I'm poor. People in their 20s generally (but not always) are. So I figured I could pass along my money saving secrets for the girls (or guys!) of the forums. I make a lot of stuff from home, especially beauty products. So here's my recipe for homemade shower scrub:

• Coconut oil (virgin, unbleached, uncooked)
  
• Granulated white sugar
  
• 1 whole citrus fruit
  
• Several heaping spoonfuls of honey
  
• Vanilla extract for smell
  

1. If it needs it, melt the coconut oil. Do not put it in the microwave or into a saucepan to melt it. That will get rid of all the good stuff in the oil. Instead, boil some water, and get two bowls: One fairly large, the other small enough to fit inside the second. Put your hardened coconut oil into the smaller bowl. Pour boiling water into the larger, and float the smaller in the water of the larger bowl. Pour the melted stuff as needed into your (third, large) mixing bowl. Make sure it doesn't harden while you're melting the rest. Have patience, this could take 10-15 minutes. Just keep stirring the hardened coconut oil, and replacing the boiling water as it cools.
   
2. Once it's in liquid form, put it all into the large mixing bowl, and add all liquid ingredients. Zest your citrus fruit, then juice the insides into your oil. Add vanilla extract and honey. Stir all the liquids together.
   
3. Once you've got all of them mixed, add your sugar. Go slowly, adding 1/3 of a cup at a time. Your first couple of scoops will melt completely into the mixture, and that's fine. Keep adding and mixing until it's grainy.
   
4. Pour into an airtight container, and off you go to the shower. Depending on how much you made, and how often you shower, this can last you several months. If you live in a cold climate, while your showering, you may want to put the container on your shower floor before you use it so it can soften a bit for use.
   

When I use it on my face, I usually apply it at the same time as conditioner, so that the oil can sit on my skin a bit, and make it super soft when I get out. After applied, always wash it off with soap, and it will be extremely greasy if you don't. Also, it seems kind of like a no brainer, but don't get it in your eyes. Citrus in your eyes is unpleasant.

Q&A:

Okay, Troblems, that's great and all, but how much of each do I use?

This is by no means an exact science, and it depends how much you want to make. this last time I used about a cup of oil, but I made a container for myself, and one for my mom. We both got a good heaping amount of the scrub.

What is it supposed to look like when it's made?

It depends on how much honey you use, because that's the most colorful part.

OMG it smells amazing! Can I eat it?

Sure, why the hell not? You can use other extracts aside from vanilla, such as Jasmine, but don't each it at that point. Also, don't add astringent oils like tea tree. You don't want that all over your face.

Which citrus should I use?

Which one if your favorite? Or which do you have around the house? I've used meyer lemons (my personal favorite) oranges, grapefruit. I'm sure limes would smell amazing, but they are much smaller, so you would probably want to use a couple of them.