With everything that’s going on right now, self care is more important to me than ever. We have a lot more free time on our hands lately from social distancing, so to add structure to my day, I’ve chosen to tackle two small cleaning tasks that I don’t normally get around to and also do one self care activity. Today that activity was making a calming DIY body scrub.

I’ve found that showers, in general, have been very calming during this time. I’ve already been spending more time in there just letting the warm water relax me, so I figured why not capitalize on this time by giving my post-winter skin a good scrub once a week.

For this DIY scrub recipe, I wanted to focus on using items that most of us already have in our pantries so that no one is making extra trips outside to get the ingredients. It’s three ingredients that are flexible to what you currently have. It’s basically refined sugar, an oil (I used olive oil), and a few drops of essential oil. I used the lavender essential oil I already had from the DIY Bath Bomb Making Kit I shared on Instagram last week, but another great option is this Stress & Anxiety Relief essential oil from women-owned small business La Pixie Wellness. 

Speaking of small women-owned businesses, please keep them in mind right now. They’re all going through difficult times, and many don’t have the financial padding to continue without sales. Amazon will be there when we come out of this, but many small women-owned businesses may not. I encourage you to support them right now if you can!

CALMING DIY BODY SCRUB

Ingredients:

• 1 cup refined sugar (or brown sugar if your skin is extra sensitive)
• 3-7 tablespoons oil (olive, coconut, avocado or almond)
• 3-5 drops lavender or Stress & Anxiety Relief essential oil (optional)
• jar or container with lid

Instructions:

Pour sugar into a medium bowl and stir in the oil, one tablespoon at a time. Stop adding oil when your mixture starts to stick together. Transfer to jar and seal with the lid.

*A Note On Texture: The texture should be sticky, but not too wet. If it is, the oil will pool at the bottom of the jar as it sits over time.