Gardener's Hand Scrub

For a quick but thoughtful gift, make the Gardener's Hand Scrub. This easy project will produce a wonderful gift in a simply decorated jar. Homemade gifts in a jar are always a hit so give this one a try.

Materials:

• Two small pumice stones (approx. 5x1 inch)
• 1 and 1/2 bars of grated soap (I used Dove, but you can use any smell you like)
• 1 cup Borax (you can find this with the laundry detergent at your favorite store)
• Four 8 oz. canning jars
• 1/2 cup water (optional)

Instructions:

1. First, grate your bars of soap.
   
    
2. Then cut the tie off of your pumice stones.
   
    
3. Throw the two stones into a thick ziplock bag and smash them into a fine powder using a hammer.
   
    
4. To make sure there aren't any large pieces of pumice stone left, sift it and then repound the larger bits.
   
    
5. Mix the grated soap, pumice stone powder and borax. If you would like a dry mix, you can put it into your containers right now. If you prefer a more wet mix then add 1/2 cup of water.
    
6. Print off the label (resize if you like) and add to the top of the jar.
   
   
    

 
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