My family just got back from a week in Saint Augustine, Florida and if I thought Georgia was hot in the summer…WOW! The heat and humidity was absolutely suffocating down there last week! I went through 4 containers of sunscreen, put a 2 hour beach limit on all of us, and our shower in the cottage was running almost constantly. Just walking through the historic district for a couple of hours had us soaking with sweat and slightly sun burnt! Needless to say, between the sunscreen, the frequent showers and the low level sunburn I had all week, my skin is not particularly happy with me right now. When I got home, the first thing I did was start looking for sugar scrub recipes to make for a bit of skin pampering this week.
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While I as gone on vacation, my garden kept right on growing and I came home to a whole bunch of cucumbers and fresh basil. I decided that a cucumber basil sugar scrub was the perfect summer DIY beauty recipe for my dry summer skin. I removed the seeds from the cucumber and only used a couple leaves of basil since it is a very strong smell. Cucumbers have amazing health benefits. Check out HealthBeautyTips.net for great info about the health benefits of cucumbers!
Cucumber Basil Sugar Scrub
Suburbia Unwrapped
Yields 3 cups
This cucumber basil sugar scrub recipe is perfect for dry, summer skin
10 minPrep Time
10 minTotal Time
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Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups white sugar
- 1 cup chopped cucumber
- 3 to 4 basil leaves
- 1/3 cup of coconut oil
Instructions
- Wash and pat dry your cucumber. Slice lengthwise into 4 pieces and remove the seeds. Chop remaining cucumber and put 1 cup into the food processor.
- Add the white sugar, coconut oil and basil into the food processor.
- Turn the food processor on and puree til smooth
- TO USE: Apply to wet skin, scrub lightly, rinse with warm water and follow up with your regular soap if desired.
- NOTE: For a thicker consistency and a refreshing experience, chill your sugar scrub before using!
Diane is a professional blogger and nationally certified pharmacy technician with two teens, one husband and more pets than she will admit to. She has a BS in Microbiology but left her career in science to become a stay at home mom. Years of playing with LEGO and coloring with crayons had her craving a more grown up purpose to her life and she began blogging full time. She currently deals with emotional teens, suburban politics, and middle aged metabolism while sharing her opinions in an honest and down to earth fashion on her blog.
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