Soapy Body Scrub for Smooth Skin
About the author: Jinane Doughan is a professional make-up artist with a degree from the French Fashion Institute ESMOD Dubai. She specialized in natural handmade skincare and haircare products.
Her YouTube channel, Jinane World, has 600+ educational videos and 100K+ subscribers.
She is an accredited Master Trainer and gives courses at a reputed academy that has 16 branches worldwide. She sells online courses about natural skincare.
Disclaimer: This article is for educational purposes only and does not constitute professional medical advice. Use any natural skincare or haircare products at your own risk and perform a patch test before use.
Today we will make a soapy body scrub that has the fragrance of strawberry essential oil. It foams a bit but does an excellent job cleaning and scrubbing the skin.
It can be made with any scent and color you like.
To make this product, please follow the steps properly and make sure to use the correct quantities as indicated below. Also, ensure that the ingredients used are of good quality. You will end up with a great product.
Items Needed
- White sugar
- Oil color powder – The oil colors melt in oils
- Shea butter oil – This is a core ingredient as it hydrates the skin
- Strawberry essential oil
- Transparent shower gel – Make sure it is transparent so that you can make it any color you want
- Bowl
Measurements
- 250 grams of white sugar = 8.81 ounces
- 55 grams of transparent shower gel = 1.94 ounces
- 10 grams of shea butter oil = 0.35 ounces
- 8 grams of strawberry essential oil = 0.28 ounces
Steps To Make The Soapy Body Scrub
1- In a bowl, measure 250 grams of white sugar
2- Add 55 grams of transparent shower gel into the bowl and mix
Note: If you prefer the scrub more solid, you can add more sugar
3- Now, it is time to add the color. I will add about half a teaspoon of red oil color powder and mix it well
4- Add 10 grams of shea butter oil and stir into the scrub mixture
Mixing the shower gel with the sugar
Adding the oil color powder
Adding the shea butter oil
5- Finally, add the strawberry essential oil. For a 250 gram scrub, we will need 8 grams of essential oil
6- Stir well so that the essential oil is incorporated well into the scrub
7- Pour the scrub into a container. It is now ready to be used!
Final mix with all ingredients
Final Product. Soapy body scrub
How To Use The Soapy Body Scrub
Using a popsicle stick, apply the scrub onto the skin and exfoliate. When you rinse it off, the skin will feel smooth and fresh!
In addition to exfoliating to remove dead skin cells, this scrub also foams up and cleans the body, leaving it well scented.
Video How-To on My Channel | Jinane World
In the video below, you can see the steps explained in this article.
