DIY Holiday Gift Ideas | Natural Body Scrub & Rose Tea

Homemade Scrubs and the tea I made are so nourishing with fresh ingredients and also very cost effective. I made some for this Holiday season.

For the tea, make sure you use roses without any preservatives as it is something you would be drinking.
Steps in the making alongwith ingredients:
Dry out rose petals.
I let them air dry naturally at room temperature. It took some 4-5 days.
Mix your favorite tea (optional) I used Earl Grey, grounded cardamom seeds, rose petals and some mint together. Store in airtight container. When prepared, I like to put just little bit in my hot water. And there you have it, yummiest little delicacy you can indulge in this winter.

For the Scrub, I made three scrubs with almost the same basic recipes. It was a rose water scrub, sandalwood and turmeric/tea tree oil scrub.



Basic Ingredients
1 Mason or Any airtight jar (I recycled and sterilized my old ranch sauce jar)
1 cup sugar (I used white cane sugar; other options - brown sugar)
1/2 cup oil of your choice (I used coconut; other options - olive oil)
Fresh rose petals (if you can get rose without preservatives! even better)

Rose Scrub: 1/4 tbsp rose water, 5-6 rose petals (optional - mainly for aesthetic purposes)
Sandalwood Scrub: Same as rose water and add 1 tbsp sandalwood powder
Turmeric Scrub: Basic Ingredients same and with sugar mix 1/4 cup of turmeric powder and 5-6 drops of Tea Tree Oil.
(You can skip turmeric and simply make it with tea tree oil as well).

Recipe:
Rose & Sandalwood Scrub
Grind rose petals and rose water together. If you want petals intact just tear them with hands. Mix it with sugar and slowly add coconut oil.You need to watch consistency at this stage. If you want a smoother scrub, you could add more oil or vice versa. Mix everything well.

For Sandalwood scrub add powder at this stage and mix well.Store in your jar.

Turmeric Scrub Recipe:
Mix sugar and turmeric together. Add tea tree oil and mix well. Slowly add coconut oil. Mix well and store in airtight jar.


                     

Expiry of Scrub:
These scrubs if kept in airtight jars and do not come in contact with water should last you more than a month. Some say sugar scrubs with oil (coconut or  olive oil) last more than six months. Personally, I run out of mine withing 30-35 days so I can't really put a stamp over it.
If you planning to keep it in your shower, you might want to add preservatives in the recipe.
For rose water scrub I would recommend keeping it in refrigerator. It should be good for more than 3 weeks.

Benefits:
Sugar works for the scrubbing action.
Rose water is good for removal of fine lines and wrinkles. It is anti-inflammatory and opens up your pores.
Tea Tree Oil is again a good antibiotic and has anti-fungal properties. The one I used has Vitamin E too and is by 'Hollywood Beauty'.
Sandalwood provides freshness and is very cool and leaves the skin feeling soft.
Turmeric has antibiotic and medicinal properties.
Coconut oil is very nourishing and moisturizing to the skin.


Important! Please Note:
* I would not recommend using these on face.
* Also if you are allergic to any substance please do not use. In some cases you might need to consult with your dermatologist before using these products.
* Some find essential oils not suitable for skin. It works fine for me, in any other case, please do your research.
* I am not a dermatologist or a skin care professional. These are the products that I have been loving lately.

I am in love with these herbal scrubs. I hope you liked my Christmas DIY gift ideas. Let me know if you are planning for some DIYs too? Would love to be inspired.

Happy Holidays!
:)

This post is not sponsored by any third party, and the products in this post is my real life choices.


With Love
Ssilky Dhillon
Let us treat our natural selves, with what nature has to offer.

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