HOME MADE BODY SCRUBS

Body scrubs have always been a beauty must. Although have proliferated lately, with recipes including grains, nut shells, sea shells, salts and other minerals scrape-scrape-scraping away the layers and leaving fresh, new skin behind.

It is so simple to make your own body scrub.

Salt / Sugar Scrubs

• 1/2 cup oil. Use sweet almond, grapeseed or another light-textured massage oil. Don't use simple cooking oil from your kitchen

• 1 cup fine sea salt. Don't use simple iodized table salt -- it's too harsh. If you have sensitive skin you can substitute sugar.

• 5-15 drops high quality essential oils. (lavender, rosemary or lemon grass)

Preparation:

Put the salt (or sugar) in a small bowl.

Add the oil, mixing well with a spoon or wooden stick. The texture should be moist enough to hold together, but not overly oily. You can adjust the amount of oil to achieve that texture.

Gently tap in the drops of essential oil and combine well. If you get more interested in aromatherapy you can customize your recipe using different essential oils.

So now you're ready to use your home-made salt scrub -- once a week is plenty.

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