This refreshing scrub stimulates the senses and encourages new skin cell turnover. Make extra to give as gifts!

1 cucumber, seeded and chopped
2 cups Turbinado sugar
½ teaspoon peppermint essential oil
¼ cup sweet almond oil
Contents of vitamin E capsule (optional)

Pulse cucumber in a blender until smooth; transfer to a bowl. Add sugar, essential oil, sweet almond oil and vitamin E, if using. Stir until all ingredients are incorporated. Scoop into a clean glass jar with a lid and label. Store in the refrigerator and use within 3 weeks.

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