Sugary Nesting

I have been in a nesting phase lately. Just sort of shuffling things around my apartment, moving and replacing things and just reorganizing. We don't live in the largest of space so I try to be as efficient as possible and limit my shopping for home stuff. That being said, I went to Home Goods last week for a new shower curtain and found a gorgeous body lotion by Tocca, for a fraction of the price and in a gorgeous box. I had been storing my hair ties, bobby pins etc in this small glass jar but was able to use the box instead. It all looks very girly but cute.

So then I had this lovely glass jar that I wanted to keep but don't really want hanging around without a purpose. So I made a sugar scrub!

I am a big fan of any scrub, not only does it make your skin feel and look amazing but it also is good for circulation and can help release toxins. To get really traditional you should use a scrub on a dry skin but sometimes, its just enough to take a luxurious shower and feel even more gorgeous after.

So I started poking around in my pantry and saw a jar of sugar. I almost never use sugar as I don't bake and don't take it in coffee or tea so figured it was better served elsewhere. I also found a bottle of grape seed oil that I had purchased on whim after reading it was better for you than olive oil. That may very well be true, but it doesn't taste much better so I had stopped using it for cooking. I also saw some vanilla extract, again purchased for a baking need but rarely used. I used to use a scrub from Origin's which is lavender vanilla scented and loved it so decide to recreate at home. Off I went in search of Lavender oil essence, which I found a health food store but is also at Whole Foods and probably Trader Joe's if you don't have a health food store you like.  

Typically for a scrub, it's two parts sugar to one part oil and scent to your own taste. I decided to measure the sugar in the jar before doctoring it up so I didn't make too much. Then I started mixing the lavender oil and vanilla extract in equal portions until I got a scent I liked.

 I added the grape seed oil slowly and mixed in the sugar next.

After a good toss around the bowl, I dumped into the jar and voila, final product!

It's pretty fantastic and cost less than ten dollars all in plus I have all the ingredients for another batch. The only tricky part is it made my tub a little slippery so I recommend rinsing your tub pretty seriously after using it. 

Some alternative scent combinations could be

 lemon essence, sugar, grape seed oil

 Sage essence, salt and olive oil

 Chamomile and lavender essence with sugar and grape seed

Enjoy!