I need to start this post with a spoiler alert for my grandmothers: they should stop reading now. What follows is the story of how I’ve tried four times to make their Christmas gifts, and how it hasn’t worked yet.
The saga began when I decided to make them a body scrub. My grandmothers like their skin to be soft, and I thought making them a homemade skincare product designed to exfoliate and moisturize would be an excellent present.
I started by looking for recipes, and found a simple scrub comprised of lemon juice, salt, and yogurt. I chose to try sugar instead of salt because I thought it would be less abrasive, and made a half batch to test it on myself before giving it to them.
Unfortunately, it didn’t work very well. It turned out to be a mistake to use sugar, which dissolved too easily. While I measured the yogurt, the lemon juice melted the sugar into mush.
I think I also got the proportions in the half batch wrong by adding too much juice. Instead of moistening the sugar, I created sweetened lemon juice.
When you take the mistakes together, it wasn’t so much a scrub as a thin liquid. I tried it anyway to see whether or not it worked. I’d been looking for a product that exfoliated and moisturized. Instead it gave me acid burns. After rubbing it on, my arms turned red and blotchy; I immediately washed off. In light of the results, I decided I should probably just eat the rest of the sample. I mixed in the remaining yogurt and added a dash of honey. Not very productive as a gift, but delicious.
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i can't believe this .this is amazing article
hey dear can we also use this Scrub ?
what a great scrub ,i love it
Oh yeah this is awesome
this scrub will make us beutiful .......
I am going to try it too.i think Homemade Body Scrubs is very good for our skin .it will protect skin
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Interesting Article
Thank-you for sharing your trials. I bet the sweet almond oil makes a wonderful smelling scrub! Keep up the great writing.
I'm not sure what to say. I make scrubs all the time and have never quite had your problems. Try using a little vegetable glycerin or honey if it's way too oily feeling for you. You were on the mark with sugar, it's less coarse and better for dryer skin and salt is better for oily skin (like mine.) If you add the oil to the sugar or salt first, then lemon won't melt it, as it's already coated with oil. Good luck next time!
My goodness, you sure are persistent! I am SURE your grandmother will love whatever your create. I love your writing style!