GREEN TEA SUGAR SCRUB
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| Green Tea Sugar Scrub |
One of my New Year resolutions is to be more frugal but
another one is to treat myself better. So I have been doing some research into
ways I can pamper myself at home instead of going out.
I do love using things I find in the kitchen for my beauty
regimen! Not only am I ensuring I use all the items in my cabinets, but I am saving
a ton of money on skin care products. While I wouldn’t pay for it, I have seen some sugar
scrubs sell for as much as $35 for 8 oz. INSANE! Today’s sugar scrub cost me. .
. I don’t even know how much because I have the items on hand. If I had to
guess, this cost me $8 – for all the ingredients with enough ingredients to
make 6 batches. So $1.33 a batch? Yeah, that’s more my style.
Here’s what you need: Green tea, coconut oil, and sugar.
That is literally it! Here’s why this works:
Coconut oil –
contains vitamin E which can sooth skin and its many conditions like eczema or
psoriasis. It helps to keep skin moisturized and softens the skin. I have seen
recipes which use olive oil, but I prefer the aroma of coconut oil.
Green Tea – You’ve
probably already heard of the benefits of drinking green tea, and if you haven’t,
read up on it! It’s been used for centuries in China for its medicinal
properties. For the skin, it can help to remove toxins and has been proven to
help heal scars and blemishes. And while there is less caffeine in Green Tea
than other teas, caffeine has also been shown to help with under eye circles –
which I have.
Sugar – It is
obviously the exfoliator in this recipe but did you know that it is also a
natural source of glycolic acid (which is used to treat aging or sun-damaged
skin)? So, not only does it scrub away the dead, dry cells on top but it
penetrates and breaks down the glue that bonds cells together to encourage cell
regrowth.
Don’t believe me? Check out my sources at the bottom of the
page or do your own research!
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| Ingredients |
Once you have the ingredients, here’s what you do. Brew a
cup of tea. Drink it. Grab another tea bag (or K-cup, which is all I have on
hand today). Pour the loose tea into small mixing bowl. Add 1 cup sugar. Depending
on how abrasive you want the mix will determine which sugar to use. Since I like
to use this scrub on my face, I prefer to use plain white sugar. It is small
enough to penetrate the pores and soft enough to not damage the more delicate
facial skin. With just the sugar and the tea in the bowl, use a whisk to make
sure there are no clumps in the sugar. While you whisk that out, place 3 tablespoons
of coconut oil in the microwave for 20 seconds. If it isn’t all the way melted,
stir it until it melts the rest of the way. You don’t want to keep microwaving
it because coconut oil can burn and it’ll leave a bit of an odor. Now that it’s
melted, slowly pour the oil while whisking the sugar and tea. I like to pour
and whisk at the same time because it does avoid clumping. Seal it in an
air-tight container and you are good to go!
If you do not like the smell of the scrub, you can add some
essential oils (I prefer lavender), but it is not necessary. If I were giving
this as a gift, I would use a cuter jar and some oils, but this one is for my
personal use.
Another great element of this recipe is that my daughters can
make it. They love to be in the kitchen and doing crafts with me so this
provides some mommy-and-me time. If you are planning a slumber party for
pre-teens, this is also a great activity for keeping them busy. Not only do
they get to make and use it, but you can get little containers for them to take
some home.
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