Make Your Own Coconut Lime Body Scrub

This coconut lime body scrub is the easiest and cheapest do-it-yourself gift that you can possibly make for a friend or even yourself. You are literally gifting the gift of soft and youthful skin. 

This scrub will leave your skin silky smooth while the citrus scent will leave you revitalized. 

This DIY is broken up into three parts. This is an attempt to make it easier for you to follow along. First, you will prepare and make the jar. Then, you will make the scrub to place into the jar. Lastly, you will have the option of printing a free gift tag and placing it around the lid of the jar. 

PART 1: The Jar

Materials: 

1. Scrap Paper with a Design of Your Choice

2. Pen

3. Elmer's Glue

4. Scissors

 5. Any Empty Jar

6. Paintbrush
7. E 6000 Glue (optional, but highly recommend)

 Steps:

Step 1:

 Gather all of the materials

Step 2:

Peel the label off the jar. 

Tip: Place the jar in a bowl of water overnight. This will make it easier to peel the stubborn label off.

Step 3: 

Sanitize the jar and lid by running it through the dishwasher.

Step 4: 

 Completely dry the jar and lid

Step 5:

 Get the scrap paper, lid and pen ready

Step 6: 

Flip the scrap paper over

Step 7:

Using the pen, trace the lid onto the paper

Step 8:

Cut the lid shape out

Step 9:

Drizzle a small amount of Elmer's Glue directly onto the lid

Step 10:

Using the paintbrush, evenly brush out the glue

Optional (But Highly Recommended) Step:
If you want the paper to permanently stick onto the lid, dab a tiny bit of E6000 glue onto the lid. Do this step after brushing on the Elmer's glue. 

Step 11:

Place the lid paper cut-out onto the lid

Step 12:

Drizzle Elmer's Glue directly onto the paper

Step 13:

Using the paintbrush, evenly brush out the glue

This is how the final jar should look.

PART 2: The Scrub

Materials:

 1. Coconut Oil, Unrefined (leave at room temperature)

2. Dr. Teal's Epsom Salt

3. Tablespoon

4. Lime

5. Grater 

6. Spoon

7. Clean Plate

8. Clean Cup

 

Steps: 

Step 1:

 Gather all of the materials

   

 Step 2:
Scoop 12 tablespoons of Dr. Teal's epsom salt into the clean cup

Step 3:
On the plate, zest a whole lime

Step 4:
Place the lime zest into the cup with the epsom salt 

Step 5:
Add 4.5 tablespoons of coconut oil into the salt and zest mixture. Make sure the coconut oil is at room temperature. The coconut oil must be in its liquid form and not in its solid form. 

Step 6: 
Using the spoon, mix all of the ingredients together. The consistency of the final scrub should look like the picture below:

Step 7:
Place the scrub into the pre-made jar

PART 3: The Tag
Materials:
1. White Card Stock Paper
2. Color Printer
3. Hole Puncher 
4. 12 inch Piece of Twine
5. Scissors 
6. The Tag (Free Printable)

Click here for the free printable tag

Steps:

Step 1:
Print the free printable tag onto the white card stock paper

Step 2:
Neatly cut the tag out

Step 3: 
Using the hole puncher, punch a hole directly onto the tag where there is a white circle

Step 4: 
Thread the piece of twine into the hole on the tag

Step 5: 
Tie the twine around the jar

Your friends will think that you spent hours making this for them. But in reality, it only took you less than 20 minutes. But don't worry, this will be our little secret.