Easy DIY Hand Scrub

Hey girlie's!!!

The horrible, cold weather in the UK has really taken its toll on my hands leaving them really dry, sore and sometimes they've even chapped. I've used lots of different hand creams and hardly any of them helped so I decided, after doing some research, that a hand scrub was my best option so I made a batch up! It's helped so much and I've continued to make this lemon/sugar scrub since last November. So today I thought I'd share it with you all as its so simple to do and you probably already have all the ingredients to hand at home.

What You Will Need

♥ 3/4 cup of granulated sugar or caster sugar (depending on how gritty you want your scrub to be), this will act as your exfoliant.

♥ 1/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil, this will soften cracks in your skin and will pack your skin full of moisture.

♥ 1-2 tablespoon's of freshly squeezed lemon juice, this will brighten up the skin, remove dead skin and make your hands smell lovely and fresh.

♥ A glass jar or container that has a tight, secure lid.

The directions for making this scrub are so easy, simply pop your sugar and extra virgin olive oil straight into your glass jar or container that your scrub is going to be kept in and give it a good mix with a spoon. Making your scrub in your glass jar or container just creates less mess and washing up at the end which is always a plus for me ha ha. Once your sugar and oil are well mixed pop in your lemon juice a tablespoon at a time, making sure you put in no more that 2 tablespoons, give it one final mix and voila...

To use your homemade scrub just scoop a small amount out of your jar and rub into dry hands, I like to focus on my nails and cuticles as well, as the extra virgin olive oil really helps to moisturise them whilst the sugar takes away any flaky bits of skin around the cuticle area, then simply rinse your hands well with warm water and pat dry. Afterwards your hands will feel super soft, moisturised and smell lovely and fresh.

The scrub should be stored in a cool, dry place. It will last for a long time but you may need to give it a mix every now and then as the sugar can settle at the bottom.

And there you have it, a quick, simple, effective hand scrub.

I hope you enjoyed a different type of post from me today beaut's and don't forget to let me know if you make this hand scrub too.

DIY Lip Scrub | Perfect for Autumn/Winter

Hey girlie's!!!

A lip scrub is something that is essential for most of us girlie's in the Autumn/Winter month's, there's nothing worse than that awful feeling of dry, flaky, chapped lips when you have nothing to hand to help you out, but do not fear as a lip scrub is very simple to make using things that you should have in your kitchen cupboards and it's very effective too.

What you will need...

♦ Olive Oil.

♦ Honey.

♦ Caster Sugar. 

♦ Flavouring, this is optional but I opted for Vanilla.

♦ Food colouring of your choice, again this is optional.

♦ A bowl and spoon to mix everything up.

♦ A container to pop your finished scrub into.

♦ Firstly your going to want to pop a heaped tablespoon worth of caster sugar into your bowl, the caster sugar is whats going act as our scrub making your lips nice a smooth and will get rid of any dry flaky skin. If you don't have any caster sugar you can use standard granulated sugar but remember it will feel slightly rougher on your lips that the caster sugar. 

♦ Next your going to want to add a teaspoon worth of olive oil to the sugar and mix well. The olive oil is going to be the moisturising part of the scrub, it will add lots of moisture back into your lips and leave them feeling moisturised and smooth for quite some time. 

♦ You will then need to add just a dribble of honey to the mix, this will just help the mixture stick together and make it taste nice and sweet.

♦ Now is the time for you to add your flavouring and colouring, this is optional but as I have lots of baking bits in my cupboards I decided to throw them in. You literally only need a tiny amount of the flavouring, I used Vanilla, and the smallest amount of food colouring, I used Red sparingly to get a baby pink shade. Then give it all one last mix and your scrub should be ready to use, simple!!!

♦ Store your scrub in a small container making sure it has a secure lid and it's completely clean before your pop your home made scrub inside, I think my container pictured above was brought from Superdrug a while ago, I think it cost me around 50p, I know it was super affordable though. 

And there you have it, a super quick, easy and affordable way to keep your lips looking gorgeous this Autumn/Winter and it even tastes good too as all ingredients used are edible!!!

Let me know if your try making a lip scrub of your own this Autumn/Winter. I'd love to know what flavouring and colour you go for.