Welcome! You might be wondering why I decided to share a “Body Scrub” recipe with you today instead of a healthy food recipe as my first blog post. Well, as you’ll see in the video below, part of what I help women discover is when you can step back, slow down and take a little more time for yourself, it becomes easier to make better food and lifestyle choices.
And what better way to start doing just that than to treat yourself to your own spa quality body scrub?! I hope you enjoy this quick and easy recipe. Please keep reading below for a list of different essential oil combinations to help inspire you in your own creations.
Tips on Preparing and Storing Your Body Scrub Recipes
Place the sea salt in a glass or stainless steel bowl (not plastic) and add the oils. Thoroughly whisk with a stainless steel utensil to evenly blend. Do not use plastic or wooden spoons. Oils and salt react when used together with plastic, leaving behind a plastic residue. And wooden utensils absorb essential oils and are difficult to remove. Store in tightly sealed glass or ceramic jars in a cool dark place. To use the body polish, take a small amount and gently rub into the skin. Shower or bathe to remove the salt, and your skin will be left feeling silky soft and smooth, clean and refreshed! Each recipe yields between 4 to 8 baths and takes approximately 5 minutes to prepare.
The following are some ideas for combining different oils. And don’t forget to spread the love – these make great gifts! Get the kids involved and they can make their own delightful little homemade gifts for teachers.
Basic Body Scrub Ingredients
1/2 cup Sea Salt
4 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive
15-20 drops of Essential Oil
Quality Note: When choosing essential oils it is important for health and safety reasons to choose only oils labeled “PURE Essential Oil”. This means they are natural and unadulterated and do not contain synthetic oils or additives. Please do not choose oils labeled “Fragrance Oil”, “Natural Fragrance Oil”, “Natural Fragrance”, “Perfume Oils”.
Have fun using the following combinations to inspire your own body scrub creations:
Calming
6 drops pure essential lavender oil
6 drops pure essential geranium oil
6 drops pure essential rose oil
2 drops pure essential rosewood oil
Centering and Balancing
6 drops pure essential geranium oil
4 drops pure essential rosemary oil
6 drops pure essential rosewood oil
Earthy
14 drops pure essential patchouli oil
6 drops pure essential sandalwood oil
4 drops pure essential cedar wood oil
Energizing
8 drops pure essential sweet orange oil
4 drops pure essential lemon oil
6 drops pure essential tangerine oil
4 drops pure essential grapefruit oil
Calming and Cleansing
10 drops pure essential lavender
10 drops pure essential tree tea oil
Soothing Lavender
20 drops pure essential lavender oil
Peaceful
6 drops pure essential jasmine oil
6 drops pure essential ylang ylang oil
6 drops pure essential rose oil
Relaxing and Renewing
8 drops pure essential jasmine oil
4 drops pure essential ylang ylang oil
4 drops pure essential sandalwood oil
Relaxing and Warming
6 drops pure essential tangerine oil
4 drops pure essential ginger oil
4 drops pure essential cinnamon leaf
6 drops pure essential clove bud oil
2 drops pure essential lavender oil
Stimulating
6 drops pure essential sandalwood oil
6 drops pure essential patchouli oil
6 drops pure essential ylang ylang oil
Uplifting
8 drops pure essential lavender oil
4 drops pure essential rosemary oil
4 drops pure essential geranium oil
6 drops pure essential lemon oil
I hope you’ve enjoyed my first post. Thank you for reading and watching! I would love to see any comments or questions you might have so be sure to leave a comment in the comments box below. Wishing you lots of pampering fun with this!
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Amazing, Emma! Love the idea with the dried lavender!!! Lots of love to you,
Katja