How to Make an Olive Oil & Salt Mixture for Softer Hands

Olive oil is a natural skin moisturizer.

If your hands are dry and in need of some tender loving care, treat them to an olive oil and sea salt scrub. You can make your own scrub using all-natural ingredients found in your kitchen, rather than buying a costly pre-made beauty treatment. The rich olive oil will help moisturize and soothe parched skin, while the salt will exfoliate dry skin cells. The result of using the homemade scrub will be soft, smooth hands.

Things You'll Need

• Small mixing bowl
• Equal parts extra-virgin olive oil and sea salt
• Spoon
• Honey (optional)
• Skin-friendly essential oil (optional)
• Plastic storage container with a lid

Instructions

1. Combine equal parts extra-virgin olive oil and sea salt in a small mixing bowl.

2. Stir the mixture with a spoon until the salt begins to absorb the oil, forming a thick, smooth paste.

3. Enhance the scrub by incorporating honey, a natural humectant, into the scrub. Add a few drops of a skin-friendly essential oil, such as rose, lavender or sweet orange, to give the scrub a soft, natural fragrance.

4. Store the homemade hand scrub in a plastic container with an airtight lid in your refrigerator.

References

• Natural Home Remedies for Life: Homemade Salt Scrub
• Natural Nail Care Recipes: Hand Scrubs