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| Handmade Citrus Scrub -- super simple and easy to make, and is a great gift. Take a large craft stick (tongue depressor-size), drill a small hold through one end, and run thin jute twine through it, tie off in a knot. Makes a great applicator. This scrub is in a small jelly jar and wrapped in a hand towel ready to gift! |
Saturday, March 31, 2012
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Such a good idea for a gift. Can you post the recipe you used?
ReplyDeleteThanks, Katy
Here you go. Enjoy! :)
DeleteIngredients:
1/2 cup sea salt
1/2 cup olive oil
1 or 2 slices of lemon
1 or 2 slices of orange
Step 1: Add the olive oil and sea salt into a bowl or blender or food processor, and blend/process.
Step 2: Chop the fruit. (If you are making this by hand in a bowl, chop up the peel really really well, or omit the peels completely.) I personally really like chunks of citrus peel in my citrus scrub. Makes it “citrus-y” and exfoliate-ish.
I used about two slices of lemon and two slices of orange and popped them straight into the blender. Again, if you’re not going to use a blender, chop the pieces up really really small. I used both the fruit and the peel, because I was using the blender, but if you aren’t using a blender squeeze the fruit as much as you can to get the juice out. You want all the juice you can get and then chop up the peel and mix it up in a bowl.
Step 3: Mix
That’s it!
You can use this citrus scrub one of two ways: you can put it next to your kitchen sink and use it after you wash your hands, or you can use it in the shower like I do. If you use it in the shower, mix it around with your hands and apply it all over your body with your hands or a washcloth. Rinse it off completely and pat yourself dry so you don’t rub off all the olive oil.