Until recently, my scrub of choice has always been Soap & Glory’s Sugar Crush. It’s absolutely divine but I fly through the 300ml tub which makes the £8 price tag a bit too steep.
The scrub sounds pretty simple at first glance: “smashed brown sugar, sweet lime, almond oil & macadamia grains”, but when you read the label properly you’re met with all this:
Glycerin, Maris Sal (Sea Salt), Sucrose, Polysorbate 20, Glyceryl Stearate, Butylene Glycol, Sodium Chloride, PEG-100 Stearate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, Macadamia Integrifolia Shell Powder, Citrus Aurantifolia (Lime) Oil, Dioctyl Adipate, Parfum (Fragrance), Benzyl Alcohol, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Stearalkonium Hectorite, Talc, Propylene Carbonate, Propylene Glycol, BHA, Propyl Gallate, Limonene, Linalool, Citral, Citric Acid, CI 77492 (Iron Oxides), CI 77499 (Iron Oxides), CI 77491 (Iron Oxides)
It seems there’s a bit more to it, but all a yummy fresh scrub really needs is 3 ingredients; a fragrance, an abrasive and an oil.
Experiment with different combinations, try essential oils instead of juice. Choose muscavado if you prefer a softer scrub or make it coarser with raw cane sugar.
Here’s a few suggestions to get you started:
Italian Espa – lemon, salt, olive oil.
Carribean Retreat – lime, raw cane sugar, almond oil.
Mediterranean Getaway – vanilla & orange oil, demerera sugar, jojoba oil.
Tip: Store your scrubs in the fridge and they will last 3 weeks or more
Rachel Cotterill says
I bet they smell good enough to eat 🙂 I would much rather use natural products on my skin.
Vicki Higham says
Sorry for the late reply. Somehow you’d made it through as a spam comment (how rude of them)! They really do smell divine, especially if you use some essential oils.
I really did feel a bit betrayed by Soap & Glory. Their scrub sounded so simple but the ingredients list is pretty scary! How can they need to put so much rubbish in one product? Makes you wonder what it is doing to your skin doesn’t it?
Nicole Waterman says
Sounds good Vicki, i use a Soap & Glory one with honey and oats, smells delicious and had often thought that you could make your own. Great post, thanks for the inspiration!
Vicki Higham says
Ooh a honey and oat scrub would be delicious! Have a look at the ingredients and give it a go!
Dee @ Cocktails with Mom says
Oh this sounds lovely. I love the scent of lemons.
Efia Sulter says
Would make great home made Christmas presents if you bought cute jars!
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Vicki Higham says
I think I might make some for friends this year with some home made toffee 🙂 x