This morning's shower made me want to snuggle up to the plastics industry.
My sugar scrub experiment came to a dramatic halt when the glass tub shattered all over the shower.
Completely my idiot fault for storing it precariously on the towel bar. But still, it's rather hair-raising to be slipping around barefooted among bits of glass you cannot see.
So, in short, it was a complete cock-up and a terrible way to start your morning. I need some hints from Heloise on how to handle this kind of accident - I'm sure back in the days of Olde when all shampoo bottles were glass, some eager-beaver housewife came up with a solution to this hazardous problem. Readers? Ideas? Sympathy? Anything? Bueller?
If the sugar scrub in with the broken glass is relatively dry, a vacuum cleaner is safe to use, although you'd want to ditch the vacuum bag right away rather than leave it with glass in it. But if the contents of the glass were gooey, a damp paper towel should pick up the tiny bits of glass as well as the mess.
Was the sugar scrub working out ok? I'm kinda in suspense now!
Posted by: gogreener | 25 July 2007 at 10:00 PM
It was such a cf that I barely knew what to do! I was a soaking-wet, barefooted, panicking mess. Luckily, I have no paper towels and our vacuum cleaner (no bags, bought at a yard sale) was tucked away in Guam in the basement...we don't have any area rugs yet so I never use it.
So far, the sugar scrub is winning. It doesn't have all the greasy oils and honey like the other one does, which my skin does not need.
However, the store-bought brand has a smell that makes me drool. And works like a dream as a pre-and-post shaving exfoliator.
Expect more results next week!
Posted by: Secondhand Nation | 27 July 2007 at 08:35 AM
Eep! Well, at least you got through it well enough to post! Next time you have a sticky-glass accident you'll be prepared :)
My own scrub is super-oily, so I've been looking to switch for a while.
Posted by: gogreener | 01 August 2007 at 07:06 AM
I hate oily scrubs! Some recipes I've seen for DIY sugar scrubs include honey or almond oil, but I mostly want to scrape off the crud, not add more.
Just curious - what kind of scrub are you using now?
Posted by: Secondhand Nation | 01 August 2007 at 12:25 PM