For many years, or for as long as I can remember, I have been creating homemade beauty care as my skin is super sensitive. I find that even shop bought, and sometimes other people’s homemade soaps can irritate my skin.
When making these products I believe in simplicity by not overcrowding the inventions and tinctures so anything that I share is easy to make, easy to use and super effective.
Grapefruit is my chosen DIY body treatment of the day. She is oh so sweet, so pretty, so bright, so perfect and oh so Yum.
You have a choice with this recipe, you can eat the content then use the remaining to make the scrub or use the entire grapefruit. I will leave that up to your taste buds to decide.
Personally, I love this fruit, I like to squeeze the juice into hot water for a bitter sweet wake me up or I have her how she is. Other times I use the juice on my face with an ice-cold flannel after cleansing a few times per month when they are in season.
Before I let you in on one of my Citrus favourite homemade scrubs let me share with you the many benefits of including this delicious the fruit into your diet, whether it be through "Plant feed" or "Skin feed" ...
Grapefruit Benefits
Prevents Cancer
Helps Aid In Burning of Body Fat
Stress Reducing Qualities
Lowers Blood Pressure
Reduces fatigue
Reduces Acidity
Eliminates Constipation
Controls Diabetes
Reduces risk of Premature Ageing
Helps Eliminate Oily Skin
Helps Scrub of Dead Skin
Grapefruit Body Scrub
1 Cup Organic Brown Sugar
2 Drops Organic Grapefruit essential oil
Remains of 1 Grapefruit
1/4 Cup Virgin Olive Oil
1 Tsp Grapefruit Rind
DIRECTIONS:
1. Scrape the inside of the grapefruit remains, add Grapfruit rind & blend
2. Place brown sugar in a bowl, add blended grapefruit, essential oil & stir
3. Add lastly the Olive oil & stir gently but well
4. Store in a glass, air sealed container and keep in the fridge before use. You can keep for up to two weeks using the Scrub every other day.
Happy Citrus Scrubbing!