It’s time to get your summery glow on with homemade brown sugar and coconut scrub (for the perfect body buff) and shimmer lotion (for a healthy glow after you buff). They are easy, fun, inexpensive to make, and are great for gift-giving! Here we go…
Sugar Scrub:
The combination of the sugar granules and coconut oil will leave your skin oh so baby soft — I love the way it makes me feel!
1. Supply List: coconut oil from the grocery store (usually found in the health food section), small bowl of water, measuring spoons, and 1/2 cup brown sugar
2. In a small mixing bowl combine 4 TBS brown sugar, 1 TBS coconut oil, and 1/4 tsp water. Mix and mash until you achieve a pasty consistency.
3. This amount will fill a 4 oz jam jar, which makes it perfect for gift-giving (see “Finishing Touches for Gift-Giving” below).
1. Supply List: bottle of your favorite body lotion, eye shadow in pearly champagne or gold shades work best (the single eye shadows by Cover Girl are the perfect size for this project), slim stirrer like a chopstick, and measuring spoons
2. In a small bowl combine 6 TBS of your favorite lotion with 3/4 of the eyeshadow strip (it is a good idea to crush the shadow into a fine dust before adding it to the lotion). Mix ingredients well with the chopstick. Use the pointy end of the stick to scrape bits of shadow off the edges of the bowl if need be. Tip: This amount of eyeshadow will give your skin a nice, subtle glow. If you want a more intense glow, you can use the entire shadow strip.
3. This amount will also fill a 4 oz jam jar (see “Finishing Touches for Gift-Giving” below).
Finishing Touches for Gift-Giving:
I made custom labels for my jars with natural-colored, plain scrapbooking paper. I used an oval template to achieve the desired shape. Write on the label with permanent fine marker and adhere it to jar with photo mounting adhesive squares (you can brush a thin layer of Mod Podge onto the label to waterproof it). Dress the lids up with a bit of burlap (cut a circle slightly larger than the top of the jar and it will fit snugly over the lid/under the band) and tie some twine around the outside of the band. Gift it!
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