How to Make Homemade Skin Care Salt Exfoliant

Skin care products can cost you an arm and a leg. However, you can create the same thing that you're buying at the store right in your home and it's easy and fun and considerably less expensive than going to the mall for your beauty needs.

Things You'll Need

• White sugar
• Aloe vera gel
• Vitamin A crystals
• Essential oils
• Hibiscus powder
• Coarse sea salts
• Epsom salts
• Cocoa butter
• Shea butter
• Glycerin
• Food coloring (optional)
• Sweet almond oil
• Honey

Instructions

Vermont Soapworks Bergamot/Neroli Sugar Scrub

1. Combine 2 1/2 cups of sugar with 1 Tbs. of oil (almond) in a bowl.

2. Include the shea butter (1 Tbs.) and 4 Tbs. of honey to the sugar and almond oil mixture.

3. Add 2 drops of bergamot essential oil and 1 drop of neroli essential oil to the mixture.

4. Use a hand mixer to blend the concoction for three minutes at high speed.

5. Scoop up a handful of the mixture and use it to scrub your skin. This is an excellent exfoliate and it will leave your skin lusciously smooth.

Vermont Soapworks Sugar Scrub

1. Combine 1/2 cup of white cane sugar with 1/2 cup of vegetable glycerin.

2. Include a small amount (use your discretion) of aloe vera gel and vitamin C crystals.

3. Add a couple of drops of orange essential oil and lavender essential oil to the mixture.

4. Pour in some hibiscus powder for color if you choose.

5. Apply the mixture to your body while in the bath tub or shower. Vermont Soapworks recommends leaving it on your skin for a few minutes, and it will force your skin to tighten, much like a masque.

Coarse Sea Salts Version

1. Pour 1/2 cup of coarse sea salts into a bowl along with 1/2 cup of white sugar.

2. Pour in more salt (Epsom), which should amount to 1 cup.

3. Add hard cocoa butter, 1 tsp., which you may want to melt in the microwave before adding to the mixture, and 1 tsp. of glycerin into the mixture.

4. Add 1 tsp. vitamin E oil, a couple drops of a carrier oil (such as rose hips) and a dash of almond oil into the mix.

5. Fuse together by stirring and then use. This is a great exfoliant.

Tips & Warnings

• Use your imagination and experiment with different quantities and combinations and various essential oils, which provide the fragrance. You can add food coloring to your bath salt, but remember that a little bit of food coloring goes along way. However, it does not stain your skin or your tub or shower permanently.

• Bath scrubs, salts and exfoliates often contain substances such as shea butter and cocoa butter that can make your bath tub or shower slippery, so use caution.

Resources

• Scribd.com
• Vermontsoap.com