Oh-So Yummy Homemade Sugar Scrubs for your Body and Face

Photo Taken by Theresa Gonzales

Store in a cute Mason Jar

A great activity for a slumber party! You can use it for party favors, and presents! Let me tell you how incredibly, painfully easy  it is to make these sugar scrubs at home with ingredients you can already find in your own pantry! Before you stumble into your kitchen ransacking the cabinets, I advise you that making these scrubs are no different than cooking. So add each ingredient according to your taste. If you would like more coffee smell, then add more coffee grounds! If you like your Sugar Scrub to be more heavy and thick, add more carrier oils. Remember to try and keep your ingredients as Organic as possible lovies!

Advantages of Routine Exfoliation:
Exfoliating the skin regularly gets rid of dead skin cell thus enabling moisturizers to easily penetrate the skin making your products work more efficiently. There are many options out there a part from sugar. For examples salt crystals, pumice, other types of rocks, sponges, etc. Make sure to not rub on your skin too roughly.

Ingredients For this Tantalizing Coffee Sugar Scrub:

• Brown Sugar
• Coarse White Sugar
• Ground Coffee
• Coconuts Oil
• Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Steps:
1. Mix well, the Brown Sugar, Coarse White Sugar, and Ground Coffee.
2. Pour extra virgin Olive Oil and Coconut Oil until you get the consistency you like with your scrubs.
3. Store in an air tight jar or vessel.
4. ENJOY AND SMELL BLISS!

For all you perfectionists, I know you need exact measurements, there are a number of youtube videos out there. Just type in Homemade Sugar Scrubs and just go crazy! From what I encountered, measurements seem to be equal parts Sugar and Coffee Ground ratios. Essential Oils require 1-3 drops, and Carrier Oils such as Olive Oil, Coconut Oil, Almond Oil, etc. are poured in according to desired consistency.

Brief Carrier Oil Info:

Almond Oil- This vaguely aromatic oil is gentle and rich in protein and vitamins. It is nourishing, light and softening for dry hands, eczema and irritated skin. It is a good lubricant, so it blends well with other oils as an excellent massage base. 

Avocado Oil- This is a rich, heavy oil with high vitamin content. It is often blended for a velvet-like consistency. It also contains a mild sunscreen.

Coconut Oil- Traditionally, this was the main carrier oil in tropical Asia because of its abundance. It is a thick saturated oil with its own distinct smell. It remains stable for a long period and is particularly nourishing in hair treatments.

Grapeseed Oil- This is an extremely fine and pure oil, so light it absorbs immediately into the skin. It is good for helping the essential oils penetrate quickly. It leaves a satiny, not sticky,  coating.

Jojoba Oil- This is a natural fluid wax rather than an oil. It has a fine consistency (similar to collagen) which effectively penetrates the skin. It reputedly nourishes hair and prevents hair loss.

Macadamia Oil- The acids in this oil are natural components of skin sebum. It has a rich nutty aroma and consistency. Its emollient qualities make it a good all around moisturizer, particularly for dry and mature skin.

Olive Oil- Rich in proteins and vitamins, this oil is rapidly absorbed by the skin although it has a strong aroma and is often blended with other oils. It is a naturally warming oil, so it is good for massage in cold weather or in treatments for muscular pains.

Wheatgerm- This is a rich, dark oil, high one vitamin E but sometimes thought too heavy and aromatic to use alone. It is an antioxidant: its stabilizes essential oils and other carrier oils, making them last longer. It also benefits scarring. 1.
1. Benge, Sophia Asian Secrets of Health, Beauty, and Relaxatioon.Periplus Editions: Hong Kong. 2000. pg 58-59