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How To Make Sugar Scrub

Learn how to make a sugar scrub that exfoliates and moisturizes all at one time. I love the way it leaves your skin feeling fresh and new. The sugar gently sloughs off the dead skin cells, leaving your skin feeling silky smooth. It is simple to make with just a few ingredients and is less expensive than the store bought sugar scrubs.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Keyword: Bath Essentials, Body and Skin Care, Exfoliating, sugar
Servings: 8 ounces
Cost: $5

Equipment

  • Scale
  • Double boiler
  • Electric hand blender

Ingredients

Heat Phase

  • 0.8 ounce | 10% Emulsifying wax
  • 0.4 ounce | 4% Stearic acid
  • 1.92 ounce | 24% Olive oil

Cool Phase

  • 0.8 ounce | 10% Shea butter
  • 0.16 ounce | 2% Fragrance oil
  • 4 ounce | 50% Granulated sugar
  • Mica powder

Instructions

  • Weigh out all of your ingredients.
  • Put the emulsifying wax, stearic acid and olive oil in a heat safe container.
  • Melt on a double boiler.
  • When removed from the heat, add the shea butter and allow it to melt.
  • Mix with your hand mixer.
  • Place in the fridge for 20 minutes to allow everything to cool completely.
  • Mix with your hand mixer.
  • Add fragrance oil.
  • Add mica powder and mix.
  • Slowly add your sugar to the mixture, while mixing.
  • Package and enjoy.