Jojoba beads are perfect for scrubs. Along with adding gentle exfoliation to your recipe, they also add a gorgeous color. The Fresh Rain Sugar Scrub gets its blue hue from Ocean Blue Jojoba Beads. Using different colors and layering them creates a fun rainbow effect in this Rainbow Jojoba Bead Sugar Scrub.
The Rainbow Jojoba Bead Scrub uses five different colors of jojoba beads. Sugar adds more scrubbiness to the recipe, which gets rid of dead skin and helps your moisturizer absorb. Spring Meadow Fragrance Oil adds a scent that is reminiscent of a bouquet of fresh flowers. Potassium cocoate gives the scrub lather and leaves your skin feeling non-greasy. Potassium cocoate is the potassium salt of coconut fatty acid. It’s an all natural liquid surfactant made from 100% whole coconut oil and potassium hydroxide. It works great in scrubs, shampoos and liquid soaps.
This scrub works great for your body. It is also gentle enough to use on your face. The scrub is strongly scented, so you may want to use less fragrance if you use this scrub for your face.
What You’ll Need:
12 oz. sugar
2 oz. Mango Butter
3 oz. Potassium Cocoate
1 Tbsp. Forest Green Jojoba Beads
1 Tbsp. Jasmine Jojoba Beads
1 Tbsp. Ocean Blue Jojoba Beads
1 Tbsp. Red Jojoba Beads
1 Tbsp. Sanora Sand Jojoba Beads
8 mL Carrot Extract
8 mL Spring Meadow Fragrance Oil
8 mL Optiphen
Two Tall 8 oz. Plastic Bail Jars
Optional: Droppers
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ONE: Measure out 1 Tbsp. of each jojoba bead into five separate containers.
TWO: Melt 2 oz. of mango butter in a heat safe container on 30 second bursts. Microwaving on short bursts prevents the mango butter from getting too hot, which can cause graininess. If there are several chunks of mango butter in the mixture, stir until they melt.
THREE: Add 3 oz. of potassium cocoate and stir until the mixture thickens. Add 8 mL of the carrot extract and 8 mL of Spring Meadow Fragrance Oil and stir well.
FOUR: Check the temperature of the mixture. If it is cooler than 176 F, add 8 mL of the Optiphen. If your scrub is warmer than 176 F, the preservative may not be effective.
Note: Although this scrub doesn’t contain water, it will likely get water splashed in it during use. The extra water may cause bacteria and mold to grow. We added a preservative to be extra careful. You can read more in the Talk It Out Tuesday: Preservatives post.
FIVE: In a separate container large enough to hold the entire mixture, measure out 12 oz. of sugar. Add the mango butter and potassium cocoate mixture and stir well.
SIX: Spoon the mixture evenly into each jojoba bead container. There should be about 3.5 oz. in each container. You can use a scale to measure it out or just eyeball it.
SEVEN: Stir each color well and spoon into the bail jars. We layered green, purple, blue, red and orange, but you can choose any color order you like! Let the mixture cool completely and it’s ready to use.
Note: Spoon the mixture around the sides of the container rather than right in the middle. That will help prevent the scrub from sinking in the middle and will give you more even lines.
What color combination is your favorite? Rainbow will always be a favorite of mine…I can’t get enough!
Rainbow Jojoba Bead Scrub
Ingredients
- 12 oz. sugar
- 2 oz. Mango Butter
- 3 oz. Potassium Cocoate
- 1 Tbsp. Forest Green Jojoba Beads
- 1 Tbsp. Jasmine Jojoba Beads
- 1 Tbsp. Ocean Blue Jojoba Beads
- 1 Tbsp. Red Jojoba Beads
- 1 Tbsp. Sanora Sand Jojoba Beads
- 8 mL Carrot Extract
- 8 mL Spring Meadow Fragrance Oil
- 8 mL Optiphen
- Two Tall 8 oz. Plastic Bail Jars
- Optional: Droppers
Instructions
- Measure out 1 Tbsp. of each jojoba bead into five separate containers.
- Melt 2 oz. of mango butter in a heat safe container on 30 second bursts. Microwaving on short bursts prevents the mango butter from getting too hot, which can cause graininess. If there are several chunks of mango butter in the mixture, stir until they melt.
- Add 3 oz. of potassium cocoate and stir until the mixture thickens. Add 8 mL of the carrot extract and 8 mL of Spring Meadow Fragrance Oil and stir well.
- Check the temperature of the mixture. If it is cooler than 176 F, add 8 mL of the Optiphen. If your scrub is warmer than 176 F, the preservative may not be effective. Note: Although this scrub doesn’t contain water, it will likely get water splashed in it during use. The extra water may cause bacteria and mold to grow. We added a preservative to be extra careful.
- In a separate container large enough to hold the entire mixture, measure out 12 oz. of sugar. Add the mango butter and potassium cocoate mixture and stir well.
- Spoon the mixture evenly into each jojoba bead container. There should be about 3.5 oz. in each container. You can use a scale to measure it out or just eyeball it.
- Stir each color well and spoon into the bail jars. We layered green, purple, blue, red and orange, but you can choose any color order you like! Once the mixture is fully cooled, it's ready to use! Note: Spoon the mixture around the sides of the container rather than right in the middle. That will help prevent the scrub from sinking in the middle and will give you more even lines.
