After many months, we are proud to introduce our “Tea with Lemon & Honey Sugar Body Scrub“.

Here at G.B.’s we’ve been playing around with the idea of an exfoliating shower/bath scrub for awhile. After all, we know darn well that exfoliation is one of the most important steps you can take to maintain soft healthy skin and to prevent wrinkles from ever forming. We also know that natural scrubs are great natural alternatives to other mass marketed abrasive scrubs or expensive acid peels. The BIG question was how to do it better than everyone else?

Well, out of personal preference, we decided to stay away from nut shell scrubs (too messy, there is nothing relaxing about cleaning out your shower or tub) and salt scrubs (OOOOuch!! trust us if you’ve ever used one of these with a shaving cut) and finally settled on good old fashioned raw cane sugar!

Raw cane sugar is perfect for exfoliating scrubs because not only does it dissolve quickly and easily upon application, it also won’t irritate any sensitive skin. It also has excellent anti-bacterial properties so it has a lovely way of preserving itself without added synthetic preservatives.

The addition of extra virgin coconut and jojoba oils were our next stroke of genius. Not only does coconut oil make for a superior moisturizer and skin treatment, it also has a melting temperature of 76 degrees. Why is this so cool? Well another issue that we had with existing sugar and salt scrubs was the fact that when you went to scoop them out of their containers, their consistency led them to fall through your fingers and onto the shower floor, no bueno! Because most homes sit in the 75 degree range, our scrub will stay solid until it makes contact with the skin. This really helps with application.  Jojoba oil kind of speaks for itself. If you’ve read any of our previous posts, you’ll know what a great oil it is for any skin treatment.

As for the tea with lemon and honey, that was kind of easy. The idea just popped into our heads one lazy Sunday morning over a hot mug of black tea, with a little lemon and honey, go figure. Black tea has a lovely ability to tighten the skin when used externally, honey is a great natural skin treatment, and lemon essential oil adds just the right amount of fresh scent.

Anyway, that’s pretty much it. We’d like to say the process was a little more exciting, but there were no big lab explosions or anything cool like that. We hope you’ll give our Tea with Lemon & Honey Sugar Body Scrub a try or maybe you’re thoughtful enough to give our sweet treat to someone who really deserves it. It truly is a great exfoliator and moisturizer, and as we like to say, “it’s like a spa treatment, away from the spa!”. We promise you’ll enjoy it even more than that Sunday morning cup of tea, with just the right amount of lemon and honey.