Sugar Body Scrubs

I love body scrubs, but they are so expensive! So I started looking up homemade body scrub recipes. Course, then I realized how expensive essential oils are, and how hard it was to find them. Course nothing beats making your own (and I did find a place to buy the oils), so I wanted to post the recipe anyway.

I have two, one that I have made (for my sister for her birthday) and another one I found that will be making soon.

Brown Sugar Body Scrub (made it and it turned out GREAT!)
http://www.browneyedbaker.com/2011/12/16/diy-brown-sugar-spice-body-scrub/

Yield: One 16-ounce jar

Prep Time: 15 minutes

1 cup light brown sugar
1 cup pure cane sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons ground ginger
2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
¾ cup almond oil

1. In a medium-size bowl, whisk together the brown sugar, can sugar, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg until thoroughly blended. Make sure you break up any clumps from the brown sugar.

2. Stir in the almond oil, making sure that all of the dry ingredients have been moistened.

3. Spoon the mixture into a 16-ounce jar with lid. Tie with a ribbon and, if desired, add a gift tag with instructions:

“Scoop a teaspoon or two of the scrub on your hands and gently massage in circular motions onto your skin. Leave on for 3 to 4 minutes before thoroughly rinsing. The scrub will tighten on your skin.”

Vitamin C and Lemon Body Scrub (have not made)
http://thegreenbeautyguide.com/vitamin-c-and-lemon-sugar-body-scrub-recipe/

Ingredients:

1 cup jojoba or grape seed oil

1 cup brown raw sugar

1 large lemon

3 drops of peppermint essential oil

2 drops lemon essential oil

10 mg vitamin C crystals

Method:

Place the sugar in a bowl and squeeze the juice from the lemon. Add remaining ingredients and stir well.

Application:

Apply using gentle circular movements on clean skin. Concentrate on rough areas such as knees and elbows. Rinse and pat skin dry.

Storage:

You can store the scrub in the refrigerator for up to two weeks. (I want to find a way to make this without having to store it in the fridge...maybe leave out the lemon juice and put in lemon scent??? Hmmm...have to work on that.)