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This DIY Chocolate Coconut Body Scrub takes ingredients you likely already have on hand in your kitchen and turns them into a delicious scented body scrub that leaves your skin moisturized and smooth. It uses only 4 ingredients!

Prep Time 5 minutes

Yields 8 ounces

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup white sugar

• ½ cup coconut oil, room temperature (no need to melt)

• 2 tablespoons cocoa powder

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

INSTRUCTIONS

• In a medium bowl combine all ingredients and mix with a spoon until fully combined.

• Place gently (do not pack it down) in a jar with a tight fitting lid and use weekly on body.

RECIPE NOTES

This makes a great gift! We found this amount was enough to make two small decorative mason jars (we used two 4 ounce jars) to give as gifts, but it is easy to scale up the recipe to be doubled or tripled.

Papaya face and body mask for glowing clear skin

Ingredients

• 1/2 organic papaya, seeds removed

• 1/4 tsp grated or ground turmeric

• 1 tsp raw honey

• 1/2 tsp organic lemon juice

Instructions

1. Just put everything into a blender and blend for 30 seconds until you have a super smooth gorgeous orange-hued paste

2. Slather the mask all over your face (or body), avoiding the eye area. Rub it into your skin well – like you would with a skin cream

3. Let the mask dry for about 15-20 minutes and then rinse off. When it starts to tingle a bit, you know it’s time to rinse

Main benefits of using this natural mask

1. Research on papaya shows that it sloughs away dead skin cells, acting as a natural exfoliator to reveal brighter new skin below. Many skincare products use chemical exfoliants like alpha hydroxy acids (AHAs) to do the same thing that the papain enzyme from papaya does.]

2. Raw honey is a powerful natural beauty ingredient. It has been the subject of extensive research and has a 2000 year history as an antibacterial, antiseptic and anti-inflammatory agent. Beauty-wise, it has brightening properties, can gently exfoliate the skin, stimulates circulation, and is a humectant which means that it binds water to the skin to give a soft glowing complexion. Honey also promotes acne healing by killing harmful bacteria and reducing scar formation.

3. Turmeric is known to reduce scarring and has anti-inflammatory qualities that can target pores and calm the skin.

4. Lemons are another multi-use beauty tool. They act as a natural skin brightener to gradually fade dark spots and even out your skin tone. The citric acid contained in lemons has also been shown to work wonders for acne patients via antibacterial and anti-fungal properties.