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Homemade Lavender Hand & Body Scrub

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Homemade Sweet Lavender Scrub via mindfulmomma.com

Mother’s Day is coming up on Sunday. Will you be relaxing and indulging or taking care of others? A bit of both, I would imagine. Us moms are pre-programmed for care giving – so even when we have a chance to take the day off, we have a hard time doing it. The laundry, the dishes – they don’t just magically go away on Mother’s Day. I do my best to ignore them but inevitably I get involved in some way or another.

Still, I love to bask in the attention from my boys – the special Mother’s Day meal, the handmade cards, the extra loving. All the daily work is worth those special moments!

Sweet Lavender Scrub

Here’s a sweet gift for the special moms in your life. A little indulgence that doesn’t take much time to make or to use. It’s homemade, contains sugar (but no calories!), and leaves your skin baby soft. Get the kids to help make it – it’s that easy!

 

Homemade Sweet Lavender Scrub via mindfulmomma.com

All you need are three ingredients (I purchased mine at Whole Foods Market):

  • 1 cup raw turbinado sugar
  • 1/2 cup sweet almond oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon (or about 20 drops) lavender essential oil

 

Homemade Sweet Lavender Scrub via mindfulmomma.com

 

Using a small metal or glass bowl, thoroughly mix the oil into the sugar. Add the lavender essential oil and stir well. Scoop the mixture into a glass jar – a classic Ball jar (also from Whole Foods Market) is perfect.

 

Homemade Sweet Lavender Scrub via mindfulmomma.com

 

To use, just scoop out a bit and rub over hands, elbows, feet – anywhere that needs extra softening. The sugar crystals provide a gentle scrub, while the oil soaks in and leaves your skin super soft, even after rinsing. I recommend keeping the jar next to the sink for a quick moisturizing scrub after doing dishes or gardening.

Are you doing anything special for Mother’s Day?

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(Disclosure: Whole Foods Market provided me with supplies and a gift card in exchange for this DIY focused blog post.)

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Micaela Preston is natural living educator and safe and sustainable product activist. She has spoken at conferences and events, has lobbied for safer chemical laws, and has consulted with many brands and businesses. Her book, Practically Green: Your Guide to Eco Friendly Decision Making was published in 2009.

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  1. Robert Lewis says

    May 7, 2014 at 9:07 am

    This would make for an excellent Mother’s Day gift for my mom. She absolutely loves lavender. Thanks for the instructions/recipe Micaela!

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    • Micaela says

      May 7, 2014 at 10:15 am

      You are very welcome Robert!

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  2. Leigh says

    May 7, 2014 at 4:56 pm

    I think I need to make this for myself for Mother’s Day!!

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    • Micaela says

      May 8, 2014 at 12:46 pm

      Maybe your kids could make it for you Leigh?

      Reply
  3. Lindsay says

    May 7, 2014 at 5:26 pm

    This looks awesome, I’ve been wanting to try my own scrub, thanks for the inspiration!

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  4. robbie @ GOING GREEN MAMA says

    May 11, 2014 at 8:01 am

    Love this – have made a similar version with coconut oil before.

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    • Micaela says

      May 12, 2014 at 10:30 am

      I’ve never tried it with coconut oil – maybe next time!

      Reply

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