A simple and enjoyable way to get rid of dry skin on your hands or body is adding a sugar scrub to your handwashing or shower routine. Sugar scrubs are gently exfoliating and moisturizing at the same time. They are also quick and easy to make. Try this recipe for a luxurious four ingredient sugar scrub.
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It’s currently October in Michigan, but winter will be upon us soon enough. I can feel it in the wind… and in my dry skin.
To help with the dry skin issue, I have tried all sorts of store-bought products, none of which worked, and some even made my skin more irritated. The solution I found was to develop my own skincare products with real, natural ingredients.
I make my own sugar scrub, goat milk soap, and whipped tallow balm… and you can too!
A Skincare Routine for Dry Skin Issues
This skincare routine has transformed my skin. I use sugar scrub and soap in the shower. The sugar scrub helps to gently remove dead cells, leaving the skin smooth. Washing with goat milk soap cleanses and moisturizes, leaving my skin silky and nourished.
For more information on the benefits of goat milk soap, click here to read my other article. To order goat milk soap from our farm, send an email to [email protected].
After drying off, I use a layer of tallow balm to lock in the moisture for long lasting comfort and relief. For my amazing, whipped tallow balm recipe, click here.
If your hands are the issue, you can do the same routine at the sink.
Materials for Making Easy, Exfoliating Sugar Scrub
Let’s make some sugar scrub!
Here are the items you will need to make a 4-cup (32 ounce) batch of sugar scrub.
You can put your sugar scrub in glass or plastic containers. I like the four-ounce plastic jars because I don’t have to worry about breaking them if they get dropped in the shower!
Ingredients for Making Easy, Exfoliating Sugar Scrub
- 2 lbs. granulated sugar
- 4 ounces coconut oil
- 2 ounces olive oil
- 0.5 ounce essential oil or fragrance oil
- Optional: Mica, beet root powder, or spices for color
I use granulated white sugar, organic coconut oil, and organic olive oil in my sugar scrub. You can substitute another oil that is liquid at room temperature for the olive oil if you wish. I have used avocado, sweet almond, and jojoba oil as well. To make the sugar scrub smell nice, I use essential oils or phthalate-free fragrance oils from Brambleberry.com.
If you want to color your sugar scrub, you can use micas or something natural like beet root powder, turmeric, or other spices. For added exfoliation, you can add spent coffee grounds to the sugar scrub as well.
Directions for Making Easy, Exfoliating Sugar Scrub
- Put your mixing bowl on your kitchen scale and tare it out
- Weigh out 2 pounds of granulated sugar into the mixing bowl
- Warm the coconut oil so that it is liquid, or very soft, so it is easier for mixing
- Tare the scale and add 4 ounces of coconut oil to the sugar
- Tare the scale and add 2 ounces of olive oil
- Tare the scale and add 0.5 ounce of essential or fragrance oil
- Add 1-2 teaspoons of colorant, if desired
- Using the rubber spatula, mix the ingredients thoroughly
- Fill your containers with the sugar scrub
- Use your sugar scrub in the shower or before you wash your hands at the sink
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