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lemon grapefruit sugar scrub

March 31, 2017March 31, 2017 awredmondLeave a comment

Who needs a super cute, thoughtful gift for their mama for mother’s day!? Look no further!

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Sorry mom, your present has been exposed! Please act surprised in May :) side note, shouldn’t my hubby be a hand model? :)

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1 cup white sugar

15 drops lemongrass essential oil (you could totally use lemon, I only have lemongrass right now!)
15 drops grapefruit essential oil
3 tablespoons vitamin E oil (Trader Joe’s has the BEST)
1/4 cup olive oil

*you know I don’t do measurements! These are rough estimates. Seriously just eyeball everything until you get a good, moist consistency.

1. Combine everything in a medium mixing bowl and mix well.

2. Pack into a fancy container, jar, tupperwear, whatever with a lid!

Shout out to Target’s dollar spot for always meeting all my crafting needs…

I have used this on my hands, legs, and feet and all have worked so so well. I highly recommend scrubbing as long as possible (it will feel super rough and dry! this is normal when exfoliating) and then rinsing with warm water. I promise you will be AMAZED at the immediate effect of this stuff. It’s now a necessity in my shower and by my kitchen sink :)

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DIY shower melts

March 12, 2017March 12, 2017 awredmondLeave a comment

Y’all. I didn’t know that my showers were lame until I tried one of these things.

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I feel like bath & shower bombs have become a “new” hot commodity lately. Even though I feel like they have been around forever.

My mom used to give me bath bombs all the time as a kid and I absolutely loved them. I never really stopped using them either. These shower melts are pretty much the same idea, just for the shower. It’s more of a “melt” and not really that fizzy bomb that’s so intriguing to watch dissolve under water.

So what, why, how?! You simply plop one of these onto the floor of your shower. As you take a hot shower, the melt will slowly melt (YEP) and the steam that is released will take on the aroma of the essential oils that are in the melt. I buy almost all of my essential oils from Eden’s Garden. They’re the best!

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1 cup cornstarch
3-4 tablespoons water
2-3 drops of green food coloring
20-ish drops of essential oil (I used a blend called “Head Ease” made by Eden’s Garden, it’s a combination of wintergreen, peppermint, lavender, basil, chamomile – cannot say enough good things about this blend! It works WONDERS for headaches)

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1. Combine everything in a mixing bowl until it forms a paste. Use as many drops of oil as you want, depending on how strong of a scent you want, I’m guessing I used about 20 or so.
2. Press the mixture tightly into a silicone mold and place in the freezer for 1-2 hours until set. They should pop right out, no problem!
3. PRO TIP – Store the melts in the freezer if possible. I noticed that they started to crumble a bit when I just left them out at room temperature in my bathroom ;)