How to Make Ginger Cinnamon Scrub

Store bought salt scrubs can cost a pretty penny these days, but the ingredients to make your very own salt scrub right at home cost next to nothing. This simple body scrub recipe provides a refreshing departure from overpriced beauty and bath products and the delicious scents will invigorate your senses while exfoliating and sloughing away dead skin. Here’s how to make a cinnamon ginger body scrub right at home.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 1 cup sea salt
• 1/2 tsp ground ginger
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 cup olive oil (almond oil works well too)
• Fork
• Large spoon
• Small mixing bowl
• Airtight glass or plastic jars

1. In a bowl, combine the sea salt, ginger, cinnamon and oil. Mix vigorously with a fork until fully combined.

2. Let the mixture sit until the salt has settled to the bottom of the bowl (about an hour). There should be a thin layer of oil covering the mixture. If you need to add more oil, do it now.

3. Scoop the mixture into an airtight container. If you’re selling the scrub at a fair or giving it away as gifts, pick out some cute vintage bottles or wide-mouthed glass jars to store them in. Make sure that the containers you choose seal completely, so the mixture doesn’t dry up.

4. Use the scrub. While in the shower or at the sink, apply the scrub to damp skin and scrub gently. Rinse with warm water.

Tips & Warnings

• Make sure the cap is sealed tightly after each use, so that the mixture does not dry up.

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[530shasta]

on 4/2/2009 Great idea! 5*