Kick off the summer with this lemony citrus scrub to show off that lovely glowing skin!
Ingredients:
4 oz of coconut oil
4 oz shea butter
4 cups white sugar
lemon essential oil or lemon fragrance oil
pink mica powder
Directions:
Melt the coconut oil and shea butter in a microwave bowl or use a double boiler.
Carefully sprinkle a small amount of mica powder and mix with the sugar.
Gently pour the melted oil and butter into the bowl with sugar.
Mix and add sugar until you have reached the consistency that you want to achieve.
Add 20 drops of lemon essential oil or fragrance oils with a dropper until you reach the desired scent strength.
Spoon the scrub into jars and you're all done!
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