extract

Add to a cute little jar or even better, a MASON JAR (my favorite) and a little bit of twine or ribbon will make anything look fancy.

And BELIEVE IN THE POSSIBILITIES!!