Wednesday, 7 October 2015

DIY Grapefruit Sugar Scrub

It's late and there is no natural light so I did not take a picture of my final product, but trust me when I say this grapefruit scrub is worth giving a try sight unseen.  No "Pinterest fails" here ladies; I promise.
It is super easy to put together, the ingredients are easy to find and it smells and feels amazing.
I can't credit the original source of this scrub.  I have had the recipe scribbled on a dogeared scrap of paper for years and have no idea where it came from.

1 1/2 cups white sugar
20-30 drops grapefruit essential oil
2 drops of red food colouring (optional, but its just enough to give it a light pink hue)
1/4 cup jojoba or sweet almond oil
1/4 cup liquid castile soap (unscented, or citrus, almond works well here too)

Place your sugar in a large bowl and sprinkle in the essential oil and food colouring (if using) until evenly dispersed.  Add the jojoba/sweet almond oil and castile soap, stir and spoon into clean glass containers careful to avoid getting any water in the jars as it will start lathering and dissolving your sugar.
You can find smaller glass jars at the bulk barn and the dollar stores or you could use small mason jars as well. You can find some fun, free citrus printables that fit on wide mouthed mason jars here or some simple scrub labels here or some super cute "Scrub with Love" labels here.
This makes a great body scrub, or rub for tired feet and is super for shaving your legs! Just mix some scrub with a small amount of water and rub being careful if you are standing in the shower as it can be slippery.
If you have leftover castile soap, pour an inch or two in your foaming hand soap containers, top with water for a wonderful foaming hand soap.

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