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personal care - Candy Cane Sugar Scrub

Source of Recipe

Emmy Gabriel at Scrub of the Month, Skin Care Recipes


Recipe Link: www.naturalbeautyworkshop.com/my_weblog/2007/12/candy-cane-suga.html

**Peppermint Essential Oil should not be used around babies and small children.

personal care - Candy Cane Sugar Scrub

1/2 cup Shealoe Butter*
10 tablespoons Granulated White Sugar
1/2 teaspoon Red Jojoba Wax Beads
2 teaspoons White Beeswax
1/2 teaspoon of Peppermint Essential Oil** or Fragrance Oil


To create a duo-colored scrub, you'll need two small mixing bowls.
Add 5 Tablespoons of sugar to each bowl.
In a double boiler, melt 1 teaspoon of white beeswax completely.
Next, add 1/4 cup of Shealoe Butter to the double boiler and turn
the burner off. Be careful to warm the Shealoe Butter very gently.
Overheating Shealoe Butter can cause it to separate.
When it has melted completely, stir the butter and wax mixture
into one of the bowls of sugar.
Next, add 1/4 teaspoon of fragrance or essential oil to the bowl
and stir.
Add 1/2 teaspoon of Red Jojoba Wax beads and mix well.
Pour the mixture into a resealable bag.
Repeat this process with the second bowl of sugar, this time,
leaving the Red Jojoba Wax Beads out of the mixture.
To make the piping easier, refrigerate the bags of scrub for 10 to
15 minutes.
When the scrub is ready, roll one bag's contents into the corner of
the bag and cut the corner.
Just like piping icing onto a cake, pipe your scrub onto the walls
of a clear jar. This may take some practice, but even if you're lines
aren't perfectly straight, it should create a lovely effect.
Repeat this step with the second color of scrub. When the walls are
covered, pipe the remaining scrub into the center of the jar in whatever s
tyle you prefer.

This scrub can also be made in one color. This is a little easier, but it
still looks lovely. Instead of mixing two separate bowls, as described
above, simply mix all of your ingredients in one bowl and spoon into a
clear jar!

Packaging, Usage & Preservation
A natural or synthetic preservative may be added to this recipe at your
own discretion. For information on preservatives, please visit our
informational library (.http://www.fromnaturewithlove.com/library/preservatives.asp)
Without a preservative, this product should be used up as soon as possible,
ideally within 3 weeks. If it not preserved, or if it is preserved with a natural
agent, please handle this product with care.
Keep the jar closed and in a cool, dry area. Do not bring the jar into the
shower or bath. Instead, use a clean spoon or popsicle stick to scoop single
portions into a paper or plastic cup.
This beautiful scrub looks great in a clear container.

Directions
There are many scrubbing techniques out there, but this is one I am particularly
fond of. Step into the shower and before turning the water on, scrub your body
all over! (Of course, avoiding very sensitive areas or broken skin.)
When you are thoroughly scrubbed, turn the shower on and rinse.
When the shower is over, make sure to moisturize your skin with a body oil,
cream, or lotion.
*This scrub yields about 4 ounces of scrub. However, you may lose some product
in the piping bags. To ensure that you make enough to completely fill a jar, you
may want to add 1-2 extra tablespoons of Shealoe Butter to this recipe.

Note:
You can replace the sugar in with a white salt to create a salt scrub.