Chosen: {homemade coconut exfoliant}

my scent for the summer is coconut. When you're near me, you will think, "Am I at the beach??" because it will remind you of rolling waves and sugary beaches. That was my inspiration for my homemade exfoliant.

I really like to have healthy skin. I don't really like blemishes, bruises, spots (I HATE spots), or any other non-attractive thing on my skin. To dodge most of those things, I exfoliate. :)

Recipe:

crystaly white sugar

pure olive oil

freshly grated coconut meat

a little of this, a little of that.... :)

Mix all ingredients in a bowl. Store in a container and use as you please.

here's a step-by-step tutorial to show you how to make your own, without knowing my secret recipe! hehehehe....... :)

open up your coconut. I had no idea how to do this when I got home from the grocery store so I went online and, wouldn't ya know it, there's a website for that. http://www.howtoopenacoconut.com/

once you separate the meat(white stuff) of the coconut from the brown, outside, hairy part, take a veggie peeler and scrape away all the leftover(hate that word!!) brown stuff that may remain.

next, put your meat in a food processor and blend it on up! If you don't have a food processor, use a blender. If you're married, I'm sure you've got one. If you're single and have neither, have fun cutting up the meat; however it's not soft and creamy like coconut lotion.

then gather up all your ingredients. I would enclose the exact measurements I used, but maybe I'll open up my own line of all natural beauty products one day. who knows....