B E A U TY
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IY Beauty
Just open your
refrigerator
to find all
you’ll need to
mix your own
pampering skin,
body, or hair
treatments— at
a fraction of
the cost of a
spa visit.
PHOTOS KATHRYN GAM BLE
STYLING M ARCUS HAY
Pomegranates are chock-full of skin-preserving
antioxidants, while white cane sugar provides
a natural form of glycolic acid to help dissolve
and sweep away dead skin cells, says David
Klass, co-founder and president of
Archipelago Botanicals.
TO MAKE Pomegranate Sugar Scrub
/2 cup pomegranate seeds
/2 cup white sugar
2teaspoons oil (vegetable,avocado, orsunflower)
1-2 drops of your favorite essential oil
(optional)
In a small bowl, combine sugar and
pomegranate seeds, and crush both with a
spoon. Add oil and mix The pomegranate
will naturally scentthe scrub, but ifyou want
additional scent, add a couple drops of
essential oil. Massage gently onto damp skin.
There should be enough for a full body scrub.
Rinse off.
TO buy Archipelago Botanicals Pomegranate
Body Scrub, $35
BY MELISSA MILRAD GOLDSTEIN
pomegranate b o d y s c r u b
136 MAY 2009 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS
