Body Scrub Recipes

You can buy exfoliating products or make your own body scrub using one of these exfoliating recipes. Try them out for yourself!

You can also experiment and try some ingredients that are lying around your house. You should stick to organic food that you would eat. You can also add aromatherapy oils.

Basic Recipe

250 ml sea salt (1 cup)
30 ml almond oil (2 Tbsp)
15 ml water (1 Tbsp)

Measure the ingredients and mix thoroughly. Do not prepare this preparation more than a day ahead of time. For a more pleasant scrub you can warm the mixture. One easy way to warm it is to place the mixture in a sealed plastic bag such as Ziploc or Glade bags and run warm water over the bag. Alternatively, place the mixture in a small metal or glass bowl and let the bowl float in a sink filled with enough hot water.

Alternative Recipe

125 ml sea salt (1/2 cup)
125 ml cornmeal (1/2 cup) (organic cornmeal is best)
3 drops lavender essential oil
3 drops chamomile essential oil
3 drops rosemary essential oil
30 ml spingwater (2 Tbsp)

Measure the ingredients and mix thoroughly. Do not prepare this preparation more than an hour ahead of time because the essential oils will evaporate. For a more pleasant scrub you can warm the mixture. One easy way is to place the mixture in a sealed plastic bag such as Ziploc or Glade bags and run warm water over the bag. Alternatively, place the mixture in a small metal or glass bowl and let the bowl float in a sink filled with enough hot water.

Other Recipes

You can experiment with different essential oils but make sure to start with a very small quantity at first. Alternatively, you can also purchase some great exfoliating body scrubs from your local drugstore, department store or body and bath product stores. You can try Proactiv Solution 5-piece kit. They have excellent face care products for those with acne or the occasional zits and they also have an excellent body exfoliating shower product. There are some great online stores that carry exfoliating products.