Citrus Sugar Scrub with Grapefruit

I absolutely love having a sugar scrub around the house. Its a great way to rejuvenate your dry flaky skin.  I almost forgot what healthy moisturized skin looks like!  This is easy to do living in the southwest  🙂Every year in Phoenix AZ, spring brings a delicious scent of blooming citrus trees.  Whether it’s a Myers lemon tree, a grapefruit tree, orange tree or a tangelo tree(which is a hybrid between a tangerine and a grapefruit) most neighbors, co-worker or family members are giving them away by the pound.

Here’s a simple sugar scrub recipe easy to make and edible!  I love making bath and body products that are free of weird names and chemicals and everything in this recipe is from your kitchen!

Ingredients

• 1 cup fresh squeezed grapefruit juice-or any citrus you have
• 3 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoon coconut oil (warmed up 30 seconds) you can also use grape seed oil, olive oil or sunflower oil
• 2 tablespoon honey
• few drops of any citrus  essential oil for scent (optional)

What you’ll need:

1. Couple of Kerr jars or old jam jars cleaned and DE-labeled.  Here’s a brand I like, super affordable.
2. Sifter for the seeds and pulp.
3. Funnel for pouring scrub into jars.
4. labels from any office supply store.

Directions

Position sifter over bowl and juice 1 cup grapefruit juice.

Add sugar and mix remaining ingredients.

Funnel scrub into jars.

 

Print labels and apply to jars, Viola!  Give this to friends any time of year and they will love you!

Suggested use:

Stir before use, sugar scrub will separate between uses and it is important to re mix the ingredients before each use to enjoy the full wonderfulness of the scrub.

Apply in circular motion in shower or bath, then pat dry!  Otherwise you ‘ll rub off all that beautiful oil.  After your shower or bath you will not need lotion all day, it’s a miracle!  Remember, I live in the dessert:) I would recommend NOT using on your face because of the oil in the scrub could cause break outs.

The honey in the scrub should keep the mixture from rotting.  Sometimes water will find its way into the mixture and harden. It usually doesn’t affect the entire jar and only collects around the mouth of the jar, don’t panic just chip away with your fingers.   ENJOY!  Happy Crafting!!