I use sugar scrubs all the time. I make them myself and usually I just mix sugar, an oil I like to use on my skin, some honey and an essential oil. But this time I wanted to make something a bit different. I started wondering what if I added some detergent to the sugar and a butter instead of the oil. That is how I came up with this recipe:
Ingredients
1 glass brown sugar (white sugar is also fine, I just like the way brown sugar scrubs look)
1 tbsp shea butter (solid not melted)
1 tbsp evening primrose oil (or any other oil that your skin likes)
1 tbsp decyl glucoside (if you do not have it or other detergent you could substitute it with)
10 drops essential oil of your choice (I used 3 drops lime essential oil and 7 drops sweet orange essential oil)
Preparation:
In a bowl mix the sugar, shea butter and oil together until everything is blended well and no chunks of shea butter are left. Add decyl glucoside and the essential oils and combine everything to form a nice consistency. Place in a glass jar or other container of your choice.
This way I have something a bit different then the plain old sugar scrub (not that anything is wrong with a regular sugar scrub). It feels nice to be giving my skin a good scrub as well as seeing the suds form which clean it even better. It's an interesting combination which makes my skin feel even more refreshed afterwards!
Very interesting! Could you substitute the decyl glucoside for something that produces natural gentle suds, such as Yucca root powder?
ReplyDeleteHi Amber. Thank you for your interesting comment. I have not thought about adding a natural product which produces suds, such as the mentioned Yucca root powder, but it sounds like a very nice idea! Let me know if you ever try it!
DeleteThanks for sharing, Anna! I was just curious, do you think sugar is better in scrubs than salt? Sorry to bother, but you're so much more knowledgeable at that than me;-))))
ReplyDeleteHi Maria. Great question! To be honest I usually make sugar scrubs because the grains are more round and more gentle on the skin, whereas salt grains can be quite rough with the sharp edges of the grains. On the other hand if you think about it salt (especially sea salt) has many minerals which are beneficial for the skin!
DeleteSo I'd say use salt unless you need a very gentle scrub (for example for your face).
You have actually inspired me to write a post comparing salt and sugar as ingredients for body scrubs!
For more info check out my new post:
Deletehttp://scienceandcosmetics.blogspot.com/2014/07/sugar-or-salt-scrub-which-one-to-chose.html