Comments on: Homemade Sugar Scrub – Guest Post

By: kristtie

kristtie — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 22:28:07 +0000

I just made this scrub. Oh.my.gosh. fabuloooooso!

I used hand soap instead of dish soap. I mixed lavender essential oil with almond extract. About 5-7 drops of each.

letmetellya! So devine! My hands feel crazy awesome good and the smell, well…it about took me out…in a yummy way!

printed the label, too. So cute.

this is me being happy!

By: ayesha

ayesha — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 14:33:37 +0000

wow! $5 dollars! i am going to keep up with your site to learn more.

By: Christine @ Great Oak Circle

Christine @ Great Oak Circle — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 14:18:14 +0000

Hey everyone!
Thanks for your comments! I have actually made sugar scrub using a variety of oil bases, olive oil and baby oil are two other handy choices. I find that it is more of a personal preference. Some people are freaked out by using olive oil, they think it makes a too oily substance, but I find the right mix of sugar and oil washes off just fine. You can see some of those recipes at
http://www.greatoakcircle.com/2010/12/homemade-sugar-scrub.html

Some people prefer a soap base to clean and ex foliate at the same time. Shaklee’s Basic H may be another good suggestion worth trying:) Or a simple hand soap may also work.

There is really not a wrong answer for the liquid part. You can also experiment with brown and white sugar and oatmeal, or even make a salt-based scrub.

Since you are using sugar and other perishables, you would want to use it within 6 months probably, I know I have had mine for about 3 months and it looks and feels exactly the same as when I made it. Depending on the products you use, you may need to stir it up a little.

If you have any other questions, please ask or hop over to my blog and email me:)
Thanks
Christine
greatoakcircle.com

By: Claire

Claire — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 21:36:50 +0000

this is a hand scrub? Huh, seems unique. maybe I should try it.

By: Beth

Beth — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 14:42:00 +0000

I too wonder about the harshness of using Dawn in a scrub because it’s intended to break up oil & has harsher cleaning agents in it. Just a suggestion (and I’m not a rep but Shaklee’s Basic H is 100% safe (I’ve used it in my kids bathwater) is still considered a cleanser but far more gentile. I don’t sell it but I just love it!

By: Breannaa

Breannaa — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 11:55:34 +0000

Love this! Do you happen to know how long the shelf life would be on this? Or maybe it will be fine as long as the lid is replaced each time? I love the variety of your blog!

By: Melinda @ Trailing After God

Melinda @ Trailing After God — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:50:10 +0000

I’m sorry, I’m a dork and realize this is for your hands, not your face! Duh

By: Melinda @ Trailing After God

Melinda @ Trailing After God — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:46:34 +0000

It looks really pretty but the dish soap doesn’t dry or strip your face? Dawn esp is for removing oil. Just curious. Thanks for the great idea!

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