Beltane takes place on May 1, and this pagan holiday celebrates everything having to do with love, fertility, romance, and sex. You can learn more about Beltane here. I love this holiday because it’s better than Valentine’s Day.
It takes place during Taurus season, which is ruled by Venus, the planet of love. During this time of year we all want to feel good and enjoy the sensual aspects of life, and Beltane celebrates spring and the return of summer, times when we get to enjoy life more than in the winter months.
To help you bring a taste of Beltane into your life and home, I’m sharing this recipe for a Love Sugar Scrub I created a few months ago that feels like spring. Red flowers are typically used to celebrate this pagan holiday, and I incorporated dried red roses. Cardamom is one of my favorite ingredients in both food and beauty, and the combination with olive oil, coconut oil, and lemon juice smells divine.
All of these ingredients are also good for your skin! Here’s some information I gathered from The Hearth Witch’s Compendium: Magical and Natural Living for Every Day by Anna Franklin.
Lemon promotes new cell generation, softens the skin, and helps to diminish wrinkles. Magically, it’s cleansing and works for both love and protection.
Rose is astringent, toning, anti-inflammatory, regenerative, promotes new cell growth, is good to use on aging, dry, and sensitive skin, and it helps smooth the skin. Magically, it’s used for love, luck, passion, sexuality, sensuality, seduction, rebirth, and resurrection.
Cardamom’s magical uses include love, passion, and lust while Coconut is used for luck, purification, and protection. Olive Oil is soothing and healing, and magically it’s used for new beginnings and peace.
Love Sugar Scrub
2 cups sugar
1 tbsp olive oil
1/2 cup coconut oil, melted
1 tbsp dried rose petals, ground
1/2 tsp ground cardamom
1 tbsp lemon juice
Combine all dry ingredients first: sugar, dried rose petals, and ground cardamom. Stir until all ingredients are thoroughly combined; smell to see if you would like to add more roses or cardamom. Combine all wet ingredients and add to the dry ingredients. Stir to combine, making sure the oils haven’t clumped up the sugar.
If you want to, add more oil or more herbs to get the scent you like. Store in an airtight container and use on your body as needed, about once or twice a week.
You can add the use of this sugar scrub to your self care routine or just use it when you’re getting ready for the day ahead. It lasts a few weeks, and the olive oil may pool a little at the bottom, so make sure you mix the ingredients from time to time.
Enjoy!
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