Yeah yeah yeah, we all love a good dose of pumpkin spice this time of year. But did you know that pumpkin is actually good for your skin? Pumpkin is rich in vitamin A, which softens and moisturizes which can help with dry skin as well as control acne breakouts. This scrub not only exfoliates your skin, but gives it an extra boost of moisturizer which is great during the transition of seasons.
Here's how to make it:
Ingredients:
1/2 cup pumpkin puree
3/4 cup coconut oil
1 cup packed tightly brown sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp ginger
1/8 tsp cloves
Begin by melting the coconut oil over a stove top on low. While the oil is melting, mix all of the dry ingredients together in a small bowl. In a separate bowl, combine the pumpkin puree and coconut oil. Next, slowly pour the liquid mix into the dry mix.
Store in a sealed container. Shelf life 1-2 months.
This looks good enough to eat! Such a lovely idea for fall.
ReplyDeletePerhaps trading some raw sugar for part of the brown sugar would give a but more scrub, then you'd have a few different sized granules :) Just a thought xo
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This. Sounds. Amazing!
ReplyDelete-Maggie
Oh wow this is like a dream come true! Think i'll give this a whirl this weekend. :)
ReplyDeleteTrish
what a great idea... How lovely!
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i think ill just make this and eat it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the dessert recipe!
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ReplyDeleteWow I need to make this asap. I have a lot of pumpkin puree left and I can only handle so much pumpkin (and spice) flavored foods!
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I am not much of a DIYer, but this sounds like it would be an amazing addition to my shower routine in the morning. Thanks for sharing! - Court | lovecourtxoxo.com
ReplyDeleteI LOVE this and the clean living posts you do! So fun and inspiring! <3
ReplyDeleteXo, Emma
Love this! I occasionally do a coconut oil, brown sugar scrub, but it would never have occurred to me to add pumpkin!
ReplyDeletethis looks glorious…i never really considered all the amazing skincare applications for pumpkin -- it's so, so vitamin-rich! though knowing me, i'd probably try to spoon it straight into my mouth instead. yum!
ReplyDeleteThat sounds awesome! I need to give this a try....I adore pumpkin...
ReplyDeleteChristen
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Fantastic! Thanks for the idea!
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This sounds so luxuriously simple! Thanks for sharing.
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This looks like such a good idea! Will definitely be trying it out when we have carved the pumpkins for this year!
ReplyDeletei can't wait to make this for holiday presents!
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