How to Make Honey Body Scrub
Making a luxurious honey body scrub is quick and easy with a few ingredients from the kitchen and beauty supply store or drug store. Honey is a natural humectant--it draws moisture to the skin. Plus, it has enzymes that work with salt, sugar or coffee grounds in scrubs to make skin smooth. Read on to learn more. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Ground coffee
- Powdered milk
- Aloe vera gel
- Almond oil
- Raw sugar
- Buttermilk
- Honey
- Wheat germ
- Grapeseed oil
- Egg white
- Unsweetened baker's chocolate
- Kosher salt
- Glycerin
- Lemon essential oil
- Jojoba oil
- Table salt or sugar
- Spa facial clay
Instructions
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Combine 1/4 cup freshly ground coffee with 1/4 cup buttermilk. Mix in 2 tbsp. honey and 2 tbsp. wheat germ. Add 1 tbsp. grapeseed oil and 1 egg white. Mix all ingredients thoroughly. Let stand 10 minutes and then take into the shower. Apply all over the body, except the face and neck. Rinse completely.
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Grate 6 tbsp. unsweetened baker's chocolate. Add to 2 cups honey and 1/2 cup grapeseed oil. Stir in 2 cups kosher salt to form a thick paste. Rub all over the body, except the face and neck. Rinse off the scrub and continue regular shower routine.
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Mix 1 tsp. honey with 3 tsp. glycerin and a few drops of lavender essential oil. Add to 1 cup of kosher, pickling or sea salt and stir to blend evenly. Apply scrub to elbows, hands, knees and feet and rinse off in the shower or use a wet wash cloth to remove.
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Measure 1/3 cup honey and 1/3 cup jojoba oil into a bowl and stir. Add 2 cups table sugar or table salt. Mix in 2 tbsp. spa facial clay, which is available at beauty and cosmetic stores or drug stores. Stir in 2 tbsp. powdered milk and blend all ingredients well. This scrub can be applied to the entire body, including face and neck. Rinse off completely with warm water.
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Add 2 tbsp. aloe vera gel to 1/2 cup honey and mix well. Blend in 1/2 cup jojoba oil and 1 cup almond oil. Pour into 4 cups raw sugar and mix well to form a stuff scrub. Use this scrub in the shower on wet skin. Apply to the body, but avoid the neck and face. Rinse off and follow with a mild soap body wash.
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