Whisky Beard Balm DIY
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Facial hair requires its own particular care andmaintenance.Without extra moisture, the skin underneath can become itchy, flaky, and dry. Beard oil and balms help promote healthy facial skin, as well as keeping beards soft and full.
This Whisky Beard Balm is incredibly easy to make. The majority of the balm is comprised of ourBeard Oil Base, which containsluxurious hair-loving oils like jojoba oil, argan oil, and fractionated coconut oil. A dash of yellow beeswax is added to turn the liquid into a solid balm that also gives the beard a bit of structure. It’s a firmer beard balm compared to some. If you prefer a softer product, reduce the beeswax.
The balm isscented with newScotch Whisky Fragrance Oil.It’s not a straight whisky scent, as it also has notes of vanilla, cedarwood, and musk. It’s a complex unisex fragrance oil that you won’t want to stop smelling.
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Rosequartzis known as the Heart Stoneand is thought to inspire imagination and love. Harness that energy with theseRoseQuartzMelt and Pour Soaps. They feature a soft pink hue with swirls of white to emulate the real stone. They are scented withRoseQuartzFragrance Oil, which is a fresh and citrusy spin on arosescent.
The soaps couldn’t be easier to make. After mixing in color and fragrance oil, the white and pink soap are poured together into the mold and swirled together. Get tips on how to swirl melt and pour soap here. Once the soap has fully cooled, use a non-serrated knife to cut the soap into gem shapes. The leftover soap can be used in future gem projects, such as the Freeform Purple Gemstones.
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DIY Crystal Soap Gift Set (with printable!)
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Gems and crystals make great gifts. If your budget doesn’t allow for the real deal, soap gems are a great alternative. TheSilicone Gemstone Moldcreates perfectly-sized bars to put in a gift box or bag.
These gem soaps are simple to make and great for beginners. They’reeasy to customize with color and fragrance to suit your preference. If you’re giving them as gifts, a variety of colors look lovely in a gift box. Or, create the recipient’s birthstone for an extra thoughtful touch. To help make your gift wrapping pop, print this “You’re a Real Gem” label template on label paper and apply to your gift box.
For this tutorial, the gems are made in batches. Because the mold cavities are so small, it’s tricky to split one batch into different colors. We recommend making a batch of one color, allowing the soap to cool, removing them from the mold, and making another batch with a different color. The recipe below is written for one batch.
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Layered soapis a classic design. Depending on the technique, creating layers can be easy or difficult. This recipe is made using a technique known as the “spoon plop.” The soap is plopped into the mold,which is easy to do and creates a completely different bar each time.
To make the process even easier, the Layered Handmade Soap Kitincludes all the ingredients and tools necessary for this soap. It was designed with complete beginners in mind, and includes everything from oils and lye to a stick blender and safety gear. It also SHIPS FREEto the lower 48 United States. Learn more about the kit here.
Layered Handmade Soap Kit
Ingredients:
33 oz. Basic Quick Mix
10.9 oz. Distilled Water*
4.7 oz. Sodium Hydroxide Lye
2 tsp. Sodium Lactate
2.4 oz.Apple Sage Fragrance Oil
1 tsp.Kelly Green Mica
Tools You’ll Need:
10” Silicone Loaf Mold
Mini Mixer
Pair of Goggles
Pair of Disposable Gloves
Stick Blender
2 Quart Glass Bowl
Easy Pour Container
8 oz. Glass Measuring Cup
Spatula
Whisk
Thermometer
Scale
Measuring Spoons*
Two Stainless Steel Spoons*
Non-Serrated Knife*
The * indicates items not included in the kit
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In the video below, you can see the spoon plop technique in action. The great thing about the technique is howimprecise it is. By layering uneven plops of soap into the mold, each bar comes out unique.
Once you make the recipe, you can order the Original Refill Kit, which includes more oil, fragrance, and colorant to complete another batch. If you’d like to make a slightly different bar, the Lavender Refill Kit includes a different colorant and fragrance oil for a new look and scent.
Exfoliating Handmade Soap Kit
Swirl Handmade Soap Kit
Layered Handmade Soap Kit & Tutorial
This layered soap is easy to make, and each bar looks completely unique!
Author: Soap Queen
Recipe type: Cold Process Soap
Serves: 2-3 pounds of soap
Ingredients
- 33 oz. Basic Quick Mix
- 10.9 oz. Distilled Water
- 4.7 oz. Sodium Hydroxide Lye
- 2 tsp. Sodium Lactate
- 2.4 oz. Apple Sage Fragrance Oil
- 1 tsp. Kelly Green Mica
Instructions
Lye prep: With your safety gear on, measure out 4.7 oz. of sodium hydroxide lye flakes in the 8 oz. Glass Measuring Cup. In one of the Easy Pour Containers, measure out 10.9 oz. of room temperature distilled water. Slowly and carefully add the lye to the water and gently stir with the spoon until the lye has fully dissolved. Never add the water to the lye or it may boil over. As you stir, the mixture will emit fumes; do not breathe them in. The lye mixture will heat to about 180-190 ° F. Label the container “DANGER: LYE” and place in a safe space to cool until about 120-130 ° F. This takes about an hour. Wash and dry the 8 oz. Glass Measuring Cup to weigh out the fragrance and wash and dry the spoon to plop soap into the mold.
Oil prep: While the lye solution cools, prep the oils. Fully melt the entire bag of Basic Quick Mix in the microwave or in a double boiler. If melting the oils in a double boiler, do not let the bag touch the sides or bottom of the pot or it can melt. You’ll know the oils are melted when there are no chunks or cloudiness in the bag. Once the oils are completely melted, give the bag a good shake. Weigh 33 oz. into the 2 Quart Glass Bowl.
Fragrance prep: This kit includes 4 ounces of fragrance oil. If you like a medium to strong scent, weigh out 2.4 oz. of fragrance into the 8 oz. Glass Measuring Cup. If you prefer a lighter scent, weigh 1.3-2 oz. Undiluted fragrance oils can degrade plastic, so it’s important to use a glass container.
Color prep: Add 1 tsp. of the green colorant into the disposable cup. Then, take 1 Tbsp. of melted oil from the Basic Quick Mix and blend the two together with the Mini Mixer. Don’t prep the color too soon, otherwise the oils can thicken. You’ll want to prep and use the color within about 30 minutes.
Temperatures: Check the temperature of your lye solution and oils. You want the oils and lye to be 110-130° F. If you took off your safety goggles and gloves, place them back on. When your oils and lye are in the correct temperature range, carefully add 2 tsp. of sodium lactate to the lye solution and use the spoon to gently stir in. Wash off spoon immediately. Sodium lactate is a liquid salt that helps the soap harden and unmold faster
Suit Up for Safety! Once all your ingredients are prepped, it’s time to make soap! Before starting, put back on your safety goggles and gloves. Wear a long-sleeved shirt, long pants, and close-toed shoes. It’s important to leave on your safety gear during the entire soaping process.
- Slowly and carefully add the lye solution to the oils. Set the Easy Pour Container to the side to use again to hold soap. Don’t worry about cleaning it out. Pulse the stick blender on and off to begin blending the oils and lye together. Continue to pulse the stick blender for 15-20 seconds and use the stick blender to stir the mixture.
- Once you start blending, the mixture will begin to look creamy. After about 1 minute of blending and stirring, the oils and lye are combined and the soap will be the texture of thin pudding.
- Add the fragrance oil to the soap batter. Use your whisk to combine thoroughly.
- Split half of the soap into the Easy Pour Container previously used for lye. To this container, add all of the dispersed green colorant and whisk in. It turns a mossy/army green at first, but don’t worry! It will turn bright green after 24 hours.
- You now have a container of uncolored soap and a container of green soap. You want the soap to be slightly thick - it should look like cake batter. If it’s still the consistency of thin pudding, stick blend each container from lightest to darkest color for 5-10 seconds. The thicker texture allows you to get defined layers.
- With one of spoons, place 3-4 large dollops of green soap in the mold. Then, place 3-4 dollops of uncolored soap on top of the green soap. Keep plopping green and uncolored soap into the mold in this pattern until it is used up. Every once in awhile, tap the mold on the counter to get rid of air bubbles. Vary the size of dollops to create interest.
- When the mold is full, tap it firmly on the counter again to release bubbles. Then, take a spoon and start pulling soap toward the center to create peaks. You can also create swirls or divots with the spoon. There is no right way to do this, so have fun with it!
- Once all the soap is in the mold, tap it on the counter to help get rid of bubbles. If you'd like the soap to go through gel phase, cover and insulate the soap for 24 hours.
- Allow the soap to stay in the mold for 3-4 days. To remove, pull the sides of the mold away from the soap to break the airlock. Push from the bottom to remove the soap. Cut into bars, and allow the bars to cure for 4-6 weeks. Enjoy!
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Making soap from scratch is the perfect mix of science and art. This exfoliating soaphighlights both aspects and is great for beginners. To make the recipe as easy as possible, we created a thorough soapmaking kit that includes everything you need.
TheExfoliating Handmade Soap Kitincludes ingredients, tools, printed instructions, and labels. From the oils and lye to safety gear and a stick blender, this kit includes it all. The kit also includes FREE SHIPPINGto the lower 48 states.
If you’re a visual learner, watch the video above. You can see just how easily the recipe comes together. Thecranberry seedsgive the bars a scrubby texture that exfoliates the skin. Once the soap has hardened in the mold for 3-4 days, you can cut it into bars. The kit also includes printed labels to give your bars a finishing touch for gifts.
Once you have theExfoliating Handmade Soap Kit,you can purchase a refill kit to make the soap again. Or, if you’d like to make a new exfoliating soap, the Walnut Refill Kit includes a different exfoliant and fragrance oil.
Exfoliating Handmade Soap Kit
Ingredients:
33 oz. Lots of Lather Quick Mix
10.9 oz. Distilled Water*
4.7 oz. Sodium Hydroxide Lye
2 tsp. Sodium Lactate
2.4 oz.Lychee Red Tea Fragrance Oil
1 Tbsp.Cranberry Seeds
Tools You’ll Need:
10” Silicone Loaf Mold
Mini Mixer
Pair of Goggles
Pair of Disposable Gloves
Stick Blender
2 Quart Glass Bowl
8 oz. Glass Measuring Cup
Easy Pour Container
Spatula
Whisk
Thermometer
Scale
Tablespoon*
Non-Serrated Knife*
Stainless Steel Spoon*
The * indicates items that are not included in the kit.
Find the supplies you need for this project below
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Exfoliating Handmade Soap Tutorial & Kit
This Exfoliating Soap is perfect for beginners and leaves skin feeling soft.
Author: Soap Queen
Recipe type: Cold Process Soap
Serves: 2-3 pounds of soap
Ingredients
- 33 oz. Lots of Lather Quick Mix
- 10.9 oz. Distilled Water
- 4.7 oz. Sodium Hydroxide Lye
- 2 tsp. Sodium Lactate
- 2.4 oz. Fragrance Oil
- 1 Tbsp. Exfoliant
Instructions
Lye Prep: With your safety gear on, weigh out 4.7 oz. of sodium hydroxide lye flakes in the 8 oz. Glass Measuring Cup. In the Easy Pour Container, weigh out 10.9 oz. of room temperature distilled water. Slowly and carefully add the lye to the water and gently stir with the stainless steel spoon until the lye has fully dissolved. Never add the water to the lye or it may boil over. As you stir, the mixture will emit fumes; do not breathe them in. The lye mixture will heat to about 180-190 ° F. Label the container “DANGER: LYE” and place in a safe space to cool until about 120-130 ° F. This takes about an hour. With gloves on, wash and dry the 8 oz. Glass Measuring Cup to weigh the fragrance oil.
Oil Prep: While the lye solution cools, prep the oils. Fully melt the entire bag of Lots of Lather Quick Mix in the microwave or in a double boiler. If melting the oils in a double boiler, do not let the bag touch the sides or bottom of the pot or it can melt. You’ll know the oils are melted when there are no chunks or cloudiness in the bag. Once the oils are completely melted, give the bag a good shake. Weigh 33 oz. into the 2 Quart Glass Bowl.
Fragrance Prep: This kit includes 4 ounces of fragrance oil. If you like a strong scent, measure out 2.4 oz. of fragrance into the washed 8 oz. Glass Measuring Cup. If you prefer a lighter scent, measure 1.3-2 oz. Undiluted fragrance oils can degrade plastic, so it’s important to use the glass container provided.
Temperatures: Check the temperature of your lye solution and oils. You want the oils and lye to be 110-130° F. If you took off your safety goggles and gloves, place them back on. When your oils and lye are in the correct temperature range, carefully add 2 tsp. of sodium lactate to the lye solution and use the spoon to gently stir in. Wash off spoon immediately. Sodium lactate is a liquid salt that helps the soap harden and unmold faster.
Suit up for safety! Once all your ingredients are prepped, it’s time to make soap! Before starting, put back on your safety goggles and gloves. Wear a long-sleeved shirt, long pants, and close-toed shoes. It’s important to leave on your safety gear during the entire soaping process.
- Tap the stick blender on the bottom of the bowl to get rid of bubbles. Slowly and carefully add the lye solution to the oils. Pulse the stick blender on and off to begin blending the oils and lye together. Continue to pulse the stick blender for 15-20 seconds and use the stick blender to stir the mixture.
- Once you start blending, the mixture will begin to look creamy. After about 1 minute of blending and stirring, the oils and lye are combined and the soap will be the texture of thin pudding.
- Add the fragrance oil to the soap and use your whisk to combine thoroughly.
- At this point, the soap batter will have thickened slightly. Add 1 Tbsp. of exfoliant and whisk to combine.
- Once the exfoliant is thoroughly mixed in, slowly and carefully pour the soap into the silicone loaf mold.
- Tap the mold firmly on the counter to release bubbles.
- Cover and insulate soap to promote gel phase.
- Unmold and cut after 3-5 days. Cure for 4-6 weeks before using.
How to Make Essential Oil Massage Oil
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Massage oil is one of the easiest bath and body DIY projects. Simplymix skin-loving oils with fragrance and you have boutique-quality massage oil at home. TheMassage Essential Oil Blendgives this oil a rich and spicy scent.
This massage oil is made with some of the most sought-after exotic oils: argan, jojoba, and moringa seed oil. Fractionated coconut oil is added to give the oil a lighter feel. If you don’t have one of these oils on hand, you can use a substitute. Just keep in mind that it will change the texture and moisturizing properties slightly.
The Massage Essential Oil Blend is a complex blend of pure essential oils. It was specifically formulated for massage and body oils. It contains more than 10essential oils, including peppermint, rosemary, cinnamon, lavender, and elemi. Learn more about the blend here. This recipe contains enough essential oil for a light to medium scent. If you’d like a stronger scent, feel free to add more. Use the Bramble Berry Fragrance Calculatorto help find the right amount.
Looking for more essential oil blends? Check out the Deodorizing, Spa, and Outdoor Essential Oil Blends.
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DIY Lavender Linen Spray
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Lavender is a fantastic scent for the home because it’s calming and relaxing. If you can’t get enough, this Lavender Linen Spray is a simple way to spread the scent throughout your home.
With only three ingredients, this is a very quick recipe. The base is99% isopropyl alcoholto help it evaporate quickly. Lavender Essential Wateradds more lavender scent. Thestar of this recipe is the newLavender Fine Essential Oil, which gives the spray its relaxing scent.
This spray is not emulsified, sotheLavender Fine Essential Oilwill separate out from the essential water and alcohol. Give the bottle a good shake before each use to distribute the spray. You can add Polysorbate 20if you’d like to emulsify theoil and water. See how in the Springtime Room Spray Tutorial.
This spray can be used on linens, towels, and fabric furniture. In our tests we did not experience any staining, but if you’re worried about using this spray on expensive furniture or clothing, you may want to test it in a small area or skip it. It’s not worth ruining your couch or silk shirt.
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Luxurious Lavender Bath Salt DIY
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Lavender is well known for its relaxing smell. It’s no wonder it’s commonly used in products meant to calm and soothe. This Luxurious Lavender Bath Salt recipe is made with Bulgarian Lavender Essential Oil. Bulgaria is known for its abundant lavender fields, and for the amazing oil the plants produce. If you’re a fan of lavender, then Bulgarian Lavender Essential Oil is sure to be a new favorite.
This recipe uses a combination of Epsom salt and pink sea salts.Interestingly, Epsom salt is not actually a salt at all! Epsom salt ismade of hydrated magnesium sulfate. Magnesium and sulfate are known for their hydrating properties, making Epsom salt a popular choice for bath salts.
Pink Himalayan sea salt is a rock salt mined from ancient salt beds within the Himalayan Mountains. Protected from pollution and impurities since itsformation 200 million years ago, pink Himalayan salt is believed to be one of the purest forms of salt available. The color of sea salts range from white to a deep shade of pink. This recipe uses two sizes of pink sea salt (medium and coarse) to give texture, but you can use only one size if you prefer.
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DIY Matcha Green Tea Body Butter
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This creamy DIY Matcha Green Tea Body Butter is packed full of green-tea goodness. The base is shea butter, which has a soft texture that’s perfect for whipping into a smooth texture.Then, Matcha Green Tea Butter is added. This new butter is a combination of sweet almond oil, vegetable oil, and matcha green tea powder. It gives the body butter a light green color and antioxidant properties.
For extra antioxidant power, a dash of green tea extract is whipped into the butter. Matcha Tea Latte Fragrance Oil gives the butter a creamy, green matcha scent. Once all the ingredients are mixed, arrowroot powder helps reduce the greasy feel of the butter. That being said, because this is made with only oils and butters, it does have a heavier, oilier feel than a lotion.
Because this butter does not contain any water, it does not require a preservative. If you’d like to be extra safe though, you can add an oil-soluble preservative like Optiphen at 1%. We recommend using a preservative if you’re storing the product in the shower, or someplace where it may come into contact with water.
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DIY Coffee Body Scrub
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Made with coffee grounds, coffee butter and coffee oil, this easy scrubis perfect for any coffee-lover. Coffee grounds exfoliate away dead skin, while the coffee oil and coffee butter leave skin feeling smooth. A touch of potassium cocoateprevents an overly-greasy feel.
This scrub can be used with fresh or used coffee grounds. If you add used coffee grounds, make sure they are completely dry to avoid bacterial growth. Any product that contains water needs a preservative to prevent mold. While this scrub is only made with oil and potassium cocoate, the recipe does contain Optiphen because it may come in contact with water in the shower. It can be omitted if you prefer.
Coffee oil is the star of this scrub. It is extracted directly from roasted coffee beans and has a thick texture and dark color. The combination of the coffee oil, coffee butter, and coffee grounds gives the recipea nice coffee smell. We added a touch of Espresso Fragrance Oil to give the scrub slightly sweeter notes. If you’re using quality, fresh coffee grounds, you may find you don’t need to use any fragrance oil at all.
This scrub is quite “dry,” but leaves behind a light oily-feel on the skin. While the coffee oil is quite dark, the scrub doesn’t leave any color on the skin, thanks to the potassium cocoate. You could also use a liquid soap base if you prefer.
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Simple Coffee Soap DIY
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If you’re a coffee lover, this simple soap recipe is for you. It’s made with coffee seed oil, a dark and rich oil extracted from roasted coffee beans. Coffee seed oilhas a delicious aroma. This recipe uses only 3% of it,but that’s enough to give it a light color and coffee scent.
The soap also contains used coffee grounds for exfoliation and coffee butter for extra moisture. Fresh grounds can bleed in soap, which is why used grounds are best. The liquid in this recipe is half distilled water and half brewed coffee. If you have never used coffee as the liquid in your soap before, check out ourHow to Make Coffee Soap post. Feel free to use all distilled water or all coffee if you prefer.
All these amazing coffee ingredients give the bars enough color and scent without any fragrance oil or colorant. That being said, the scent is very light. If you want a stronger coffee scent,Espresso Fragrance Oil would be great in this recipe. It will lightly discolor the soap.
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Moringa seed oilcomes from the Moringa tree, also known as the Miracle Tree and the Tree of Life. It’s considereda super food because it’s made from seeds of the tree, which are packed with potassium, fiber, and magnesium. These amazing properties makes moringa seed oil a great addition to skin and hair products.
This Moringa & Ginger Hair Conditioner recipe contains 10% moringa oil to nourish the hair without weighing it down.Ginger essential oil adds a zesty scent and gives the conditioner a light cream color. Cetearyl alcohol and BTMS-50 work to combine the oil and distilled water.
We tested this conditioner on several hair types including curly, dry, fine, and coarse hair. Everybody who tried it loved it. We used the conditioner normally after shampooing, leaving it on slightly longer than normal for extra conditioning. It can also be used as a deep-conditioning treatment, but it may be heavy to use as a leave-in conditioner.
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Nail polish is a fun and easy way to change up your look. If you love decorating your nails, creating your own nail polish allows you to create custom shades. The new Nail Polish Kit includes four colorful micas for creating one-of-a-kind colors, as well asFine Silver Rainbow EcoGlitterfor sparkle. The kit ships free to the lower 48 United States.
Creating nail polish is a fun group activity and is great for parties. Jen of Something Turquoisecreated a DIY nail polish bar and it couldn’t have turned out cuter — see it here. Anail polish station makes aperfect addition to a birthday party or a bridal or baby shower. See our tips for throwing your own Nail Polish Party here.
If you’ve never made nail polish before, it couldn’t be easier. Simply add your choice of colorants into the nail polish bottle. Pour inSuspending Nail Polish Base,and mix the base and colorants together. Add more colorant until you have the perfect hue. Once you’re happy with the color, it’s ready to use!
The Nail Polish Kit Includes:
Suspending Nail Polish Base
8 Nail Polish Bottles
16 Nail Polish Mixing Beads
0.2 oz. Mermaid Mica
0.2 oz.Raspberry Mica
0.2 oz.Buttercup Mica
0.2 oz. Super Pearly White Mica
0.2 oz. Fine Silver Rainbow EcoGlitter
4 Mini Scoops
Printed Instructions & Labels
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Orange Butter Body Scrub DIY
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Smooth, creamy, and delightfully fragrant, orange butter may become your new favorite ingredient. It’s made with a blend of sweet almond oil, hydrogenated vegetable oil, and sweet orange essential oil. Together, these ingredients create a smooth butterwith a bright yellow color and strong citrus scent.
Orange butter gives this whipped body scrub moisturizing properties and soft color. It’s blended with theFoaming Bath Butterusing a hand mixer to create a light and fluffy texture that feels wonderful on the skin.Even on its own,the scrub has a faint orange smell thanks to the butter, but the addedOrange Peel Cybilla Fragrance Oilreally makes the scentpop.
This recipe is based onthe Pumpkin Spice Latte Sugar Scrub. Ithas more sugar for more exfoliation, but feel free to reduce (or increase) the amount to suit your preference.Granulated sugar exfoliates, leaving skin smooth, soft, and clean.
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