Tue
29 Sep 2009
Sugar Scrub Recipe

This body scrub can be made very quickly and it leaves the skin so soft.

Ingredients
* 1 cup brown sugar
* 1 cup raw sugar
* 1 cup olive oil
* 1 tablespoon coffee grounds
* 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
* 1 pinch of cinnamon
* 1 teaspoon nutmeg

Supplies
* 8 oz jar with tight fitting lid
* Label
* Tissue

Combine brown sugar, raw sugar, coffee grounds, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a bowl. Then add olive oil and vanilla extract. Mix well, until all the lumps are out. Place in jar. Wipe clean with tissue.

Gently exfoliates the body leaving it soft and renewed. Coffee is a wonderful ingredient used to stimulate the circulation when used topically. Olive oil is packed full of anti-oxidants that protect and rejuvenate while hydrating the skin too.

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Herbal Hydrating Bath

Makes Three Bath Soaks
Ingredients:
* 1 cup powdered milk
* 2 cups quick cook oats
* 1/8 cup of your favorite herb, such as lavender, chamomile, peppermint, or calendula
You also need
* 3 washcloths
* 3 rubber bands

Mix all ingredients in a large bowl. Place one cup of bath mix in the middle of each washcloth, gather washcloth, and wrap the rubber band tightly around the washcloth so it looks like a little ball on the bottom. Drop in both for hydration and relaxation. Great for chickenpox, sunburns, dry, and itchy skin.

Average price in grocery store: $9.00
Department store price:        $25.00
Your home made price:        $2.00

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