Lavender Hand Scrub Recipe
Gardening can wreck your hands. All that dirt and hoeing and shoveling and tilling can really do a number to what once was clean, soft hands. I’ve found the perfect little solution: Lavender hand scrub.
This stuff not only revitalizes your hands, but it smells amazing, too! It’s also awesome to bottle up and give as gifts {place in a cute jar, tie a ribbon on it and you have an easy present for your favorite gardener!}.
Not a gardner? No problem. I use this scrub in the winter when they weather ruins my hands and they become a dry, chapped mess. It helps fluff that old, yucky skin off and leaved my hands feeling amazing.
Ingredients
Ingredients1 cup coarse sugar
1 tablespoon sea salt
1/2 cup coconut oil, melted {here’s the kind I love!}
5 drops essential oil {optional}
1/4 cup lavender buds
Directions
DirectionsIn a small bowl, stir all ingredients together until well combined. Place the scrub into a jar or air tight container and store in a cool, dry place until ready to use.
To use, scoop out about a tablespoon of the mixture into your hands and scrub over dirty hands. Rinse with warm water and pat dry with a towel. Then go on your merry way with the cleanest, softest hands around!
I hope you love this lavender hand scrub recipe as much as I do. 🙂
~Mavis
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Barb Hawkins says
Hi Mavis! I’m thinking of making this hand scrub as gifts but have a question. Where would I find the type of sugar that the recipe calls for? I thought maybe it was raw sugar but it looks too white. A source would be helpful as well. Thanks!
Mavis Butterfield says
I buy India Tree coarse sugar. Amazon or Williams-Sonoma sometimes sells it.
Maria Berger says
Hi Mavis…. I’ve got the same question as Barb…. What kind of sugar is “coarse” sugar? I’m hoping it’s not too expensive. Thanks!
Mavis Butterfield says
I buy India Tree coarse sugar. Amazon or Williams-Sonoma sometimes sells it.
Barb H says
It’s Barb again. Still waiting for an answer!
Lea says
Do you have a suggestion for a replacement for the coconut oil? This recipe sounds fabulous but we have an allergy. 🙁
Lea
Mavis Butterfield says
I’ve only used coconut oil Lea. Sorry.
Sheryl G says
Are the lavender buds fresh or dried?
Mavis Butterfield says
Mine were dried.
Suzanne says
This looks so good! What a fun gift to make for friends or to enjoy yourself!
Vanessa says
Thanks for sharing! Does it keep long?
Angela says
Definitely need to make this for my hubby.
Juliea says
I could not get locally course sugar but found organic granulated sugar. And fresh rubbed lavender buds from my garden. Turned out fantastic!!!
M. L. Warden says
Thank you for this recipe! I look forward to making and giving these to my plant loving friends!