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HOMEMADE REVITALIZING SCRUBS

The following recipes are all from www.skincareresourcecenter.com

Simple Cleansing Scrub

• Crush 5 to 8 tablets of regular aspirin into a fine dust
• Mix aspirin dust with a few drops of water to form a thin paste

The salicylic acid in the aspirin removes dead skin cells while conditioning the skin.

Conditioning Scrub

• 2 tablespoons of a coarse sea salt
• Mix with 1 tablespoon of honey, or olive oil

The sea salt exfoliates, detoxifies and cleanses while the honey or olive oil
soften and moisturize.

Ruby's salt scrub from Ruby's Emporium

1 cup dead sea salts

1/4 c cornmeal (finely ground)

1/4 c sweet almond oil + a few drops of eo (she uses lavender or peppermint)

mix well after shower apply mixter. Rub gently, rinse within 5 minutes. Use twice weekly. Works

great, keeps well, does not spoil.

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This is from Cat at 1tlc Soaps, as are most of the better recipes that I have collected.

Origins Ginger Body Scrub

This is what I was able to find out looking at the ingredient label:

Ginger Body Scrub Ingredients: sea salt, soybean oil, cardamom essential oil, coriander e.o., eucalyptus e.o., ginger e.o., clove e.o., lime e.o., orange e.o., bergamot e.o, grapefruit peel, lemon e.o., grated ginger root, macadamia nut oil, kukui nut oil, avocado oil, almond oil, vitamin E.

By law, ingredients have to be listed in order of predominance, so I would start with:
1 cup sea salt
1/2 cup soybean oil
1 tb.  dried ground grapefruit peel
1 tsp.  dried, ground ginger root
1 tsp.  macadamia nut oil
1 tsp.  kukui nut oil
1 tsp.  avocado oil
1 tsp.  almond oil
1 tsp.  vitamin E Mix and set aside.

Mix the scent blend statrting with:
10 drops cardamom e.o.
10 drops coriander e.o.
5 drops eucalyptus e.o.
5 drops ginger e.o.
3 drops clove e.o.
3 drops lime e.o.
3 drops orange e.o.
2 drops bergamot e.o.
2 drops lemon e.o.
Dip a toothpick in and sniff.  Does it need (for example) more lime or cardamom?  Add each oil accordingly, test again.
Repeat until the scent seems right to you.  Add a total of 30-60 drops scent blend to the mixed scrub.
 

Skin Softening Scrub

• 2 tablespoons of cornmeal
• Drizzle in enough buttermilk to form into a thick paste
• Add a dash of olive oil

The cornmeal is a gentle exfoliant that works in concert with the buttermilk and olive
oil to condition and hydrate dry skin.

Citrus Exfoliating Scrub

• 1 tablespoon of honey
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• Drizzle in the juice of 1/2 lemon or orange slowly, mixing into a thick paste

The honey hydrates, moisturizes, and protects the skin while the sugar exfoliates and the citrus tones and exfoliates.

Moisturizing Scrub I

• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon plain yogurt or buttermilk
• Mix in 1/4 teaspoon honey

The sugar exfoliates, the dairy cleans and tones while the honey moisturizes.

Moisturizing Scrub II

• 1/4 cup granulated or "sugar in the raw"
• 1 tablespoon grated cucumber, the juice from aloe vera leaf or one slice of avocado mashed
• Drizzle in enough olive oil to make a smooth paste

The sugar exfoliates while the cucumber, avocado or aloe vera, with the olive oil penetrate deeply hydrate and moisturize.

Vitamin C Exfoliating Scrub

• 1 tablespoon sea salt or any coarse salt
• Mix with the juice of half an orange

The salt exfoliates while the orange
juice stimulates, tones and exfoliates.