How to Make Your Own Body Scrubs
By becauseilive
Written by: Jaclyn Popola
If you've visited a shopping mall in the past several years, chances are you've been stopped and accosted by a Mediterranean man working one of the little booths. Sea salt scrubs supposedly made by the therapeutic salt found in the Dead Sea are growing in popularity in the Western world. But you don't need to spend $60 or travel across the planet to get your hands on a jar. In fact, for several dollars you can achieve the exfoliating effects of sea salt without even leaving your home -- by making your own.
These types of sea salt exfoliators are not meant to be used on the face (the face requires a much gentler scrub). They are great for buffing dry skin off of elbows, knees, ankles and arms. For best results, scrub the sea salt into the rough areas of your skin while showering. This will slough the dead skin off and cleanse your skin to allow essential oils to be absorbed.
In addition to being a cost-effective way of saving money, homemade body scrubs make great gifts. They look great packaged in the hinged fruit-preserving jars with rubber rims; you can buy them at any craft or homegoods store. You can even order and print your own labels at www.myownlabels.com.
SEA SALT SCRUB
- 2 tablespoons sea salt (exfoliant)
- 3 teaspoons grated ginger (warms when scrubbed to improve circulation)
- 1 finely grated lime peel
- 6 slices of cucumber, chopped (acts as a coolant)
- 1/2 fl.oz. almond oil
GREEN TEA SCRUB
- 2 tablespoons green tea leaves
- 1 tablespoon uncooked brown rice with the husk still on
- 1 teaspoon honey (binds the scrub together)
- 1/2 fl.oz. sweet almond oil
JO'S HOMEMADE SCRUB
Josephine Fairley, author of The Beauty Bible, offers a recipe for her own homemade scrub.
Into a large jar, pour:
- 16 oz. brown sugar (sensitive skin) OR salt
Then add:
- 5 1/4 fl.oz. grapeseed oil
- 3 1/2 fl.oz. sweet almond oil
Drop by drop, add:
- 25 drops neroli essential oil
- 10 drops sandalwood essential oil
- 10 drops sweet orange essential oil
- 10 drops ylang-ylang essential oil
- 5 drops patchouli essential oil
Put the lid on the jar and shake well. Apply by hand while in the shower, and you shouldn't even need a moisturizer afterwards.
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Comments
"...chances are you've been stopped and accosted by a Mediterranean man working one of the little booths..."
Your racism is showin', darlin'.
Great Hub. I love scrubs and anything that I can make at home. Never knew that making body scrub could be this easy!
How long can the scrubs be saved?
yeah...would it have been better if the writer would have specified "Israeli" since all the kiosk people are from Israel! derr. And they all want to take the locals home with them.
Not racism -- just factual. They are aggressive, compared to American salespeople, and she didn't even say anything negative about them. It would be racist if she assumed that all Mediterranean people have some quality or other. However, to notice that all the people who run the Dead Sea beauty product kiosks are Mediterranean is not racist.
The world was a better place when we didn't all get offended at every mention of nationality or race. Lighten up a little, my friend.
I buy all of my supplies here. I make my own scrubs, lotions, lotion bars etc. It saves tons of money. I used to buy all of my products at my local drug store until I realized how cheap it is to make them at home.
http://astore.amazon.com/makeyourownbeautyproducts
Just search which ever oils you are looking for etc. They should all be there.
Mama Sez 2 years ago
Hi there, this is very useful to those trying out home made scrubs. Will be linking this one to the hub I will be posting soon. Thanks.