Making A Body Scrub

The good thing about making your own body scrubs is you can customize the scrub with fragrance and ingredients which best suit your needs and moods. Although, I do not advocate scenting body scrubs with anything other than essential oils, you can add perfume to your body scrubs.   The your body scrub will remain stable for use, for approximately one week if kept in a cool dry area.

You will notice that scrubbing off the top layer of dead skin cells, your skin will feel smoother, your moisturizer will penetrate easier.

Ingredients:

Granular Components (Choose one of the listed granular components)	Type
Salt (1 cup)	Dead Sea salt, kosher salt, Epsom salts or table salt.
Sugar (1 cup)	Turbano, Brown Sugar or White granulated) Sugar
Coffee (1 cup)	Any type except instant coffee
Moisturizing Components	Base Oil
Add 1/2 cup of Base Oil	Vegetable, Canola, Sesame Seed, Sweet almond, grapeseed or rice bran oil are all good choices.
Fragrance (Optional)	Essential Oils
(*using an eyedropper) 5 Drops	(Examples of essential oils that can be used) Lavender Lemongrass Rosemary

1. Combine the oil and salt (sugar or coffee) in a bowl and mix well. Add essential oil and combine well.

2. To use, apply to wet skin using circular strokes to exfoliate the skin. Sit on the side of the tub to keep the scrub from making a mess. Don't use a salt scrub if you have any cuts in your skin.

3. Shower off or follow with a warm bath.   Be careful!!! The bathtub will be slippery, therefore take precaution so you do not slip and fall.