How to Make a Salt Body Scrub

Pamper yourself at home for a fraction of the cost of going to a spa. You'll trust the ingredients when you make a simple salt body scrub yourself. This is especially helpful if you have specific skin care needs or allergies to fragrance. Feel free to tweak this recipe to suit your likes and needs. Once you've mastered your blend, consider giving it away as gifts.

Things You'll Need

• 1 cup Epsom salt
• 1 cup course sea salt
• ½ cup of jojoba oil (see tips)
• 30 drops of essential oil
• Jar with a secure lid
• Mixing bowl
• Measuring cups
• Mixing spoon (not wooden)

Instructions

1. Gather all your ingredients and measure out the potions you will need.

2. Incorporate the salts together using a spoon or your hands.

3. Pour in the jojoba oil along with the drops of essential oil. Smell the scrub as you add the essential oil to determine the desired potency of fragrance.

4. Mix all ingredients thoroughly with a spoon to ensure that the essential oil is well distributed throughout the mixture. Spoon the finished product into your airtight containers.

5. Add more oil if the mixture appears to be too dry. Too wet? Then add equal parts of the salts.

6. Store the scrub in an air-tight container to retain moisture.

7. Apply the scrub in the hot shower and allow the scrub to rest on your skin for a few minutes before rinsing. Moisturize with a soothing lotion after the shower.

Tips & Warnings

• Use oil that suits your skin care needs. Options include: olive, apricot, grapeseed, jojoba, almond and sunflower. Each possesses different skin healing properties.

• Add more, less or none at all of the essential oil.

• Consider using multiple essential oils for a potpourri of fragrance.

• Save time and double this recipe and store the extra or pass it on to a friend.

• Do not use on broken skin or freshly shaven skin as this may cause irritation.

• Avoid mixing the scrub in Teflon, copper and aluminum. These can react with the ingredients. Glass and stainless steel are best.