Hello, friends.
I know I've been a bit slow on the blog the past couple of weeks. On Monday night, my husband and I got back from our weekend trip to see my little sister and her family in Long Island (New York). We had a great time, as always. You know when life gets so hectic, even a few days of quality time with family means a whole lot. And it's really wonderful to see loved ones you don't get to see often, so I'm so happy I got to do that this past weekend.
This post was originally published in September 2017 and was sponsored by Wonderful Halos Mandarins. All opinions are my own.
So here I'm back with this very exciting new post, in partnership once again with Wonderful Halos Mandarins.
If you were following the blog for a while, you would have known about the Wonderful Halos Mandarin & Quinoa Chicken Bowls recipe, along with the January gift pack giveaway I've hosted.
So this month, thanks to Wonderful Halos Mandarins, I can bring you one of my favorite DIY skincare recipes from scratch: Mandarin Sugar Body Scrub!
Let me tell you, my skin gets unbelievably dry, dull and flaky during the winter season. So I thought I'd make a simple body scrub recipe that would work perfect to breathe life into my skin and get it glowing again!
We all know that mandarin oranges are rich in antioxidants, Vitamin C and E that do great for our skin's health and appearance overall. Even the perfumery and skincare industries use the peels in mandarins for their natural essential oils, which help aid the growth and restoration of new cells and tissue.
I love that this sugar scrub recipe is super easy to make and the ingredients are all natural and really, really good for your skin!
Ingredients
1 cup epsom salt
½ cup sugar
1 tablespoon coconut oil, melted
4 tablespoon juice from mandarin orange
2 teaspoon zest of a mandarin orange
Directions:
Combine all ingredients and mix well. Store in a tight container or even a Ziploc bag will work.
Apply a quarter-size amount on a loufah or bath glove and exfoliate face or body. Or use half this recipe in a hot bath.
Enjoy!
About Wonderful Halos Mandarins:
You know how much we love Wonderful Halos mandarins in our house. They are available at your favorite grocery stores now through April and they come in a two-count, 3 lb or 5 lb bag. You can also get them in a 5 lb box.
For more about Wonderful Halos mandarins, go follow them on their social media networks on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest. You can also sign up for the Wonderful Halos email newsletter to get the latest coupons, promotions and other fun stuff!
Check out my other DIY natural skincare recipes!
DIY Spearmint Sugar Lip Scrub
DIY Coffee Body Scrub
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This sounds like it would be so refreshing! I can only imagine how amazing it smells!
I love to use homemade scrubs to take best care of my skin and this mandarin scrub seem very easy to create. I can't wait to try this recipe. Thanks for sharing.
What a great idea. I've never thought to do anything but eat these guys (and we eat a lot of them in our house!). If you're interested, I think this would be a great addition to a new link up over on my blog called Be Clean Be Green With Kids. I would love for you to share; hope to see you there! https://www.honestlymodern.com/tag/be-clean-be-green-with-kids/
We love Halos. I love the size and the taste. They make a great snack for our granddaughter.
Halos is one of my sons favorite snacks.
I think they're great. I keep them around as a healthy snack for everyone.
I like Wonderful Halos mandarins. They are small, juicy and sweet. That's what I look for in a mandarin.
I think they are a delicious sback. I like that they are all natural and healthy.
We love Halos. My kids could eat a whole bag in 2 days! 🙂
We love these little mandarins! So easy to peel and exactly the right size that I can just throw one in with Hubz' lunch. They are also the perfect size to add a couple to slow cooker carnitas...yum.
Oh I love how easy these are to peel! Our little one can do them himself and loves to take them to school for snack or in his lunch!
My grandkids love halos. They are a perfect snack.
I personally love all kinds of fruits. Mandarin oranges are my all time favorite.
We love the Halo brand best. My son eats 1 or 2 a day.
We eat a lot of Halos during the winter. I am glad they are non gmo project verified.
Mandarin oranges are my favorite citrus fruit. I like them as snacks and especially as a road trip treat.
They tend to hold up well to shipping. I love that the packaging stands out & draws you to them.
I love that they are easy for my daughter to peel. They are perfect for lunches and taste delicious
We think that wonderful Halos are fabulous! They taste great. They are a healthy treat. I love that they are easy to peel and eat.
I love Halo's Mandarins. I buy them often but I seem to be the only one in my house that eats them!
I think Halos Mandarins are awesome! They are a good serving size and a fun snack 🙂
My family loves Mandarin Oranges. We usually eat the oranges, I have never thought of a body scrub. I love the idea for a scrub!
We all love Halos in our house, but our three year old daughter especially loves them! We like that they're easy for her to peel and eat herself.
Our family loves Halos. They are so easy to put into a lunch.
My family and I really love Halos. They make a great snack or a fruit to eat at breakfast. I buy them quite often because everyone likes them so well.
I love the smell of mandarin oranges, we buy a ton of them when they are in season. I joke that my daughter eats them like candy!
They're one of my favorite snacks. The kids can peel them by themselves and they're just the right size.
I love Halos! I especially like that they're seedless!
This sounds good enough to eat! It would certainly make a great homemade gift option.
I love Halos! They're the perfect size for a snack; I love taking them to work to snack on.
My family loves to eat citrus fruit, and halos are easy for my youngest son to pack in his lunch.
I like that they are small in size and easy to pl. my little ones have fun and feel big doing it themselves so the eat more of the healthy snacks
These are the perfect little snack to grab and go with. I love that they don't have seeds too.
Our whole family loves Halos! The scrub looks fun to make and would love to use it!!
We love halos at our house! So easy to peel. Makes a healthy and quick snack. That sugar scrub sounds wonderful!
I love halos, they're easy to peel, seedless, and small enough for my kids!
I love Halo's. The sugar scrub looks amazing!
I love Halo's. I love that they don't have seeds and are easy and yummy to eat.
We love halos in our house! My kiddos probably eat a pound each a week throughout the season. I bet this body scrub smells amazing.
I love how easy these are to peel. I also love how tasty they are!
I am a huge fan of Halo mandarins. They are an easy go to for lunch that the kids love.
I love halos! They are sweet and tangy and also easy to peel!
Halos are my favorite mid morning snack. I take one or two to work each day.
My whole family loves Wonderful Halos mandarins! They are sweet, juicy, and fun to eat, and they are a healthy snack, too—what could be better than that?
I think Halos make a wonderfully delicious snack. I buy them all the time..
I am going to make these at the beginning of the month! I love these and know a lot of other people would too! Thank you so much for sharing these.
I love that they're easy to peel. They make great snacks for kids!
to me these are sweet and delicious. I love sharing these with my daughter because they are good for her and she eats them up!
I love the sweet juicy taste of them they are a great snack
We love Wonderful Halos. So easy to peel. Seedless, too!