Spa at home

This weekend I embarked on a science project to combat the dry skin that I discussed in an earlier post. Employing the services of Google and the search criteria “homemade body scrub” I was rewarded with a plethora of recipes. I perused a number of concoctions that identified themselves as moisturizing, then rummaged around in the kitchen for some of the ingredients. I rarely follow recipes when cooking so clearly I intended to deviate in this instance, devising a scrub based upon what sounded nice and what I had in ample supply:

• Brown Sugar
• Coffee Grounds (from the random bag of decaf that we have for some reason and don’t drink)
• Honey
• Olive Oil
• Sour Cream

The internet informs me that coffee is invigorating and improves circulation as well as being an exfoliant. Brown sugar was for the obvious exfoliation qualities. Olive Oil sounded very moisturizing.

Honey was listed in a couple of recipes, as was plain yoghurt. Since I did not have any yoghurt I used the closest thing, hence the sour cream.

I used my scrub twice, once on Saturday and again on Sunday for good measure and because it clearly wouldn’t keep long. I must say that I was pleasantly surprised with the results, although the ensuing mess of coffee grounds all over the bathroom took a long time to clean up.