Who doesn’t love a little bit of pumpkin pie? It’s creamy, smooth and tasty. Now, you can have that for your skin too! Want to know more? Read on!
Indie Lee
I was recently approached by the marketing firm for Indie Lee. As described right on Indie Lee’s website,
“Indie Lee is devoted to making all natural beauty products from the world’s finest ingredients. What you put on your body is just as important as what you put in it. We must nurture our soul to let our inner beauty shine through. Live life to its fullest, one moment at a time.”
Indie Lee also likes to share DIY recipes and that’s where I came into the picture. I was asked to try out this DIY body scrub recipe and write about it. There’s absolutely nothing in this for me, except of course, I get to try out a new body scrub and pamper myself. Tough life, isn’t it?
Pumpkin Pie Sugar Scrub
Here’s the recipe, as it was sent to me:
Unfortunately, I didn’t have all of the ingredients on hand. So, I made do with what I had and made a modified version of this body scrub.
My Modified Recipe:
1 cup of white granulated sugar
1/8 cup of coconut palm brown sugar
4 tsp of pumpkin spice*
1/8 cup of coconut oil
4 T of olive oil
As you can see from the photo of my ingredients, I didn’t have a whole lot of white sugar left. So, I opted to make half of the amount in this recipe, just so I could have a cup of sugar left over at the end.
I used coconut palm brown sugar. It’s not quite as soft as regular brown sugar, but it worked just fine in this recipe.
I used my homemade pumpkin spice instead of the cinnamon and nutmeg. My pumpkin spice recipe comes directly from Heidi at Lightly Crunchy. It’s a great little recipe that includes cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, allspice, and cloves. Check out the recipe here. I used quite a bit more spice than the original recipe calls for. I did that to compensate for the lack of actual pumpkin in my concoction. I used the spice to simulate that spicy pumpkin pie scent. If only I could transmit smells through my blog, you would know that it worked.
I used both coconut oil and olive oil. While the original recipe did not call for olive oil, I found that I needed to add some moisture to compensate for the lack of pumpkin. I could have just as easily added more coconut oil. Both coconut oil and olive oil are good for your skin, so I didn’t mind having both in this scrub.
Finally, it’s obvious that I didn’t include any actual pumpkin. Pumpkin pie mix is just not something that I have on hand. I would have loved to include some pumpkin puree or butternut squash puree. Alas, I had used my entire supply up already (mostly on baby food). So, I did without and added both olive oil and a lot of pumpkin spice to compensate.
The Result
The result of my little concoction looked like this.
The mixture was fine and felt pretty smooth. It smelled like baking, which was exactly what I wanted. I used it on my arms and legs and ended up with very soft and polished skin. I could feel the difference right away.
Would I Make It Again?
Sure! I would certainly make this again.
This scrub, like most scrubs, serves two main purposes. It exfoliates the skin and it also provides moisture, by virtue of all the oils. I’m someone who always has to apply lotion to my skin after a shower. However, I was able to skip that step when I had used this scrub.
I love recipes like this one because you can make it with common ingredients found in your kitchen. And if you’re faced with a problem like I was, in that you didn’t actually have some of the ingredients, you can use substitutes and still come up with a great product for your skin.
October 1, 2013 at 10:41 am
I’m going to have to try this! I don’t currently have any scrubs on the go and this one sounds like a perfect autumn scrub. Though if I smell too much like pie, would my husband be constantly chasing me around the house? 🙂 I guess that wouldnt necessarily be a bad thing either.
October 1, 2013 at 2:13 pm
LOL! I can’t wait to hear about the pumpkin-pie-scrub induced chase! Enjoy!
October 4, 2013 at 1:07 am
I’m definitely giving this a try! 😀
October 4, 2013 at 8:16 am
It feels great in the skin. Enjoy!
October 4, 2013 at 10:29 am
I like all the innovation.
Your thinking is awesome.
October 4, 2013 at 12:28 pm
Thank you!
October 7, 2013 at 10:04 am
I nominated your blog for a Liebster Award. You can find all the details in the post on my blog http://gingerandaloe.com/2013/10/07/liebster-blog-nomination/ (participation is optional, but in case you are interested!). Isabelle
October 7, 2013 at 11:05 am
Wow — Thanks for the nomination!
October 23, 2013 at 1:00 am
Omg I bet it smells wonderful!! :9 Currently I’m using oatmeal as scrubs, would love to try this too someday!
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October 23, 2013 at 6:50 am
Oatmeal works so great in a scrub for the skin! You could probably sneak some into this recipe for some extra skin softening power
October 23, 2013 at 8:01 am
OMG!!! I bet that smells like heaven ^^
xoxo
Novelstyle
October 23, 2013 at 11:36 am
It does! I love it!
October 23, 2013 at 6:27 pm
omg!!! that sounds perfect for fall!!!!
October 23, 2013 at 8:02 pm
It really is and it’s so easy to make!
October 24, 2013 at 1:55 am
oOOoOhh interesting!! I would never have thought to use pumpkin in a scrub.
October 24, 2013 at 8:20 am
Me neither…great idea, isn’t it?
October 24, 2013 at 8:22 am
Sure is!!!
October 24, 2013 at 6:12 am
Your posts are becoming a Must read for me! I love all your holistic, natural, DIY TIPS & suggestions. I can’t wait to try making this!!!
October 24, 2013 at 8:20 am
I’m so glad to hear that! I hope you give this a try!
October 24, 2013 at 6:28 am
For Halloween this scrub is a must! Prepping for Halloween parties!
October 24, 2013 at 8:20 am
Definitely perfect for Halloween parties!
October 24, 2013 at 6:30 am
i love DIY scrubs! I love scrubs actually! I will definitely try this!!!
October 24, 2013 at 8:20 am
Awesome! I hope you enjoy it! I’d love to hear how it works for you!
October 24, 2013 at 2:02 pm
I wonder how it smells like. I would love to try this too! ❤
October 24, 2013 at 3:31 pm
It smells like baking!
October 25, 2013 at 2:16 am
nice recipe
October 25, 2013 at 7:12 am
Thanks!
October 25, 2013 at 6:10 am
Thanks for sharing hun! I would love to try this also. 😀
October 25, 2013 at 6:43 am
I hope you like it!
October 26, 2013 at 1:51 pm
Sounds amazing! I have to try this. 🙂
October 26, 2013 at 3:57 pm
I hope you do! I enjoyed this scrub!
October 26, 2013 at 3:24 pm
wouldnt mind trying this! especially coconut oil is so beneficial
yukluistyle
October 26, 2013 at 3:58 pm
Absolutely – coconut oil is great for your skin!
October 27, 2013 at 5:35 am
Woots gonna try this out one day if Im free! 😀
October 27, 2013 at 7:46 am
Awesome!
October 27, 2013 at 5:51 am
Such a simple recipe! Def worth trying out!
October 27, 2013 at 7:47 am
It is definite worth a try!
October 27, 2013 at 7:37 am
woots gonna try it! always love your posts for all the wonderful DIY recipes!
October 27, 2013 at 7:46 am
Thank you!
October 28, 2013 at 1:08 am
Hmmm..I like how you always DIY. But I not sure why, I just don’t like pumpkins. Anyway to get rid of this? Haha..
October 28, 2013 at 6:46 am
Fortunately, there are lots of DIY recipes that don’t use pumpkin!
October 28, 2013 at 2:37 am
This sounds great Alia! You always have such nice DIYs!! thanks 🙂 I am going to try this out soon!
October 28, 2013 at 6:47 am
I hope you like it!
October 28, 2013 at 4:02 am
I adore pumpink and this is the best period of the year.
xxx
October 28, 2013 at 6:47 am
I agree!
October 28, 2013 at 4:06 am
I will be trying this. I just made a lemon sugar scrub for my hands, so now I just don’t want to stop making scrubs.
October 28, 2013 at 6:47 am
It’s a bit addictive, isn’t it?!
October 28, 2013 at 1:30 pm
Need to try this
October 28, 2013 at 2:02 pm
Enjoy!
October 28, 2013 at 2:02 pm
Gosh!! The name is yummy enough that it mislead me and I was taking it as some baking post 😀 I’ll def will be trying it out 😀
October 28, 2013 at 2:02 pm
Too funny! I hope you like it!
October 28, 2013 at 3:11 pm
It looks very interesting… I really enjoy all your usable recipes…
October 28, 2013 at 3:20 pm
Thank you!
October 28, 2013 at 3:36 pm
hit it out of the ball park with this one Alia 😉 love it
October 28, 2013 at 3:47 pm
Thanks, Nina!
October 28, 2013 at 7:16 pm
I need to try this soon! Thanks for sharing~
October 28, 2013 at 8:26 pm
Enjoy!
October 29, 2013 at 6:34 am
Wow! I have to give this scrub recipe a try!
October 29, 2013 at 8:49 am
It’s worth the effort!
October 29, 2013 at 8:44 am
Deff will try this. Thnks for sharing
October 29, 2013 at 8:49 am
Awesome!
October 29, 2013 at 11:04 pm
Alia .. Like I always say!! Bookmarked it and will surely try it 🙂
xx Chaicy – Style..A Pastiche!
October 29, 2013 at 11:22 pm
Awww! Thank you!
November 2, 2013 at 11:27 am
maybe i should try out this one day when i feel adventurous! Thanks for sharing !
November 2, 2013 at 10:02 pm
Go for it! It’s a great scrub!