The simplest scrub format in the book, three ingredients, no cooking, mixed fresh right before use so the sugar crystals stay fully intact for maximum exfoliating texture rather than beginning to dissolve.

Prep: 5 Minutes

By Aunesty Janssen · The Big Book of Milk & Garden Beauty: 156 Natural Recipes for Skin & Hair Using Alternative Milks & Everyday Pantry Ingredients

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Ingredients

Phase A (Exfoliant Phase)
½ cup (100g) Granulated Sugar
Phase B (Liquid & Oil Phase)
2 tbsp (30 mL / 30g) Almond Milk
2 tbsp (30 mL / 28g) Sweet Almond Oil

Method & application

Measure sugar into a small glass bowl.
Add sweet almond oil and almond milk, stirring with a spoon to form a thick grainy scrub paste.
APPLICATION
Gently rub over damp body skin in the shower, focusing on elbows and knees. Rinse with warm water.

Kitchen note

Mix this one in the bathroom, not the kitchen, the shorter the gap between mixing and use, the better the exfoliating texture holds up.

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