Homemade Bath and Body Products

Here are some simple Sugar Scrub recipes that you can make in any fragrance you like. A bottle of this spa scrub would cost at least $20 retail, but you can make it at home for a fraction of the price. In addition, the best part of all is that you can customize it to many different fragrances

Honey Body Scrub
3/4 cup of honey
1 cup of sugar (brown sugar, white granulated sugar or natural sugar is fine)
1 cup of sea salt or kosher salt
1 tablespoon of jojoba oil
1 tablespoon of oil of your choice

Mix the dry ingredients first.
Add oil and mix until you get a paste-like mixture

Brown Sugar Body Scrub
2/3 cup brown sugar, packed
1/3 - 1/2 cup almond oil
1/2 tsp of vitamin E
45-60 drops of fragrance or essential oil

Mix almond oil, vitamin E and fragrance or essential oil together in a glass bowl. Add the brown sugar and mix in well.
*Combine all ingredients and enjoy

Almond Oil Sugar Scrub
2/3 cup Brown Sugar
1/2 Cup Sweet Almond Oil
10 Drops Vitamin E
10 Drops Essential oil/Fragrance Oil

Mix oil, vitamin E and essential oil or fragrance oil in a bowl.
Add sugar and mix well. Divide into containers.

Body scrubs are a nice addition to your skin care routine because they help to slough off the dead skin cells from the surface of our bodies. The result is smoother, softer, healthier looking skin. The benefits to this are many, but the number one benefit, in my opinion, is that it allows our other products to work more effectively on our skin. For example, with the dead skin cells gone, your moisturizer can penetrate more deeply, for softer and healthier skin. Ever wonder how the stars get that glowing skin? Exfoliate, exfoliate, exfoliate.

There are 3 basic parts to a body scrub:
1. Exfoliates- Salt, sugar, ground almonds help to remove the dead skin cells.
2. Carrier Oils- Almond oil, grape seed oil or hazelnut oil. These help the exfoliates penetrate the skin to be more effective.
3. Essential Oils- Lavender, Juniper or Grapefruit oils. These help to "heal" the skin and for fragrance.

How Should Body Scrubs Be Applied?
You should apply the scrubs to damp skin, in a circular motion. Once rubbed in, go ahead and rinse off with warm water, again, using a circular motion. Once it is all rinsed off, dry your body and apply a moisturizer. Your skin should feel velvety soft and smooth.

Creating these products is fun and easy, but you will want to learn more in depth processes to really create top quality spa products. The Handcrafters Companion Guide does just that.

It is a great resource filled with 126 recipes, original ideas not found all over the internet, and great reference materials that teach you step-by-step how to do this. Not only will you learn the proper way of preparing these products, but also proper sanitation procedures, precautionary helps in working with certain ingredients, marketing tips, and packaging to comply with FDA guidelines. It truly contains an all around balanced wealth of information