Summer Gardener's Soap Scrub (peach and coconut)

Burlesquers,

I recently spotted on Pinterest a homemade Gardener’s Hand Scrub, and I thought, “Now that’s a great idea!” My mom is a gardener, and she loves tending her garden…which sometimes requires getting DIRTY. Dirty as in “dirt-covered hands and fingernails”. She has gloves, but sometimes that doesn’t help. Sometimes, you just need to get your hands dirty, you know?

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I know this well after working for Peet’s Coffee and Tea for a number of years (which I’ve mentioned before). (Love them!) I was a shift manager and barista, and I didn’t become a coffee expert by NOT working with those fragrant grounds and beans. Just imagine how strongly I would smell of coffee when I came home. I remember going home and showering after a shift, and then going to the bank. The bank teller sniffed me (probably my unwashed hair but maybe not), and then laughingly told me I smell like I just had a latte. I learned after that to always wash my hair and scrub my hands.

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This is where a good Soap Scrub comes into use. On the “One Good Thing” blog, I noted a homemade Gardener’s Soap Scrub made with dish soap. Now, this is a cute idea,  BUT, for a sensitive skin gal like myself, I could NEVER repeatedly use dish soap (even the sensitive skin kind) on my skin. No way. You already know I am still dealing with heat rash in only mildly humid weather, and I occasionally experience bouts of dermatitis or eczema on my skin. I also am fair-skinned, which means EVERYTHING shows up on my skin. Any scratch, mark, or bruise, and I look red with welts. Dish soap is just too harsh for me.

This means I need a soap scrub made with a mild soap, added skin-friendly oil, and granulated sugar crystals (large crystals would be more rough on my skin), and some honey to calm the skin (it’s an anti-inflammatory!). Huzzah, let’s make a soap scrub, friends! Easy peasy.

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I made this Summer Gardener’s Soap Scrub with a peachy moisturizing body wash (Dove’s Peach Body Wash), coconut oil, a tsp of honey, and white granulated sugar. It smells fruity and divine! Why haven’t I thought about this before?! I’m even thinking about using this on my body as a regular scrub. Also, if you have oily skin, leave the oil out—for my personal uses, I happen to need as much moisture as possible!

Summer Gardener’s Soap Scrub

Ingredients:

1 cup of granulated white sugar

1/3 cup Peach moisturizing body wash (add more if you want to thin your scrub)

1 tsp honey (optional, but this helps reduce inflammation and is antibacterial)

1 and 1/2 tbsp coconut oil (optional, but this helps moisturize skin and reduce fine lines)

Directions:

Mix all ingredients together. Add more body wash if you’d like to thin your scrub (and add less if you want a thicker, more harsh scrub). Put in a jar by your sink and use whenever necessary! You could also keep this in your shower for a nice all over body soap scrub.

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