The Best Sugar Scrub Ever for the Best Wellness Retreat

Last weekend I was at a Women's Wellness Retreat at the beautiful Retreat At Balcones Springs to teach an essential oil workshop to over 30 awesome ladies. This was a mother/daughter version and I knew there might be some younger girls attending so I thought I would make the class a little more interactive and fun so I immediately thought about doing a sugar scrub. My girls and I have made a few scrubs before but it had been awhile and I really wanted to find one I could do a bulk version and then have some individual options so they could add their personal touch because after all isn't that why we do a DIY?! Not to mention you can pick your own quality ingredients and leave out all the chemical yuk!  

I'm always excited and honored to get a chance to go out to The Retreat at Balcones Springs because it is such a beautiful setting and experience. The retreat coordinators & staff  are always amazing, the ladies who attend the retreats are awesome  and there are always dogs & donkeys running around! It's truly a magical place. Be sure to check it out! 

In preparation for the event I looked at a ton of recipes and I decided my favorite ones had about a 2:1 ratio of sugar to “fatty oil” base. Then everything else is just a bonus! For our base we used Nutiva Refined Coconut Oil & Costco (Kirkland) Organic sugar. Thank you Costco for the quality products at value prices!  Be sure to use refined coconut oil if you don't like the smell of coconut oil. Unrefined has the coconut smell which I actually like but some folks think it is too strong.  There are many great choices for the oil base like avocado oil, grapeseed oil, etc but the coconut oil worked great and is typically a little less expensive especially if you are making a huge batch. 

Base ingredients:
💚 1/2 cup sugar to 1/4 cup of coconut oil for  two 4 oz jars

💚 3 cups sugar to 1 1/2 cups coconut oil for 12 small jars. We mixed enough for 10-12 jars at a time because we had 3 sessions but you could probably mix enough "base" for about 24 jars. Much more than that might be difficult to mix but use your own judgment based on the size of your bowl and your "cooking"/mixing skills. 

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Directions:
💚 Melt the coconut oil. We used the low crock pot setting on the Instant Pot.
(If you don’t have an Instant Pot get ya one...they are amazing for cooking real food & even came in handy for this DIY where I did not have access to a kitchen. I'm seriously as passionate to tell people about the Instant Pot as I am Young Living Essential Oils. ;) And just like the essential oil community, the Instant Pot community loves sharing their best practices/recipes). 
💚 Let the coconut oil cool slightly & then add it to the sugar. (You could use a fractionated coconut oil which would stay liquid & you would not have to melt the oil but I really like the texture of this technique). 
💚 Mix the coconut oil & sugar together & if the consistency isn’t soft enough you can add some more coconut oil or another "fatty oil" & if too liquid add more sugar.
💚 Then transfer the mixture to your 4 oz jar & the fun begins. There are so many fun add ins/toppings! Think of this as an ice cream bar where everyone gets to add their own fun toppings only a lot healthier! ;) This would be fun to do at a kids party too...built in activity & party favor! 

🎉Coconut Secret Coconut Crystals adds a beautiful color & texture. We used about 1 teaspoon per jar. You could also use brown sugar. 
🎉 a dash of ground Himalayan pink salt 
- if you add a lot of the coconut crystals or salt then adjust your sugar amount to less or increase your coconut oil...just keep drier ingredients to the "fatty oils" to a 2:1
🎉 a dollop of honey 
🎉 avocado 
🎉 pumpkin 
🎉 vanilla
🎉 Vitamin E oil
🎉 dried flowers/herbs (lavender, rose petals or rosemary would be pretty) 
​-if you use a food product that is perishable in your scrub you will need to use it right away or refrigerate it
🎉1-4 drops of your favorite essential oils. My favorite is 2 drops of patchouli which is amazing for skin support & 2 drops of peppermint which is refreshing as a scrub on your feet! Peppermint is a "hot" oil so if you have sensitive skin skip the peppermint or dilute heavily
🎉 Lavender & Copaiba are also great choices for skin support. 
☀️ Do not use an oil that is considered "photosensitive" & then go out in the sun or be exposed to UV rays for a mininum of 12 hours. Typically those are the citrus type oils but message me if you have questions or be sure to test it out carefully for your skin/situation. 
💚 Stir your add ins & you have yourself the best sugar scrub ever! We used toothpicks to stir which was easy & nice for 30 plus people. 
💚You can also add fresh lavender petals, chopped up dried rosemary...the ideas are endless.  
🎉 Now go make you some scrub with amazing organic quality products...your skin is your largest organ so the products you put on it matter! #dumpthejunk 💪🏻
💚If you want to order Young Living essential oils & products contact me for more information about the starter kits or click here. I'd be honored to walk with you wherever you are on your toxic free journey. Our family has seen tremendous health improvements by decreasing the toxins we put in and on our bodies and I have a huge passion to share that information with other people. 
Here's a video of me making the recipe if you need a little more guidance but if I can do this DIY so can you because honestly I typically leave the DIY's to my teenage daughters but I will definitely make this one again.
💚 Let me know if you try the recipe and how it turned out & if you have any other favorite add ins. ​