I just made a small batch of brown sugar vanilla body scrub. I found the recipe on Pinterest, changed it a bit, and made some for me. It uses brown sugar, white sugar, sunflower oil (I changed it to Coconut Oil, because it smells good.) and vanilla extract. (Sidebar: I may need a Pintervention. Lately, all my non child rearing and job hunting activities revolve around crafts and/or foods I've found on Pinterest.)
So, I made up my little batch and used it just on my hands as a test. My hands feel super soft and smell delish! It's a bit greasy, due to the oil, but it absorbs quickly and leaves hands feeling soft and moisturized. I recommend using the coconut oil. It's in solid form at room temp, but melts in your hand. You have to melt it first, and mix before it solidifies.
I used a small plastic container that I got from the Family Dollar to store it. (A two pack of the containers cost me $1 so I felt it was a good investment. My crafting budget is small. Or, nonexistent.) I don't expect it to last long, since I quartered the recipe, so I didn't feel the need to buy a glass container. Besides, glass in my shower? No thanks, I'm a klutz. If I give it as a gift, I'll probably get some cute containers to give it in and let that person determine if glass is allowed in their shower. Maybe other people don't have a case of the dropsies like I do, but I don't think I'd recommend it.
Best part of this project? Husband asked me if he could put it on toast after I told him what the ingredients were. I told him to go for it. Technically, it's all edible. He'd do it, though, so maybe I should hide it. After all, I want to use it myself! (Please don't eat this, if you make it. It's not for consumption.)
Here's the link for the real recipe: Brown Sugar Vanilla Scrub
I didn't take any pictures of mine, because I didn't think of it until everything was cleaned up. Since my container is not as cute, I figured you all didn't need to see it. :)
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