Green Tea Sugar Scrub Bars
Treat your skin to a luxurious homemade exfoliating green tea sugar scrub bar infused with the refreshing aromas of bergamot and orange essential oils. This all-natural exfoliating bar gently buffs away dull, dry skin while nourishing with the antioxidant benefits of green tea.
This easy body care diy recipe leaves your skin soft, smooth and glowing. Indulge in this spa-worthy DIY scrub for a homemade pampering experience.
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the benefits of green tea for our skin
Green tea has a well documented history of powerful health benefits when consumed. But did you know it also has some pretty potent skin benefits?! Green tea has quickly become a popular ingredient in skin care.
Here are some benefits of using green tea for skin health:
What you’ll love about this recipe:
Give you skin a glow up with green tea!! Check out these other DIY Skin care recipes you can make. This diy matcha green face mask is perfect for some deep cleansing and anti-aging!
Follow the mask up with this homemade green tea face cream.
And your lips will love it in this easy to make green tea lip balm.
More Green Tea Skin Care DIY Recipes
Give your skin a glow up with the benefits of green tea! Here are some more easy skin care DIY’s that use matcha / green tea to give your skin a glow up.
Ingredients and Supplies You’ll need to make Green Tea Sugar Scrub Bars
Here’s everything you’ll need to make these green tea sugar scrub bars:
Silicone Soap Mold – I used this cylinder shaped mold. Use any shape you like or have on hand that is a small size – you don’t want your bars to big too big since these are meant to be single use.
Melt and Pour Soap Base – use your favorite, it doesn’t really matter what kind you use. Here is one example of a goat’s milk melt and pour soap base I have used. You can use your soap base for many other DIY Soaps!!
Sugar – organic if possible since this will be going on your skin – the largest organ in your body. Best to avoid pesticides.
Almond Oil – this is the sweet almond oil I like to use
Bergamot Essential Oil
Orange Essential Oil
Green Tea – This organic loose leaf green tea is my favorite. Side note – I drink this almost daily! In a pinch you can empty the contents of 1 or 2 green tea bags to get 1 TBSP.
Optional – microwave safe spouted measuring cup (preferably glass) and wooden craft sticks for stirring and quick cleanup.
How to make Green Tea Sugar Scrub Bars
The first step is to add four 1 inch cubes of soap base to a microwave safe measuring cup and heat for 30 seconds, remove and stir. Repeat until the soap base is melted.
Note: You could use a double boiler if you prefer or even make your own double boiler by putting a mason jar inside a pot of simmering water. Add your soap base cubes to the mason jar.
The next step is to stir in the sugar and sweet almond oil. If the mixture is starting to harden, heat it again for a few seconds to soften it. Mix well.
Next add your essential oils.
Then stir in the green tea leaves.
The last step is to pour your mixture in the silicone mold. Let it set for 1 – 2 hours to cool and harden. Once it’s cool, you can pop them out of the mold and store them in an airtight container.
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Green Tea Sugar Scrub Bars DIY
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 – 1 inch cubes of melt and pour soap
- 1 cup sugar
- ¼ cup sweet almond oil or jojoba oil
- 10 drops bergamot essential oil
- 15 drops orange essential oil
- 1 tbsp green tea
Instructions
- Add the soap base to the measuring cup, and heat for 30 seconds, remove and stir. Repeat until the soap base is melted.
- Stir in the sugar and sweet almond oil. If it’s starting to harden, heat again.
- Add the essential oil, stir.
- Then stir in the green tea.
- Pour into molds, and allow to set for 1-2 hours.
- Store in an airtight container.
Notes
That’s it!
How To Use Your Green Tea Sugar Scrub Bars
To use your sugar scrub bars, wet one in the palm of your hand and gently rub it over skin to exfoliate. Use a washcloth if desired. Rinse with water.
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Dawn Goehring
Dawn Goehring is the founder of Desert Naturals. Combining her passion for holistic wellness, natural living and essential oils, she creates informative articles on essential oils, guides you through DIY natural bath & beauty products and homemade non-toxic cleaners, and self care.
