I made several of these sugar scrubs for Christmas gifts. I tried some out as I was making it, and it left my hands feeling so soft. It smells delicious, too! It reminds me of those scrubs at Bath and Body Works, and most of the ingredients are probably already in your pantry. The only thing I may try differently next time is using something other than almond oil. I had a hard time finding it in the grocery store, and it was almost $7 for an 8.45-ounce bottle. I may try peanut oil unless anyone has any other suggestions.
Want to make one of these for yourself? You'll need the following:
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup granulated white sugar
3/4 cup almond oil (or more)
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 (16-ounce) glass container with lid (I got mine at World Market)
1 Cinnamon stick
In a medium-sized bowl, combine all ingredients until thoroughly blended. Be sure to break up any lumps from the brown sugar or from the spices. Spoon into the glass container and secure with lid. 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.
Source: Domino Sugar
3 comments:
This felt sooooooo wonderful and smelled wonderful, too.
Thank you soooooo much!
Just a suggestion for a possible substitute for almond oil. What about Coconut oil? It's relatively inexpensive and is wonderful in things such as this scrub. If you decide to give it a try you'll want to look for organic cold pressed coconut oil. It usually comes in a peanut butter type jar and will probably look as if it's rather solid. Don't worry, once it warms up a bit it's the perfect ingredient for these scrubs!
Thanks Chalise! I'll keep this in mind.
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