Salt glows
Mix together about 1 cup of fine grain salt and about 1 cup of oil (safflower, sweet almond, grapeseed, olive, etc.) and scent with your EOs of choice. You can also add poppy seeds for extra exfoliation to the salt glows or to your sugar scrubs!
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An easy, inexpensive body scrub idea is a sugar scrub.
Fine white sugar, grapeseed or safflower oil and some liquid castile soap - I like Bonners.
Approximately 1 cup of sugar, 1/4 each of liquid soap and oil and add scent of your choice. I enjoy Lavender and peppermint and they are even very nice together.
If you want something different, try adding powdered cocoa for a sweet chocolate scrub.
Pam
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Easy Body Scrub Recipe
An easy to make body scrub that stays solid in your jar. Just scoop out a bit when needed.
Ingredients:
2 cups Epsom salt
3/4 cup Raw sugar
1/2 cup Coconut oil
1 tablespoon unrefined cocoa butter
2 tbsp Sweet Almond oil or Fractionated coconut oil or Jojoba Oil
1 teaspoon glycerin
1/8 tsp of T50 vitamin E oil or 1 capsule VE
20-30 drops of Essential Oil of Choice
Instructions:
Instructions are easy - just mix the salt and sugar together in a medium sized bowl. In another bow, thoroughly mix the oils together and melt in a double boiler or in a pan sitting in another pan with water in it, until almost completely melted - don’t let it burn. I usually put my oils in a 4 cup Pyrex pitcher and then set that in a larger pot with water in it. Then stir the oils over the heat until oils are almost completely melted. Remove from heat and continue stirring until still hot, but not burning. When oils reach about 100 degrees, then add your essential oils, otherwise, the essential oils will burn off and be of no effect. Let the mixture cool, and then store in jars. If the mixture is too runny, add a bit more epsom salts, if too dry, add a bit more FCO or Jojoba or Sweet Almond Oil.
Citrus Salt Scrub
1/2 cup of Finely ground Dead Sea Salt or other Salt
1 oz Whipped Shea Butter
1 oz Fractionated Coconut Oil
30-40 drops (approximately 2ml) of Citrus EO
Optional Colorant if you prefer a particular shade
Directions
In a small bowl, combine the Fractionated Coconut Oil and Shea Butter. Mix these well, until thoroughly combined. Next, stir in the Dead Sea or Fine Salt. Add the colorant and essential oil and mix once more. Spoon into a sterile jar.
The best way I have found to use this neat recipe is to step into the shower and scrub all over with this mixture. THEN turn the water on, shower and rinse. After showering, moisture your skin with a nice shea butter skin lotion. To preserve your recipe for longer use (if not using a preservative), use a clean spoon or spatula to scoop out one serving at a time instead of taking the jar into the shower with you where you’re sure to get water into it!
Athlete Foot Scrub
Ingredients:
1 pounds Dead Sea salts
1/2 pound Epsom salts
1/2 cup borax
1/4 cup jojoba oil
1/8 cup vitamin E
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 pound grated unscented soap, natural or organic
1 1/2 tsp. glycerin
1 1/2 tsp lime essential oil
1/2 teaspoon ground lime peel
1/2 teaspoon orange peel, ground
1 teaspoons vitamin C powder
Simply combine all ingredients in bowl and mix well. Spoon into glass or decorative jars with tight fitting lid. Attach a pretty bow, with instructions (Scoop handful of Athlete Scrub Mix and gently massage feet, rinse and pat dry!) and give to your favorite athlete - whether the couch potato or the distance runner!
Another easy Salt Scrub … this one for gardeners, mechanics…or anyone that gets their hands grimey!
Ingredients needed:
COARSE sea salt
Grapeseed Oil, Sweet Almond Oil, Olive Oil or a mix of your favorite oils
Tea Tree Oil
Lavender Oil or Rosemary
Cute decorative jars
Fill your jar with about 4/5’s of salt, then add the mixed oils to just cover salt and stir well. Add a few drops of tea tree oil and lavender or rosemary oil and mix again. Cover the lid with a pretty top or ribbon and know that your friend or hubby or fellow gardener will surely appreciate your thoughtfulness!
~Blessings and Health~
Pam
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Basic Cold Cream
1/4 teaspoon Borax
1/3 cup + 1 Tablespoon + 2 teaspoons Cottenseed oil
1 oz. Beeswax
2 3/4 teaspoons Paraffin
1/4 cup + 1 1/2 teaspoon Distilled Water
Essential Oil - your choice of scent (optional)
Dissolve the borax in water and heat in top of a double boiler to 167 degrees F. Heat the waxes and oil in a second double boiler to 158 degrees F. This time add the OIL and WAX to the Borax and water solution, stirring vigorously. Continue stirring till the mixture reaches 122 degrees F. Add essential oils if desired.
Exotic Skin Cream
1 teaspoon Cardamon
2 teaspoons each Rose Petals, Vetiver,
Patchouli, Mace, Red Clover and Linden leaves
4 teaspoons Coconut oil
5 Tablespoons Almond oil
1 Tablespoon Hazelnut oil
1 ounce Beeswax
2 drops Sandalwood essential oil
1 drop Vetiver essential oil
1 drop Patchouli essential oil
3 drops Rose essential oil
5 teaspoons Rosewater
1 drop Cedarwood essential oil
5 drops tincture of Benzoin
In a double boiler, gently simmer the first seven herbs for 10 minutes in a mixture of coconut oil, almond oil and hazelnut oil. Strain out the herbs and reheat, adding beeswax. When melted, remove from heat, stirring slowly until cool. Add the remaining ingredients, mix, and transfer by spatula to a small, tightly capped jar. Refrigerate for a refreshing cream to use in the morning or at night.
