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For the Mixtresses: Fresh Cucumber Mojito Salt Scrub

July 2, 2012 in scrubs, skin + body care, skin care recipes with 3 Comments

I had visions of pleasantly sour mojitos sipped on the porch while watching the stars when I bought this mint to plant in my garden. But looks like I’ll be using it to make the recipe from The Natural Beauty Workshop:

Fresh Cucumber Mojito Salt Scrub (makes a little over 1 cup of scrub, enough for 1 – 2 uses)

Ingredients

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For the Mixtresses: Summer Scrubs 101

June 18, 2012 in body care recipes, scrubs, skin + body care, skin care recipes with 0 Comments

Smooth as beach glass is the mission, but first, the basics on making a scrub to slough the rough of winter away before donning the bikini this summer. Here is a simple recipe to take and make your own:

DIY Summer Scrub (via The Natural Beauty Workshop)

  • ½ cup fine grain natural salt or sugar
  • 1 – 2 ounces carrier oil
  • ¼ – ½ teaspoon essential oil, fragrance oil, or CO2 extract Continue Reading…

Drink your beauty: Chia Seed Coconut Milkshake + Chia Seed Face Scrub

May 7, 2012 in dine2, scrubs, skin + body care with 6 Comments

chia seed milk shake

Every Sunday at about 3:00 pm That Feeling creeps in. By 4pm it turns into full-blown anxiety—the Oh-$hit-The-Weekend-Is-Nearly-Over feeling attacks. And man is it scary, like Real Housewives reunion show kind of scary. Last Sunday I made this to get me through the witching hour.

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For the Mixtresses: Coffee Walnut Facial Scrub + Coffee Walnut Smoothie

April 29, 2012 in dine2, scrubs, skin + body care, skin care recipes with 0 Comments

Coffee Walnut Facial Scrub Today I accidentally knocked a jar of my Sweet Grits Facial Scrub into the vanity while the water was running. That ruined a nearly full jar, which sucked, but I figured I’d just whip up another batch. I went to the pantry to get out the ingredients, and that’s when I discovered the real travesty of this sitchy—we were fresh out of grits. It’s times like these in which one can panic, or keep one’s head and make due with what one has. I decided upon the latter and whipped up the following:

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