scrubs Archives — Thrifty Mommas Tips https://www.thriftymommastips.com/tag/scrubs/ Travel, Health & Family Mon, 17 Dec 2018 20:14:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.thriftymommastips.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cropped-thrifty_logo_header-32x32.png scrubs Archives — Thrifty Mommas Tips https://www.thriftymommastips.com/tag/scrubs/ 32 32 77340857 Easy DIY Brown Sugar Scrub Cubes for Giving https://www.thriftymommastips.com/diy-brown-sugar-scrub-cubes/ https://www.thriftymommastips.com/diy-brown-sugar-scrub-cubes/#comments Fri, 26 Dec 2014 07:48:09 +0000 https://www.thriftymommastips.com/?p=4957 Looking for a personal, easy and cost effective gift to give someone who needs and deserves to be pampered? Then you need to see this easy to make DIY Brown Sugar Scrub Cubes recipe. These are fun to make, especially if you have kids who enjoy helping and love to give handmade gifts.   Easy to Make These brown sugar scrub cubes involve just a few simple ingredients and frankly most of them are probably already either in your pantry or in your medicine cabinet. Teens and tweens will enjoy this hands on craft.   Luxurious DIY Brown Sugar Scrub Cubes: These are easy to prepare and might even provide a bit of a sensory appeal to your kids who are helping to grate, sculpt  and press the ingredients into the shapes you want. Recipe Ingredients 1 Bar Soap A cup brown sugar 2 tbsp Vitamin E oil 2 tbsp moisturizing lotion (optional) Supplies Needed Grater Silicone Cube Tray Microwave Safe Mixing Bowls How to make these sugar scrub cubes On the off chance you still have some friends to give gifts to, these make an easy Do it yourself present anyone would love. They are luxurious and they leave your skin feeling smooth and smelling great! Use a cheese grater to carefully grate the bar of soap. Measure out ¾ cups of grated soap and add it to a microwave safe mixing bowl with the vitamin E oil. Place the bowl in the microwave for ten seconds on high heat. Remove the soap and oil from the microwave and stir for a couple seconds to add the unmelted bits of soap to the already melted parts. Return the bowl to the microwave and cook for another ten seconds on high heat. Your soap and oil should be liquified at this point, if not, add for ten second intervals, and do your best to make sure any unmelted bits are added to the melted section where the heat should take care of melting everything. Mix It Add the brown sugar to the melted soap, using a wooden spoon to mix it all together. You want the entire amount of sand to be wet and resemble wet sand. As the soap is absorbed into the soap more it is going to solidify and become harder to mix. If you wanted to add scented lotion or essential oils to your DIY brown sugar scrub cubes, this is the time to add it. For lotion only add a tablespoon, if you are adding essential oil, two to three drops is sufficient. Make sure you mix these into the sugar scrub completely. Press a tablespoon of the sugar scrub into your ice cube tray, it takes about 1 ½ tablespoons worth to fill each one entirely. Use your fingers to press the sugar down and flatten the tops. Refrigerate for an hour Place the brown sugar scrub cubes into the fridge for an hour to allow the soap to reharden. Pop each cube out of the ice cube tray and store in an airtight container. Cubes are good for as long as they remain dry. Use in the shower to scrub away dead and dry skin.

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]]> https://www.thriftymommastips.com/diy-brown-sugar-scrub-cubes/feed/ 2 4957 DIY Mint Body Scrub for Gifting https://www.thriftymommastips.com/diy-mint-body-scrub-makes-great-gift/ Tue, 09 Dec 2014 00:43:12 +0000 https://www.thriftymommastips.com/?p=4647 Mint body scrub is a great refresher for any time you need it. It is particularly energizing in the morning when you need a natural boost. This mint body scrub makes a great gift for someone special and is so easy to make. There are just three simple ingredients and it meets the thrifty criteria for sure. Make it and package it up with some pretty adornments. Perfect for gifting! Mint is a great way to perk up both your mood and skin, so this easy to make body scrubs proves to be rejuvenating for mind and body. When skin needs a little polishing to help remove dead skin, sugar is fine enough to get the job done. The best part about this scrub is that it’s all natural and you can easily find the ingredients needed. Ingredients 1 cup granulated sugar 2 tbsp mint extract 2-3 tbsp Vitamin E oil Add sugar to a large mixing bowl. Pour Vitamin E oil over sugar, one tablespoon at a time, and mix it into the sugar. Add mint extract to the wet sugar and mix it in so that it covers all the sugar. Allow body scrub to sit and dry out for about two hours in the uncovered bowl. Add mint body scrub to an airtight container to store before using. If giving the scrub as a gift, add ribbons, bows or tags to your container.

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