Why buy salt scrubs or sugar scrubs when you can make them at home?

USES & BENEFITS OF SALT SCRUBS OR SUGAR SCRUBS FOR SKIN CARE:





To clean skin during a bath or shower

To stimulate circulation

To cleanse and detoxify the skin

To relieve muscle cramps

To relieve joint stiffness

To exfoliate dead skin

To soften rough skin

­­To rejuvenate the skin
To avoid having to buy salt scrubs
To avoid having to buy sugar scrubs

MAIN INGREDIENTS for making homemade salt scrubs or sugar scrubs:

• Sea salt, Epsom salt OR Sugar (Example: natural brown sugar). Know the difference between salt scrubs and sugar scrubs.
• Oil (Examples: Olive oil; almond oil; coconut oil; sunflower oil; wheat germ oil; almond oil; herbal infused oil)

OPTIONAL fun ingredients for salt scrubs and sugar scrubs

• Raw honey
• Aloe vera gel
• Glycerine
• Vitamin E oil
• Essential oil (for fragrance. Examples: lavender; lemon)
• Green tea or other tea flakes
• Lemon juice & Lemon zest
• Dried calendula petals
• Dried rose petals
• Dried lavender flowers
• Natural food coloring (if the salt or sugar is white)
• Uncooked, ground oatmeal

HOW TO MAKE SALT SCRUBS OR SUGAR SCRUBS:

1. Place all ingredients except the oil into a bowl
2. Incrementally add and mix in the oil until you achieve a consistency with which you are comfortable
3. Store in a jar with an airtight lid
4. During a shower or bath, apply the scrub by very gently rubbing and massaging it over damp skin
5. If possible, soak in a warm bath
6. Rinse off the scrub with warm and then cold water
7. Pat dry with a towel
8. Use about once weekly
9. Do not buy salt scrubs anymore :)
10. Do not buy sugar scrubs anymore :)

MORE ABOUT MAKING, NOT BUYING SALT SCRUBS OR SUGAR SCRUBS:

* What is the difference between salt scrubs and sugar scrubs?