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I was selected for this opportunity as a member of Clever Girls and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own.
SUPPLIES:
SUPPLIES:
Jar & Decorative Twine
SCRUB INGREDIENTS:
2 cups brown sugar
1/4 cup Sugar in the Raw
1/2 cup white sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp pumpkin spice
1/2 tsp nutmeg
2/3 cup of oil*
To learn more about carrier oils and essential oils, check out our Body Scrub post, which explains the purpose and benefits of both.
Now, here’s the easy part. Mix all of the ingredients together, stirring in the oil last. You can use 2/3 cup of oil, or you can decide to use more or less. It’s your personal preference how rich you’d like your scrub to be. I like mine rich and smooth with oil, like the scrubs at Bath & Body Works, a nice thick combination that leaves your hands super soft and smooth.
So now that you have this amazing fall body scrub, you’ll want to hand out a few as gifts (and just in time for Alicia’s housewarming!). Start by finding a nice jar container that has a solid seal. You can use a mason jar or a storage jar with a latch like the ones we found at Michaels. I’ve also seen these jars at Marshalls, Ikea and the Container Store. We designed these adorable Pumpkin Spice Sugar Scrub Printables for you in three different colors. Print out a few different sets, decorate with some festive straw raffia, and hand these out as gifts!
Furthermore, with the holiday season just around the corner, why not consider setting up an Etsy shop where you can sell beautifully gift wrapped versions of this scrub online? Creating an Etsy gift shop is a great way to start a business and make some extra money over the festive period. For more quirky online business ideas, take a look at this article. If you do decide to set up an online shop, make sure to promote it as much as possible to get people’s attention. Some business owners might even want to create social media accounts to try and raise awareness on different social media platforms, such as Instagram. For small businesses, it can be difficult to be taken seriously without a good number of followers. Perhaps those starting out should consider learning about How to Get 1K Followers on Instagram in 5 Minutes. That would make the business look more reliable, encouraging people to buy from the shop.
So, I thought, why not make my very own and I can even personalize it too if I wanted to. Today we’re going to make homemade lip balm. This how-to is quick and only takes a few ingredients. One of the primary ingredients in my lip balm recipe is coconut oil. Coconut oil is a good base for a lot of DIY products. I’ve also heard that the use of CBD products and coconut oil are a good pairing, considering they are both natural ingredients. A friend of mine recommended I used something like this Cbdistillery coupon code online if I was to try and incorporate CBD oil, for example, into my DIY lip balms. This could be something worth considering. Anyway, Coconut oil can be used for a variety of different DIY beauty hacks, but did you know that some people even use it to whiten their teeth? Coconut oil pulling, which involves swishing a spoonful of coconut oil around your mouth to remove plaque and toxins from your teeth and gums, is a natural remedy that can help to promote your oral health. Just remember that, when it comes to looking after your teeth, there is still no substitute for regular checkups with a Dentist in Alhambra or a dentist closer to home. You can definitely modify this recipe to your liking, but here are the basic instructions:
Next, you want to melt all the ingredients together. The quickest way is to microwave it, but many people melt it over the stove as an alternative. If you’re just going to make enough for one person, I would suggest microwaving your mixture. To fill up multiple cans, melting it over the stove may be the best. To melt over the stove, put these ingredients into a container that can withstand simmering water (ie. glass). Create a double boiler by filling a pot about an inch of the way up with water and letting that come to a slight boil. Put your ingredients in a glass container and sit it in the boiling water for as long as it takes until all the ingredients melt together.
For this tutorial, place the mixture in the microwave on medium-high for one and a half minutes, stopping every 30 seconds to check the mixture. I found that the coconut oil melted the fastest, the shea butter following that, and the bits of beeswax taking the longest to melt.