How to Make Your Own Salt Scrub

Don't spend 47 dollars on that scented salt scrub. That's how much they're going for these days, right? No, no. Just buy some Morton's sea salt, get yourself a goblet--or even a bowl, it's just more satisfying to write 'goblet'--fish your baby oil out of the recesses of the black hole you like to call your bathroom drawer and you're on your way. The sum total of each slough-session is more like 47 cents.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• salt
• baby oil
• water
• goblet or bowl
• rosewater or vanilla

1. 

   Pour a cup of sea or kosher salt in a container of some kind. I use Morton's kosher--the granules are large enough to have uber-sloughing powders, but not rocky enough to scrape my impossibly delicate dermis.

2. 

   Squirt in about a half cup of the baby oil and swirl together. You might need a splash of water to give it a more malleable texture.

3. 

   Take the whole concoction to the loo and have at it. If you want to feel less "pauper/skinflint" and more "home-spun/resourceful" you could add a little drip of vanilla extract or rosewater to enliven the olfactory experience of your scrub. When did I become such a freakin miser? I'm seeking therapy.

[chumley82]

on 11/8/2009 Use grapeseed or almond oil instead of baby oil. Baby oil is not good for your skin. It doesnt allow your skin to breathe.

[amberdusk]

on 4/25/2009 Love this article! I'm always looking for ways to save money, yet pamper myself....

[christaylor]

on 3/20/2009 Fabulous! It kills me to see people paying $20 for 25 cents worth of product. Your formula works just as well, and you can afford to indulge your skin every day.

[steenaface]

on 3/9/2009 Great article.

[GreenMomma]

on 2/17/2009 I've done this and I love it. I actually have tried different oils as well but the result is pretty much the same. Great article!