We love exfoliating our skin and making those rough, dry patches transform into a smooth, clean surface. There are so many exfoliating scrubs on the market, but some can contain plastic microbeads, which are no good for the environment. They don’t break down and they’re too tiny to be filtered out by sewage systems. So what happens? Fish swallow them. Read more about why California proposed a ban on these beads here.
You wont miss the exfoliating sensation by ceasing to use those beads. It’s actually easy to make your own scrubs. It’s also super fun and can be a main event at your next party. Get some cute jars, make labels, and set out bowls of different ingredients and scrub recipes. Let guests make their own products and have something useable and smelly-good to bring home!
Since these are made from all natural ingredients, these scrubs are really SO good you could eat them!
1.Baby Rose Sugar Scrub
If you’ve received a bouquet of roses, it’s time to put the petals to use with this luxurious scrub.
Ingredients:
- 1.5 cups of plain white sugar
- 1/4 cup of baby oil
- 12 rose petals
- a food processor
- a pretty jar
Click here for scrub instructions from Smart School House.
2. Coffee Scrub for Fading Stretch Marks
Anyone can use this scrub, but in particular it’s awesome for helping to fade the appearance of stretch marks.
Ingredients:
- Coffee
- Olive Oil
Click here for instructions from SkinnyMs.
3. Pluot-Pear Body Exfoliator
Just throw these ingredients into a blender, lather over your entire body and take in the clean, fruity scent of pear and pluot.
Ingredients:
- 1 pear
- 1 pluot
- 1 cup raw cane sugar
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
Click here for instructions.
4. Pumpkin Spice Body Scrub
To make this scrub, you mix sugar, nutmeg, and cinnamon together, then mix that concoction with pumpkin. Wow, that sounds like you’re making a pie, not a skin care product!
Ingredients:
- 1 cup (vegan) sugar
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 cup organic canned pumpkin (or homemade pumpkin puree)
