sugar baby

Still no photos allowed today. I can post pics from the internet, but not from my computer. Evil Blogger Demons. They were quick enough to slurp up my money, but ever so slow in delivering the service I paid for. Grrr..... I could take the long way around, by posting my pics someplace else, and then copying them in here, but I really don't have time for that today, so I'll try again tomorrow. Sorry! When I can get them loaded, I have pics of the Gypsy Bead Chest. It is fabulous.

Till then, give this a try. A homemade sugar scrub for your skin! I made some last night, subbing canola oil for the glycerine, skipping the aloe, and adding a few drops of lavender oil. It really works! Rick tried it too, and now we're both as soft as a baby's... anything!

By Annie B. Bond

OK, folks. Get ready for almost unbelievably soft skin (even for those of us with older skin).

The other day I was speaking with Larry Pleasant, CEO of The Vermont Soapworks, and he mentioned that he and his staff had spent the morning testing homemade sugar scrubs, and that everyone was commenting on how incredibly soft their skin felt. Aware that sugar cane produces glycolic acid, one of the natural alpha hydroxy acids that exfoliates the skin, I was immediately curious about his recipes.


Ingredients
50 percent white cane sugar (note that organic sucanat, while the best choice for food, doesn’t work as well for this recipe)
50 percent vegetable glycerin to moisten the sugar (I used avocado oil since I was out of vegetable glycerin and it proved to be a successful substitute)
Small amounts of aloe vera gel, vitamin C crystals, or anything healing that dissolves in water
1 or 2 drops of essential oil if desired (Larry recommends combining orange and lavender)
Enough ground hibiscus powder for pink color (if desired)
Combine the ingredients in a bowl. Scoop some of the scrub onto your hand and massage gently onto your skin for a minute (the scrub will actually tighten onto your skin like a masque). Leave on for 3 to 4 minutes before rinsing.

Let me warn you in advance that you’ll want to use this sugar scrub on your entire body. I started on my face, returned to my desk, and my skin felt so baby soft that the skin on my neck felt like sandpaper, so I needed to use the sugar scrub there, and on and on.


Comments

  1. Nothing cuter than a baby booty :).

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  2. I had planned to wash windows today, but making this sugar scrub looks like a more "necessary" diversion! Thanks-Ellen OBrien

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