Ooo La La - Basic Sugar Scrub Recipe

Ingredients

4 ounces or ½ cup Raw Turbinado Sugar

2 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Bath brush…….optional

Directions:

My sugar is a little coarse.   So, to begin, I like to put it in the food processor for about a minute or so until it becomes finer in texture. Add sugar and oil to a Tupperware container and mix thoroughly. 

I try not to use too much oil when making a scrub.  This way it delivers the perfect amount of moisturizer to the skin without the tub getting too slippery.  The finer the sugar the more oil you will need; the bigger the granules the less you will need.  This recipe is based on a finer grain sugar granule.  

Glycolic acid, which is also an Alpha Hydroxy Acid, is found in sugar and helps to exfoliate the skin.  Extra Virgin Olive Oil contains vitamin E and is moisturizing and soothing to the skin. 

Tips and Suggestions:  

It’s helpful to use a bath brush or wash cloth when exfoliating as the brush helps hold the scrub for even distribution and scrubbing.   Feel free to mix it up.  This recipe can easily be changed to sea salt, but you may need a little more olive oil.  The only thing with salt is that if you are shaving or have cuts……you are literally rubbing salt into the wound……some days that’s just no fun!  Salt has benefits too though, as it’s very cleansing to the skin and does not melt when mixing with water. (You can always shave after you're done exfoliating.)  Want a little aromatherapy? Try adding several drops of your favorite essential oil to the scrub,  And finally, have you ever thought of exfoliating your lips? Add a little honey to the sugar scrub and softly massage circles over your lips ……..the sugars will exfoliate while the olive oil with sooth and soften.....ooo lalala…….