In my Outlook calendar, I
have my various tasks color-coded. It’s my goal each week to have a nice balance
of work-related colors and play-related colors. Purple means “personal activities” like going out for dinner
with friends, getting a manicure, or a even catching up on my favorite TV shows
with Evan.
December has had a lot of
purple activities, and it's been so nice.
This past weekend, each
night was filled with some holiday orientated activity in which I wanted to
take the hostess a homemade gift. While it’s no secret that I love to bake, I
wanted to change it up a bit for my gifts this year.
Over the past few months, I’ve been paying particularly close attention to the things I put on my skin, like makeup, lotion, and cleaning products. That’s why I was inspired
to make this Lavender Body Scrub.
Here’s the formula.
Lavender Body Scrub
It costs about $5-$7 per jar to make these, which is a steal
compared to store bought varieties. You can experiment with any oils or fragrance
you like, too!
Makes 1 jar
Ingredients:
1 jar (I like this small
one from
Cost Plus World Market)
1 ½ cups of Epsom salts
3 tablespoons almond oil
3 tablespoons apricot oil
(or other
light, fragrance free oil)
5 drops of lavender
essential oil (or another fragrance you like)
Instructions:
Combine all ingredients
in a jar. Stir until well mixed.
Share with those you love!
