DIY: Coconut & Rose Bodyscrub

I love to come across cool DIYs with items that are easy to make with a huge return on investment. So when I saw this post by The Beauty Department, I knew I came across a winner.

The summer always proves to be brutal on the skin from harmful rays, dehydrated skin, or rough patches on your body. There’s nothing worse than slathering on a handful of vaseline and still end up ashy. No ma’am! This scrub, not only looks and smells yummy, but is super easy to make and highly beneficial to skin, as well. Don’t forget that it’s made from all natural ingredients – score! You can also give it as gifts!

The article states, “You’ll need: a mason jar, coconut oil, raw cane sugar, almond or jojoba oil and one fragrant rose (here I used sterling silver roses because they’re my favorite AND they’re one of the most fragrant roses ever.)

1. Use a small mason jar or any clear jar with a lid. I got mine at Smart & Final. You can also buy them online if you can’t find them in the store. These ones are about $11 for a dozen, so they’re under a dollar each!

2. Start by putting a large scoop of coconut oil in the bottom of the jar. You can get coconut oil at any health food store or major supermarket. It’s an “oil” but at room temp it’s more like a butter consistency and has a white paste-y texture.

3. Next, pluck your rose petals and put them into the jar on top of the coconut oil.

4. Add your raw sugar. If you can’t find raw cane sugar, brown sugar is a great option! The coarser the better.

5. Add your almond or jojoba oil on top of the sugar. I like jojoba oil best, which you can also find at health food stores or vitamin stores, because it’s the closest thing to our own natural oil and it absorbs really nicely into the skin. But almond oil is great too because it doesn’t take away from the scent in this jar.

6. Wait a minute for your oil to seep down to the flower petals and then top it off with a little more almond or jojoba oil. Last but not least, put your lid on and let it sit so the oils can soak into the flower petals.

When you (or the person you’re giving this to as a gift) are ready to use it, take a spoon and mash it all up. The coarse sugar will break up the rose petals and they’ll continue to break up as you rub the scrub on your skin. The smell is INCREDIBLE, and if you’ve had a hard week (or even if you haven’t) this is a decadent way to start the weekend! This scrub can have a shelf life of one year, but I wouldn’t imagine you’d ever leave this jar of magic sitting for that long.

NOTE: all measurements are subject to the size of your jar. I broke it up into thirds– in other words, everything should be equal parts and each layer should take up 1/3 of the jar.”