The dry Denver air has not been kind to my epidermis. Bob complains about the Alba face lotion I use after I shower. He claims it “smells like feet” but I would like to know whose feet he’s smelling because I find it mildly delightful. When he whines about the smell I give him 2 options: Deal with it, or I can forego the face lotion and look like I’m 50 years old before I turn 30.
He lets me keep “foot face” which in turn prevents my foot from meeting his face. Then he goes on to mock my Turbie Twist towel by calling me Aunt Jemima.
Through the fantastic Pinterest site I found many DIY body scrubs to try using ingredients in my pantry. My mom was the first person to tell me about using sugar to exfoliate. After we rolled peanut butter cookies in a bowl of sugar, I didn’t just ditch the sugar. No, sirree. I poured it into my hands and scrubbed away!
To make my own body scrub I used:
1/2 C white sugar
1/2 C brown sugar
1 Tbsp Veggie oil (or olive oil)
1 Tsp Vanilla
1 empty, clean jar
Pay close attention so you don’t mess this part up: mix it all together. Can you handle that?
That is all! These would make great gifts for the holidays or if you’re too cheap to spend more than 20 cents a person on ingredients.
I couldn’t wait to shower after I made the scrub. I shed an entire layer of skin like a chameleon and I smelled like I had just rolled in a vat of cookies. Maybe I really DID roll around in cookies. I’ll never tell and I don’t judge.
