Craft Idea: Ah, Sugar Sugar

Here’s a simple recipe for a DIY strawberry sugar scrub anyone can make.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup pure cane sugar
• 1 cup freeze-dried strawberries
• ¾ cup coconut oil
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract or your favorite essential oil
• Mini mason jars

What to do:

• Put strawberries in a sealed baggy and use a tilling pin to crush them into small fragments.
• In a small bowl, combine crushed strawberries and cane sugar.
• Add coconut oil and either vanilla extract or essential oil (to give your scrub the scent of your choice) and mix well.
• Spoon your scrub into the mason jars and seal.

Sound fun? It’s also a great gift idea. Here are some extra tips:

• Add decorative labels or bows to make your scrubs “gift-ready.”
• Any DIY bath product with sugar can attract ants. Be sure to properly seal your own scrub and rinse the tub after use.
• Brown sugar is less abrasive and is a good alternative for sensitive skin.