There's no doubt that if you give someone homemade sugar body scrub - the kind that smells so good you might wanna eat it - they will love you forever! I have yet to come across a gal who doesn't have a weakness for liking lots of lotions, potions, scrubs, whatever claims to leave you soft and silky!

When I saw this homemade body scrub, I thought this is a cool DIY gift idea for any special occasion where you want to give a small gift with big heart. The bonus - you have fun and get to keep a stash for you!! Plus, homemade body scrub is inexpensive, completely useful, functional, luscious, a love-to-have-it gift that won't be stuffed in a closet or tossed aside!

Here's an easy sugar body scrub recipe, with tried and tested instructions, from Jennifer at the Tree Hugging Family:

The simple ingredients for homemade body scrub that will make you look like a star: 

1. 2 cups sugar – I like a mix of coarse natural brown, and basic white; it makes a good scrub worthy feel. You can use just coarse brown or just plain white though. Do not use soft brown baking sugar.
2. Oil: I like apricot or light olive best. Any oil that’s natural and from a nut or fruit will work. Baby oil (non-scented) will also work. Do not use cooking oil like corn – that will make a funky smell and a too-slick feel.
3. Vanilla beans: Use whole organic, or in a pinch I’ve used organic vanilla extract (seriously, I was hard up). However, extract will darken your mix – no biggie though.
4. Organic lavender essential oil.
5. A container with a lid.

Click here for instructions.

Other nice mixes Jennifer recommends include:

• Grapefruit and peppermint
• Orange, clove, and lemon
• Tea tree
• Basil and lemon
• Cedar and lavender
• Coffee (I ground a bit of espresso) and grapefruit
• Almond and orange

Have fun with it and make sure to test it out first! :)

Resources for herbs, essential oils, containers and packaging:

CPS for glass containers and everything you might need

Herbs & things for organic herbs, essential oils

 Enjoy!

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