Scrub!

Hola!

This will only interest the girls (hopefully):

So, I have found a new passion; making sugar scrubs. I just made one the other day. Oh. My goodness. Iit was so much fun for me, I don't even know why. But it was. Woo hoo. Would you like to know how to make it?

1. Get a jar or some kind of sealable container. I used a mason jar.

2. Fill it mostly with sugar. Any kind will do; I used just pain old white sugar. But I suppose a more unrefined, grainy sugar would be great too because it would be rougher and therefore, be more...scrubby. haha

3. Pour over some olive oil. I won't tell you how much because it's more of an opinion thing; how you want the texture to be. Just pour it in and mix it until you have what you like.

4. This is where it gets fun. This is where you add the extra ingredients that make it more personalized. I added these things: tea (from a tea bag, not already made, haha), fresh lavender from our herb garden (dried would be better, I think, because it'd be stronger), peppermint extract (which totally made it! I highly recommend it), and honey (which is great for your skin, I hear). Other ingredients which would be nice are rosemary, basil, sage and other herbs, different kinds of teas, citrus rind, scented oils, and other such things. The sky's the limit, friends! With these ingredients, you can add as much or as little as you like, depending on your taste.

I suppose I should tell you the downsides of this scrub. First, it is oil based, which means you shouldn't use it as a cleanser, just an exfoliant if you use it on your face. Secondly, if you use it on your face, you have to make sure you rinse very well or else you might have bits of herbs or tea in your eyebrows or the side of your face or in your nose which would look ridiculous, so don't forget to rinse well. ;) Oh, and remember to rinse the sink well when you're done because if you don't, it will have bits of black in it from the herbs and tea.

On the up side, my skin was, as I said, so so so soft! I'm not kidding. It made my skin softer, smoother and brighter looking. And I smelled good, which is always a plus. :) And, like I said, it makes great (and ahem...cheap) birthday or Christmas presents.

I know, I sound like I'm on a commercial. Sorry, I'm just excited and I think you'll just love it. So try it! Today, now, sometime.

Anyways, I'm going to a youth conference this weekend and I'm so excited! I'll tell you about it after.

Well, I must go. I will write soon, dear friends!