Gingerbread Spice Sugar Scrub

 

Bring the comforting scents of fall into your shower with this sweet, spicy, and warm Gingerbread Spice Sugar Scrub. It’s great for exfoliating your skin while showering, leaving it silky smooth without the need for lotion. Or keep a bowlful next to the kitchen sink to help moisturize your dry hands throughout the day.

It’s also perfect for gift giving! Find a jar, add a pretty label, and you have the perfect gift for a neighbor, teacher or friend.

Gingerbread Spice Sugar Scrub 

Ingredients:

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon Apple Pie Spice
• 2 tsp ground allspice
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 2 tsp ginger
• 2 tsp nutmeg
• 1 tsp vanilla flavor or extract
• 1 cup olive oil (or coconut oil)

 Directions:

1. Combine all dry ingredients in a medium-sized bowl.
2. Slowly add in your oil and break up any clumps that may form.
3. Mix until well combined.
4. Spoon into a jar and seal with a lid.
5. To use, gently massage on to areas of dry skin and rinse clean.

 

 Combine all dry ingredients in a medium-sized bowl.

Note: The Apple Pie Spice and Ground Allspice are not included in the first picture of the dry ingredients because I ended up adding them as well as vanilla afterward since I wasn't satisfied with the scrub at first attempt.

 

Slowly add in your oil and vanilla and break up any clumps that may form.

 

I used vanilla flavor because I found the scent was stronger and more pleasant than the extract, and I was trying to make the scent of the scrub stronger than the scent of the olive oil.

 

 Mix until well combined.

Spoon into a jar and seal with a lid.

To use, gently massage on to areas of dry skin and rinse clean.

DIY Brown Sugar

Making your own brown sugar is so easy and only requires two ingredients. The result is a much softer and fluffier brown sugar than what you buy in the store, and it's cheaper! It's also great because you can control how dark or light you want your sugar to be by simply adjusting the amount of molasses added. Give it a try and I doubt you'll go back!

DIY Brown Sugar

Ingredients:

• 4 cups granulated sugar 
• 6 tablespoons unsulphured molasses

Directions:

1. Combine the sugar and molasses in a stand mixer (or a bowl if you're using a hand mixer).
2. Mix until completely incorporated and no clumps of molasses remain. 
3. Store in an airtight container.

Combine in a medium bowl and mix well, until there are no clumps of molasses remaining. I just turn my KitchenAid on low and walk away for about 5-10 minutes.

That's it! Now you have fluffy and fresh brown sugar! Store in an airtight container or a plastic bag with the air pressed out. So easy!