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Thu, Apr 29th, 2010, 06:52 PM #1
Who here makes their own bath scrub?? A few years ago, I wandered into an Aveda store, and saw that one of their bath scrubs cost almost $50! I figured, if the ingredients were special and different, I wouldn't mind buying. However, I saw that the main ingredients were salt and brown sugar (go figure!).
Since then, I've made my own body scrub that I use every few days ... I use 1 part sea salt, 2 parts brown sugar, a dash of olive oil, fragrance oil, honey and lemon juice.
Share your recipes! I'm interested in trying new ones!This thread is currently associated with: N/A
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Fri, Apr 30th, 2010, 05:51 PM #2
I do its more of a rougher scrub and I use it on my feet or hands
You could make it smoother if you added more sugar and less salt or no salt
Its also a lemon one and for use in the kitchen but I use it in the bathroom too
http://good-life-eats.blogspot.com/2009/03/all-natural-moisturizing-kitchen-hand.html
This website has ways that you could vary the recipe so its not lemony
http://tipnut.com/kitchen-hand-scrub/
Last edited by OctoberSun; Fri, Apr 30th, 2010 at 05:57 PM.
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Fri, Apr 30th, 2010, 07:06 PM #3
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good to know.
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Fri, Apr 30th, 2010, 07:23 PM #4
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These can also make inexpensive gifts for friends and family!!!
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Sat, May 1st, 2010, 12:21 AM #5
thanks for the links! I'll be sure to try it when I'm done with my Crabtree & Evelyn hand scrubs!
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Sat, May 1st, 2010, 12:39 PM #6
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Thanks..sounds like something I would like to try making for myself and gifts. Where do you get the fragrance oils? The Body Shop?
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Sat, May 1st, 2010, 04:41 PM #7
I rediscovered the wonders of masks and scrubs yesterday.
I used a full-body scrub yesterday made out of granulated sugar, olive oil, and a little bit of lemon juice (a tablespoon or so for the entire body). My skin feels super soft and smooth now!
I also used this "Egyptian Facial Mask" recipe and my dry skin feels absolutely wonderful~ (here's the recipe: http://www.makeyourowncosmetics.com/...145&cat=facial)
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Sun, May 2nd, 2010, 11:40 AM #8
@ Julie - yeah!! I have thought of giving these as gifts. Michaels sells a lot of glass containers in various sizes (can't resist them at their 40% off sales!!)
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Wed, May 5th, 2010, 09:41 PM #9
If its for close family or friends I gift them in an old jam jar with ribbon
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Wed, May 5th, 2010, 11:56 PM #10
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I make my own for the same reason, store bought scrubs can be very expensive. I love an oil olive based scub, with white sugar and nice esstential oils. My skin on my legs is dry when I use soap. I use the home made scrub and its so silky and smooth.
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Thu, May 6th, 2010, 12:52 AM #11
I'm definitely going to give these a try. I've been working on gathering recipes for natural household cleaners, (see my thread on Cheap Household Cleaning) so these scrubs are a logical next step. Thanks so much.
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Sat, May 8th, 2010, 01:24 AM #12
Have been checking out the www.tipnut.com site today. Wow! This is my kind of website! So many good, money saving ideas.
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Sat, May 8th, 2010, 09:59 PM #13
Thanks for sharing these great tips on the scrubs! i'll definitly try them out in the future ^^
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Sat, May 8th, 2010, 10:09 PM #14
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I make my own soap and scented bath salts and lip balms. I like knowing what I am using and my skin does not get dryed out like it used to when I used store bought. I even made a shampoo bar that was so nice. There are alot of wonderful recipes available on the internet and I like trying new ones. I prefer essential oils very seldom use fragrance oils.
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Tue, May 11th, 2010, 07:50 PM #15
I made a hand and foot scrub from the good life eats blogspot using 1 1/2 cups of granulated white sugar, 1/3 cup of kosher salt, 1 cup of olive oil and the zest of 1 orange (you can use lemon zest but I love the smell of oranges). You just mix it all up thoroughly and it makes about a pint. I use about a half teaspoon on my hands, then rinse and it works well.
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