Make a home-made body scrub

Ingredients-

• Salt.
• Sugar, either brown or white sugar (use white sugar if you want an exfoliating body scrub or use brown sugar if you want a smoothing body scrub- both will be good with dry skin, especially if you use both of these two body scrubs).
• Fragrance Or Essential Oil.
• A fragrance oil- e.g. sunflower oil, jojoba oil, apricot oil, almond oil, sweet almond oil, grape seed oil, macadamia oil, etc.
• Herbs and/or spices and/or honey (optional).

Equipment-

• 1 small container with a lid- e.g. a glass jar.
• 1 small mixing bowl.
• 1 spoon.

Method-

1. Add equal parts of salt and sugar into the small mixing bowl and mix well until it is all combined.
2. Add some of the fragrance oil of your choice, lightly cover the mixture in the bowl but don't add too much because you don't won't the scrub to become greasy and oily.
3. Add 5-8 drops of fragrance or essential oil into the mixture.
4. Mix the mixture thoroughly until it is all combined.
5. Spoon the mixture into the small container and now it is ready to use.
6. To use the mixture, just spoon some onto your hands and use it as an occasional hand wash or soap or you could use it in the shower on occasion as a body wash or soap.

Tips-

• Only use the body scrub on occasion because it is not an equivalent to soap and does not contain anti-bacterial qualities that are needed for cleanliness. Use it when your skin gets dry, this mixture can be used with or after you use soap.
• If you have an unusual allergic reaction from the body scrub then discontinue use immediately and consult a medical professional if needed.
• This body scrub can be a great gift idea, decorate the container and make a special mixture of someone's favourite scents, etc. and give it to them.
• Try adding herbs, spices or honey to get a great smelling scrub.