Today we’re making an herbal salt scrub! I got the idea to make this scrub when I got a sugar scrub for Christmas and noticed it had dried rosemary in it. I love making salt scrubs and have a ton of rosemary and lavender in my garden.
So I decided to dry a few sprigs of each plant, crush it up, and add it to a DIY salt scrub. This is a super simple project and is a great addition to your skincare lineup—so let’s get started by talking ingredients!
Supplies & steps
- 1 cup sea salt
- Carrier oil (for example, sweet almond oil or jojoba oil)
- Coconut oil
- Dried rosemary and lavender
- Mixing bowl & spoon
- Container with lid to store salt scrub in
- Optional: Essential oils for scent
Step 1: Mix salt & carrier oil
First add in salt and the carrier oil of your choice at a ratio of 1 cup to 2 tbsp. I choose to mix fine crystals and coarse crystals to make up my 1 cup. I like having a bit of the coarse crystals for extra exfoliation.
Next add in 2 tbsp of a carrier oil like sweet almond oil or jojoba oil. It can be anything you like—I’ve also used vitamin E oil since I buy it in big bottles! You can add more than 2 tbsp if you like an oilier scrub. I add an extra tbsp in the winter when my skin is extra dry.
Step 2: Melt & add coconut oil
Next add in 2 tbsp of coconut oil. I recommend adding coconut oil because it solidifies at room temperature, which gives the scrub a really nice consistency. When you start rubbing it onto your skin, it literally melts from your body temperature!
To mix the coconut oil effectively, I do recommend melting it in the microwave first. It took me about 1 minute to melt 2 tbsp of coconut oil in a small bowl. Mix in with a spoon.
Step 3: Mix in herbs & optional essential oils
Next it’s time to mix in the dried herbs! I crushed up my dried lavender and dried rosemary from my garden. Then I mixed it in. Drying herbs also removes some of the wonderful scent from them since a lot of that scent comes from the oils in the plant.
So if you want to make a more potent-smelling salt scrub, you can add a few drops of essential oil in at this point. I like to keep eucalyptus, lavender, and rosemary essential oils on hand for bath soaks and salts and other homemade concoctions. I just love how they smell!
Step 4: Store in air-tight container
Once you’re done mixing everything in, it’s time to store your scrub. Store in an air-tight container. I recommend something plastic and upcycled (I don’t like having glass in the shower). I love using these old Truvia containers for scrubs!
They are the perfect size and have a lid that snaps open and shut. And I love being able to reuse something instead of just chucking it. I make only about enough to fill this container because I am not working in a sterile environment and don’t make large batches—I like to make only what I will be able to use in a few weeks. And that’s it! It can be as simple or as complicated as you’d like 🙂
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