I made this and a peppermint scrub for my friends for Christmas, and while that season is now long gone, I’ve been meaning to share the recipe and I think leading up to Valentine’s Day a no-bake, no fuss, incredibly cost-effective but luxurious and creamy sugar spice recipe is just the ticket. A couple of the recipients of these gifts have come back to me saying that they loved them, so I’m more than happy to share the recipe with you.
As it’s no bake, no boil, no anything, it’s a great recipe for children to help out with, and if you add something or take away something else, it’s not going to cause you any harm.
While you can, of course, use the generic supermarket versions of these products, to really gain the benefits from it, you should use the organic versions.
While sugar isn’t great for anyone’s body, there are actually benefits to using a sugar scrub. (Brown sugar is softer than white, so can be used on the face. White sugar is okay for a body scrub. Always wear moisturiser if going out in the sun after a scrub, as it removes a layer of dead skin.)
Sugar is a natural source of alpha hydroxy acid (AHA) which penetrates the skin and breaks down the “glue” that bonds skin cells, encouraging cell turnover and generating fresher, younger-looking skin. It is a natural humectant, so it draws moisture from the environment into the skin and make an excellent topical exfoliant, removing dead skin cells.
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground dry ginger
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves
- ⅓ cup coconut oil (melted)
- Add all the dry ingredients to a bowl.
- Add the coconut oil and mix well.
- This will probably set, unless you're in very warm weather, so just soak in warm water to get it to liquid form again.
- Store in a glass container.
- Add all the ingredients into the bowl.
- Mix on reverse/speed 2/30 seconds
- Store in a glass container.