This recipe sounds and smells utterly delicious and divine.
Recipe:
- 1 cup light brown baking sugar
- 1 tablespoon ground coffee
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- Generous pinch nutmeg
- Generous pinch ginger
- 1/4 to 1/2 cup Mineral Oil
This smelled wonderful even if it looked a little.. brown. And it did a great job as a scrub. My skin felt smooth as silk but it was still a little too harsh for my very sensitive skin. Basically, as far as scrubs go, I believe I can only use oatmeal.. so if you have sensitive skin like I do use this lightly.
The only thing I did NOT like about this (and the main reason why I won't be making it again) is that the coffee ended up turning my skin brown. Coffee stains.. and it left brown streaks all over the bathtub. I'm not particularly squeamish about that sort of thing, but it actually required more cleanup than I want to deal with. It's a great recipe and smells and feels wonderful.. but having to scrub brown stains out of the shower curtain from it didn't really make me fall in love with it.
Still.. worth a try at least once!
ROFL...that's hilarious. How long did your skin stay brown?? Does this taste good if you eat it? The ingredients sound yummy, except for the mineral oil! :D
ReplyDeletehehe.. my skin stayed brown only until it hit water. It washed off right away otherwise I'd definitely say it worked as a natural bronzer :D And it totally smelled delicious! But I bet it would've tasted rather nasty... although.. from what i understand mineral oil is a natural laxative.. might be 'good for you' in that regard lol
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