| Sometimes winter can turn your formerly soft skin | | | | - 1 32 ounce jar with a lid to store your body scrub |
| lizard-dry. Even slathering on layers of moisturizers | | | | in |
| may not adequately hydrate your skin. Infusing your | | | | - 1 large bowl for mixing |
| skin with long-lasting moisture could be a matter of | | | | Mixing directions: |
| timing. For example, smoothing your skin with | | | | 1. In a large bowl, combine the natural base oil, |
| moisture-trapping humectants like jojoba oil while | | | | vitamin E and essential oil. Stir the oils together with a |
| your skin is slightly wet helps your chosen moisturizer | | | | spoon for two minutes to help the oils blend into a |
| keep your skin hydrated longer. | | | | consistent mixture. |
| With that, it makes sense to apply your lotion or | | | | Note: Not consistently blending the oils will give your |
| moisturizer in the shower. But when you opt for a | | | | body scrub an unbalanced feel, meaning that the |
| body scrub instead of just a body lotion, you can | | | | essential oil may be concentrated in certain parts of |
| further sooth the scaly look of dry skin. Plus, while | | | | your body scrub and not others. |
| saturating your skin with moisture, body scrubs also | | | | 2. Add the glycerin to the oil mixture and blend for |
| remove dead layers of the skin that can exaggerate | | | | one minute. |
| the look of dry skin. | | | | 3. Slowly pour in the crushed sea salt while mixing it |
| Ingredients for making a body scrub: | | | | with the other ingredients. Keep pouring the crushed |
| - 16 ounces of crushed sea salt | | | | sea salt until the body scrub reaches a consistency |
| - 8-12 ounces of a natural base oil (almond, jojoba, | | | | that you prefer. For example, having a higher |
| olive, sesame and borage are a few examples of the | | | | concentration of salt exfoliates the skin more, while |
| types of oils you may use) | | | | increasing the concentration of oils makes for a |
| - 2 ounces of glycerin | | | | gentler, more moisturizing scrub. |
| - 1 ounce of vitamin E | | | | 4. Scoop the scrub into a jar, cover it with a lid and |
| - 2-7 drops of your favorite essential oil (lavender, | | | | store it until you are ready to use it. |
| grapefruit, eucalyptus, jasmine, rose and geranium are | | | | There you have it, a unique spa-grade body scrub |
| a few examples of essential oils that you may | | | | just for you. Each time you make a body scrub, you |
| choose from) | | | | can alter the base oil and essential oils to create a |
| Utensils: | | | | new sensual experience each time you shower. |
| - 1 large stirring spoon | | | | |