Coffee Body Scrub for Mother's Day

    Mother's Day is just a few days away! And while we should celebrate our mother's every day, Mother's Day is a fun holiday to make an extra effort to make them feel special! There are so many ways to spoil our Moms on Mother's Day, but my favorite way is with a delicious homemade dessert and a handmade gift! Handmade gifts are always from the heart, and to me that makes them so meaningful!
    

      Pampering your Mother is a great way to help her relax and make her feel special! Yes, you could send her to the spa for the day, or you could  make her a lovely handmade body scrub so she can pamper herself whenever she wants! This coffee body scrub is the perfect thing to make for anyone who loves coffee, or who loves to feel pampered!

    Before we get into the recipe, let me share with you the health benefits of the amazing body scrub!
Number one would be how exfoliating it is! Your skin will feel amazing after usuing this scrub! The caffeine in coffee can also help to tighten your skin and give it a firmer appearance. The oil in the scrub helps to hydrate and moisturize your skin and give it a dewy look! Why wouldn't you want to use this scrub? :)

Coffee Body Scrub
Ingredients:
1 cup Coconut Oil at room temp.
4 TBS Olive Oil ( This is optional. It will keep your scrub from becoming too solid to use)
1 cup Sugar
1 cup Coffee Grounds (You can use fresh or used)
1 tsp Cinnamon

First, combine your dry ingredients.

 

Next, add in your oils.

 

 

Mix well. If it seems too liquidy, you can add in more sugar or coffee. It just depends on your perfered texture.

 

 

And we're done! How easy was that? There is no excuse fornot making your own body scrubs now, whether you keep them for yourself or give them as a gift!

 

 

     I stored  mine in small glass jars, but a plastic container would work well. Just make sure they are water tight so they don't get filled with water when you use them in the shower. Speaking of using them..... You can use this scrub in the shower or bath. Be careful not to use it if you have any cuts or bug bites because it will sting quite a bit! Also, if you use it on you legs, use it before you shave, not after!

Every Mother deserves to feel special at least one day out of the year, and this coffee body scrub is the perfect thing to show her how much you care for and appreciate her! Let her pamper herself this Mother's Day and many days afterwards, and give her a wonderful handmade gift!

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Amazing Body Scrub

  Body scrubs are great to make your skin feel silky and leave it shinning! I have been making my own for awhile now, and I thought I would share it with you! The great thing about these scrubs is that you can personalize it to whatever you like! I am going to show you two of my favorite ways to 'flavor' my body scrubs but you can substitute with whatever you want!

Here's what you need!
1 Cup Sugar
3-4 TBS Salt (Corse is best)
1/4 cup Olive Oil

Cinnamon Vanilla Scrub:
1-2 TSP Vanilla
1-2 TSP Cinnamon

Essential Oil Scrub:
Any Smell you want, I am using Lavender. Just use as much or as little as you like!

First, combine your sugar and salt.

Pour in the olive oil and mix well. You might need to add more or use less, depending on your texture preference.

Now, to add the 'flavor'. This recipe is enough for two 'servings' so I took half of this mix and put it in another bowl. To this I added Vanilla and Cinnamon and long with a bit more sugar because the vanilla will make it a little runny.

This smells amazing! Just like a batch of cookies or coffee cake!
To the other half I added a few splashes of Lavender essential oil. You of course could add peppermint( just keep it away from eyes!) orange, lemon, or any other flavor you like! Have fun with it and try out new ones!

Store these in air tight containers. I keep mine in the shower because that is where I use it the most.

 

I made the Lavender one for my sister and the cinnamon/vanilla one for myself. These make great gifts, as well as being a simple way to pamper yourself!

 

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Keep Healthy and SAFE!

H. Banana

Body Scrub

   Sometimes we all need to pamper ourselves, and what better way to do that than with a lovely Body Scrub! I love using a body scrub to make my skin soft, smooth and of course, smell good! There are countless recipes for different scrubs on Pinterest and I'm sure they all are wonderful, I just took a basic one and added and changed it up a bit. For the original recipe see my Recipe's page!
Alright, Lets get started!

Ingredients:
Salt( Make sure the grains aren't too big. If they are you can run them through a food processor or blender)
Sugar (This is optional. You can use all salt or do half-sugar half-salt)
Oil of choice (My favorites are Olive Oil, Almond Oil, Coconut Oil and Jojoba Oil)
Coco Butter (This is also semi-Optional. If you want more of a scrub then leave this out, but add the Butter to get a creamier more lotion feel along with the scrub.)
Essential Oil or any smell you like! (A few of my favorites are Lavender, Citrus, and Cinnamon.) You can also use Vanilla and a little of ground cinnamon or Pumpkin Pie spice to make a nice fall scrub. Just play with the flavors and have fun!
I don't have many pictures of the process, just the finally product, but here is the process.

I needed to blend my salt up in the food processor. I didn't use any sugar but if you are then add it along with the salt.
 After that I added my oils. I used a mix of the Coconut Oil, Almond Oil and Jojoba oil. You just need enough to give the scrub the right texture. Play with it until you are satisfied, and remember you can always add more but you can't take away!

Then I added the coco butter. Now you need to melt this until liquid or really soft. It will make the scrub really watery, but don't worry! Once the Coco-Butter cools the scrub will thicken up! If you want to make sure the texture is right, you can put a little on a spoon and put it in the freezer for a few minutes until it cools off.

Once you are satisfied with the texture you can gently stir in you Essential Oil or your choice of flavoring. In my particular scrub today I used a mix of lavender and rose.

Once you add the smells you can pour the scrub into a container with a lid and leave it to come to room temp.
Use this in the shower to make your legs and arms smell and feel wonderful!

I made this for my Mom (from Tea in the Morning Too ) and myself for a little pamper session!

Have fun with this and if you try it, let me know what smells you use and how they turned out!

Here is my finished product! Its lovely just plain like that or.....

Add ribbon or some twine and give it as a gift!
Have fun with this and always,
Keep it Healthy and Safe!
H. Banana