How to Make a Hot Chocolate Sugar Body Scrub

A fat-free way to enjoy chocolate!

Sugar scrubs for the face and body are a beneficial addition to any beauty regimen.Gently rubbed into the skin before showering, sugar scrubs leave the skin soft and moisturized. Cosmetic pricing for this beauty product as of April 2010 ranges between $15.00 and $40.00, although the basic ingredients, sugar and oil, can be found in most kitchens. This recipe for Hot Chocolate Sugar Body Scrub is luxurious enough to give as a gift and a terrific way to pamper yourself.

Things You'll Need

• Microwave
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
• 1/2 cup light olive oil
• 1/2 tsp. vitamin E oil
• 1 tsp. cocoa butter
• 6 drops hot chocolate body fragrance oil
• Mixing bowl
• Spoon
• Jar with lid, plain or decorative

Instructions

1. Warm the cocoa butter in the microwave until melted. Do not overheat.

2. 

   Any mixing bowl and spoon will do.

   Mix the cocoa butter with the remaining ingredients, stirring until well incorporated.

3. 

   Use a decorative jar for gift-giving.

   Pour the finished scrub in a jar with a lid. Use a decorative jar if you are giving the scrub as a gift. This body scrub is as effective as it is delicious smelling. Enjoy!

Tips & Warnings

• Feel free to use safflower, avocado or sweet almond oil in place of olive oil.

• Pulse the sugars in a food processor and reduce the number of hot chocolate fragrance drops before using on sensitive skin or to make a facial scrub.

• If giving as a gift, be sure to include a small scoop or wooden spoon.

• Hot chocolate body fragrance can be purchased online or in specialty aromatherapy shops.

• Do not use on infants or children.

• If you have sensitive skin, test the scrub on a small patch of skin to check for irritability.