Homemade Holiday Body Scrubs

December 19, 2013

Festive Body Scrubs

Body scrubs are delightful treatments for the body and soul that engage the senses and leave your skin feeling deliciously smooth, while your mind responds to the fragrance of the essential oils. Easy to make, a homemade body scrub usually has 3 main components – a carrier oil, an essential oil, and either sugar or salt for the scrubbing effect.

 

Sweet & Spicy Brown Sugar Body Scrub

  •  1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup white granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup almond oil
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp ginger
  • 1 tsp nutmeg
  • 40 drops sweet orange essential oil

In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients except the essential oils. Add essential oils drop by drop, blending after each addition.

 

Perfect Peppermint Sea Salt Scrub

  • 2 cups sea salt
  • 1 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 40-60 drops peppermint essential oil

In a medium bowl, combine the sea salt and the base oil. Stir to blend. Add essential oil of choice drop by drop, blending after each addition

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