KristineG Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 I found a brown sugar scrub recipe that I'd like to try that calls for 1lb of Muscovado Sugar. Apparently, muscovado sugar will remain suspeneded in this recipe and not disolve. I searched the board and only found reference to Muscovado Brown Sugar FO (which I'm not looking for) and online for muscovado sugar and have found it on gourmet food sites. Has anyone used this type of sugar in a brown sugar scrub and why is it that this won't dissolve? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asheebeans Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 If it is anything like demerarra sugar I'll bet it can take the hide off of a steer! I made a scrub with demerarra and wow did it scrub!!! :embarasse It had nice big scrubby crystals and a sweet, almost caramel scent to it. Yum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladysj Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 I know this doesn't help but I've not had my sugar's dissolve in my scrubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crafty1_AJ Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Yeah, what she said. Plain ol' cheapie white granulated table sugar doesn't dissolve in my scrub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazerina Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 I've been using something called Zulka (Azucar Moreno) which just means brown sugar but it's not wet like brown sugar, it's dry and fine but I would say slightly larger than table sugar. It has a nice pale color, not brown, not tan, not white. I just picked up a bag because it looked so nice and natural. And it was priced right. I'm thinking the distinction that the recipie you found made between the two is about brown sugars in general - the damp packing kind. I've made a BS (lol:laugh2: BS) scrub before and you do kind of get little balls of BS. ( sorry!) So i'm guessing that this Muscodine is probably a DRY type sugar that will act the same as regular table sugar. As a few have said, normally sugar doesn't dissolve in a scrub. But it's true, you don't get much 'scrub' from a brown sugar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristineG Posted March 14, 2007 Author Share Posted March 14, 2007 Thanks for the information. I've been using regualr browm sugar and plain old white tabel sugar in my scrubs and after about a week, the sugars dissolve. I was using FBB in my scrubs. I may need to up my sugar and see if that helps. Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladysj Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 I've been using something called Zulka (Azucar Moreno) which just means brown sugar but it's not wet like brown sugar, it's dry and fine but I would say slightly larger than table sugar. It has a nice pale color, not brown, not tan, not white. I just picked up a bag because it looked so nice and natural. And it was priced right. I'm thinking the distinction that the recipie you found made between the two is about brown sugars in general - the damp packing kind. I've made a BS (lol:laugh2: BS) scrub before and you do kind of get little balls of BS. ( sorry!) So i'm guessing that this Muscodine is probably a DRY type sugar that will act the same as regular table sugar. As a few have said, normally sugar doesn't dissolve in a scrub. But it's true, you don't get much 'scrub' from a brown sugar.Blazerina this post just made my day!!! I needed a good laugh too funny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazerina Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Lol... i'm glad! I hate being alone when I tickle myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tychels Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 Lol... i'm glad! I hate being alone when I tickle myself. LOL... There's nothing wrong with being alone when you tickle yourself.. :laugh2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 LOL, back on topic. You could also try turbinado sugar. It is like raw sugar but not as scratchy. I don't like the brown colors in my scrubs so I use crystal sugar. I get it at the bakery. It looks just like turbinado but is clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristineG Posted March 15, 2007 Author Share Posted March 15, 2007 Thanks everyone for the info....AND the chuckle..lol ! I have some Turbinado...I'll try that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 I believe Domino also has a granulated brown sugar which is dry and pourable but I don't know what the texture is like. Turbinado, IME, is quite coarse... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meridith Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 I use a combination of turbinado and plain white sugar in my scrubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 I use a combination of turbinado and plain white sugar in my scrubs.Meridith has a great scrub, just FYI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristineG Posted March 16, 2007 Author Share Posted March 16, 2007 It looks like I'm going to be a sugar scrub making fool today. I refuse to quit. I just checked all of the scrubs that I made last week using regular brown and regular table sugar and they are all dissolved. Nothing but sticky FBB. One recipe that I made called for 4 1/2 cups of sugar to 2.5 lbs of FBB stating that by using this much sugar, it will allow some to be consumed and leave enough for the srub. Guess what, I wasted 4 1/2 cups of sugar because it's all completely dissolved. I'm on my way to wally world to buy more sugar. I'm going to try Meridith's suggestion and I'm also going to pick up the domino granulated BS to see if that works. Thanks for the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Are you adding the sugar when your mixture is warm? I know some of the sugar will melt but it seems very little of it actually does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristineG Posted March 16, 2007 Author Share Posted March 16, 2007 I usually add the sugar last. With FBB, I don't warm anything. I always just gently fold the sugar in. I went to walmart and bought more sugar and the ones suggested above. I have some candle orders to pour and them I'm going to work on the scrubs later this afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crafty1_AJ Posted March 17, 2007 Share Posted March 17, 2007 Oh sorry, I didn't understand that you use fbb in your scrub. When I said the sugar doesn't dissolve in my scrub, I might have mentioned I don't use fbb.Just ignore me; I'll shut up now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristineG Posted March 17, 2007 Author Share Posted March 17, 2007 Oh sorry, I didn't understand that you use fbb in your scrub. When I said the sugar doesn't dissolve in my scrub, I might have mentioned I don't use fbb.Just ignore me; I'll shut up now. lol...that's ok...I'm beginning to think it's not going to work in the FBB unless it's going to be used immediately however, I have noticed that the ones I make using fine sea salt haven't dissolved.....yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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