Green Tea Sugar and Body Scrub!!
My tea stash is getting out of hand; I am thinking about making a cupboard just for my teas. I am now shoving tea into the cupboards and hoping it doesn’t come falling out once I open the cupboard. I am not organize I try to be organized but it becomes quite a handful, especially when your tea collection begins to take up more than three shelves in the cupboard.
If you didn’t know, now you know I am a huge fan of tea. When it comes to the temperature of boiling water for tea I have no clue what I am doing. I really just don’t get which tea’s do better in boiling water and which teas are not to be over boiled.
There is a lot of tea etiquette out there and you will be tempted to want to dive in, but trust me stay away from the tea etiquette and just enjoy the tea. I may not be good at tea etiquette but I can make you a mean ice tea with persimmon leaves (my new obsession) and boy it is to die for.
I have always been a fan of green tea even before it became popular. It got to the point where everyone thought I made green tea look so good they had to try it. A few of my coworkers decided to try green tea and by the looks on their face (the look of what in the world are you drinking),
I could tell they did not like green tea. The health benefits of green tea are remarkable, but there are even amazing benefits for your skin. My favorite green tea right now is matcha green tea or green tea powder; it is like taking a shot of espresso. It keeps you going all day long without the crash.
I find that it works well in beauty treatments. Ever since I stared using green tea powder in my green tea sugar scrubs; I feel very calm and relaxed with a burst of energy.
Green Tea Sugar Scrub Recipe:
- 1 ½ cup white sugar
- 2 tsp. green tea powder
- 2 green tea bags
- 1 cup cconut oil
Recipe Directions: Open green tea bags and empty green tea leaves and set aside. In a bowl place white sugar, green tea powder and loose leaf tea leaves; mix together all the ingredients until the green tea powder is incorporated into the sugar. Then slowly add coconut oil and stir until all the mixture is covered in oil. Place in air tight container and store.
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nice pictures and different methods looking are looking too tempting. Thanks for the recipe will try these at home soon
I hope you enjoy, I love the benefits. 🙂
How much does the green tea scrub make and how long till it may expire?
How would you apply this mixture and should I follow up with a natural cream that you also make?
Thx Kelly
You could follow up with a cream. 6 months to a year 🙂
NICE!!
thinking of adding kiwi to this and seeing what happens with it…
Let me know how you like if you do 🙂
Sounds amazing! How much does this make? I am wondering what size jars I should get.
It makes about 1-2 cups of sugar scrub.. If you would like more you may need to double the amounts.
I was just wondering how long this green tea recipe would keep in a cupboard/fridge? Thanks 🙂
If unopened about a month, but if you open it may harden in the fridge, and about a few weeks in the cupboard. 🙂
What is the green tea that you use please?
Matcha! If you want to know more I did a video about it 🙂 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78xfNsWx1DA
This sounds awesome! Is this safe to use on the face?
If you have dry or combination then yes it’s a very mild scrub… 🙂
I have oily/combo skin, think this scrub would work on my face? Also where do you get green tea powder?
it might not be good for the face because of the coconut oil–coconut oil is the kind that can clog pores in the face, causing more break outs. if you make this scrub with jojoba oil it will be good for the face.
Thanks! Also where can you get green tea powder?
I use coconut oil on my face and I haven’t had a problem with my skin breaking out. in the last six months. I do have dryer skin.
If you have dry skin applying coconut oil is fine, but if you are oily or t-zone.. I would not recommend putting coconut oil on your skin..
Georgeous! I use matcha too as mask, and drink it everyday (mix with turmeric milk). My skin loves it. I’ll try as scrub then, mixing it with my coffee scrub
I love the sound of turmeric milk! I hope you enjoy the scrub 🙂
Just wondering what essence will match the green tea I’m thinking peppermint, or rasberry.
Can I use this recipe for the single use cubes if I add soap base? I’m looking to make scrub cubes to accompany a whipped body butter.
This looks amazing! About how many ounces does this make?
can i ask u something?
how long can the scrub last??
I just pinned this, then went straight into my kitchen and made a batch. It smells heavenly!!! Just used it on my hands, and can’t wait to do a full body scrub. Also think my friends will love this as a gift. Thanks for sharing!!!
I have got to try this. My stepdaughter suffers from acne. Plus she is in college so she has a lot of stress. I’ve been trying to make her some salves and scrubs that will help with both. Sounds like this recipe will do the job! Thanks!
We’re do u purchase green tea powder.
Hi , could you tell me when will it expire after first open ? and what to add if i want to keep for longer about 6 months ? I hope you will answer my question. Thank you.
If I add Vitamin E oil, will the shelf life be a little longer?
When I made mine, the oil mixed in but all excess oil collected at the top and the scrub was very liquidy
Hi….I made this scrub its absolutely amazing. I love how it makes my face feel. I have a question….Has anyone who uses this scrub said that it makes their face smell funny?? My fiancé says that it makes my face smell different…lol
Never heard of that from any of my readers.. It could have been the oil you used..
can the coconut oil be replaced with Natural honey for it to last longer?? and maybe add a drop or 2 of lavander essential oil for realxing and of course for all the lanvander properties?
I would not recommend that but you could try..
And another great body scrub recipe! Thanks so much for sharing 🙂
Would u be so kind to let me know what kind of green tea powder you have used in this recipe. Thank you…
p.s Never heard of green tea powder! 🙁
You can find it at any health food or local Asian market 🙂
Can sea salt be used instead of sugar?/coarse, fine? / thank you…
I see your same pictures on other posts, is this even yhe real recipe???
Please let me know where you have seen these pics…