The first is a blend of oils similar to the ones used in the nut based lip balm, using brown sugar, cane sugar, safflower oil, hazelnut oil, and kukui nut oil. There should be almond oil in there, I'm not sure why there isn't =P This batch is scented like vanilla hazelnut, and is designed for extra dry skin.
The second is a fruit oil mixture similar to the fruit balm, containing brown sugar, cane sugar, safflower oil, almond oil, plum kernel oil, and pomegranite oil, and uses vanilla and blood orange essential oils for scent. This mixture is enriched with vitamins and moisturizes skin.
The third brown sugar scrub uses a mixture of oils suitable for normal, or anyone's skin. Safflower oil, almond oil, jojoba oil, and grapeseed oil are used in this mixture, and it is mildly scented like pineapple and coconut.
Lastly, I made a white sugar scrub, which results in slightly less coarseness of the scrub. This is a nice hand scrub, while still being a good body scrub. The oils are the same used in the last brown sugar scrub; safflower oil, almond oil, jojoba oil, and grapeseed oil.
Below you can see one of each sugar variety...
It's a little hard to see the label on the brown sugar scrub because of the darkness of the sugar. The new label fits perfectly =)
All this aside, the last time I used a sugar scrub, I basically tried it one time and felt so slimy that I haven't even looked at another since. Since I've been having a lot of good luck (is it luck?) with the performance of most of the natural oils and butters that I've tried and worked with before, I figured I'd go out on a limb and whip up a batch of this. It was a relatively quick and easy fun project, with a much easier cleanup than I'm used to.
Trying it for the first time with some leftover on the dish I used to mix it, I smeared it all over my hands and started using the sugar crystals to exfoliate. After about 25 seconds, I noticed the sugar dropping off my hands into the sink. I brushed all the sugar off and my hands felt as good as new, without that horrible grimy feeling I usually get after applying any sort of treatment.
Here's what it looks like inside...
This is my container, so it is a mixture of all the leftover bits of the brown sugar scrubs. I open this container like, 5 times a day because I find it fascinating, how the sugar never mixes with the oil. If my skin is a little dry, I'll just dip into a bit of that oil and apply it where my skin is dry. My unbelievably picky dad couldn't even complain about a greasy residue; that's where I know I have taken the right path in life.
As my supper is now ready, I leave with a photo of today's mass project (I so didn't mean to make this many, I have only 3 tubes left =p) and I will be posting better pictures of each different (VAST!!!) kind.
I am so longwinded on the internet.
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