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    Home » Life As A Mom » DIY Projects » Homemade Body Scrub with Lemon and Honey

    Homemade Body Scrub with Lemon and Honey

    by Mindi Cherry

    This homemade body scrub will gently exfoliate your skin, while also deeply moisturizing it. The lemon scent will invigorate you as well!

    This homemade body scrub will gently exfoliate your skin, while also deeply moisturizing it. The lemon scent will invigorate you as well!

    Over the past few years, I have really enjoyed making making more things from scratch.  I am now making my own lip balm, my own homemade body butter and

    This homemade foot scrub really ups the moisture factor!

    This homemade foot scrub really ups the moisture factor!

    I made my first DIY body scrub about 2 years ago and, while it has worked well for me, I am wanted to really boost the benefit to my skin from using a homemade body scrub.

    This recipe isn't much different that my original recipe....we are just switching out the coconut oil for some olive oil and adding in some honey.

    Why the change? Both olive oil and honey are packed with anti-oxidants, helping to slow down the appearance of aging skin (and at 47 years old, I need all the help that I can get). In addition, honey is well-known to be a complexion-booster.

    Another reason I made the changes? I wanted a homemade body scrub that I could also use on my face. While some people may be able to "handle" using coconut oil on their face, I am not one of them.

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    And while coconut oil may be perfect for my homemade foot scrub, it is just TOO much moisture and results in blemishes (for me). But olive oil is no problem for me.

    Oh - and as for the reason I use lemon? There are several reasons. First - I stinkin' love the scent of lemon and using it in the shower just wakes me up better than 3 cups of coffee ever could!

    But aside from that, using lemon juice on your skin can help to diminish scars and age spots (see: I am 47 years old), can help heal acne and is a natural exfoliant (source).  You can use just the juice from the lemon or you can even zest it and add the zest in to the mix!

    Anyway....to make this homemade body scrub, you will need:

    • 1 cup sugar
    • 2 tbs olive oil
    • 1 lemon
    • 2 tbs honey

    Directions:

    1. Juice and zest (optional) the lemon in to a bowl
    2. Stir in the olive oil.
    3. Whisk in honey until completely combined (mixture should be slightly thick).
    4. Combine sugar and lemon juice mixture in a food processor or high-powered blender.  Pulse several times until the mixture is completely combined.
    5. Store in an air-tight container.

    To use: Apply to the face or skin once a day using a circular motion. Leave on for up to 10 minutes and rinse.

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    Comments

    1. Mimi

      June 27, 2016 at 3:04 am

      Oh this just sounds divine! A must try. Thankyou for sharing. Mimi xxx

    2. Angela Roberts

      June 27, 2016 at 7:48 am

      This sounds delightful, I have all of the ingredients in the kitchen. I will make it tonight!

    3. Grandmas House DIY

      June 29, 2016 at 3:28 pm

      This looks divine! Can't wait to try it! Pinning to my Handy Tips board 🙂

    4. Angela Boone

      June 30, 2016 at 1:39 pm

      Looks like a great idea and I can't wait to try it. Thanks for sharing at Work it Wednesday.

    5. Megan

      July 02, 2016 at 9:40 am

      Love the idea of a homemade, all natural scrub for beauty DIY. Thanks for sharing at Merry Monday!

    6. [email protected]

      July 05, 2016 at 3:01 pm

      I've always heard honey was good for your skin but I never know the best way to use it...this would be great! Thanks for sharing at Welcome Home Wednesdays!

    7. JaneEllen

      May 31, 2017 at 2:03 am

      Whenever I see home made beauty treatments O have to print them out. My youngest daughter and child is also 47 yrs. old. Her and her 2 daughters have beauty parlor days when they try treatments, doing their nails. This sounds like something they'd love to try, easy and affordable, gotta love that. I'll be trying it also. Couldn't hurt for almost 77 yr. old to give it a try could it? Have skin damage it couldn't hurt to treat I imagine. I am living proof why people need to use protection.
      Have great rest of week

    8. [email protected] free A-Z Blog

      June 04, 2017 at 1:14 am

      It's great to be able to make your own and avoid all the chemicals. I'll bet yours smells wonderful too.

    9. Lesa

      July 09, 2017 at 1:43 pm

      Hello,
      I would like to know what the shelf life on these products are. These would make great Christmas gifts and getting started early making them is a must because it gets so busy as December approaches.
      Are the plastic containers you mention safe ? what recyclable symbol do they have?
      Thanks,
      Lesa

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