* 3 cups Epsom Salt (or coarse sea salt)
* 1 cup Almond Oil (or canola oil or olive oil)
* Essential Oils (for fragrance)
* Mixing Bowl
* Spoon

Instructions

* Take a large container or pot and put the salt in it.
* Add the almond oil to the container and mix well.
* Mix in the essential oil.
* Your bath scrub is ready to be used.

Recipe 2
Supplies Needed

* 1 cup Epsom Salt
* 2 drops Essential Oil (of your choice)
* 2 drops Food Coloring (of your choice)
* 2-3 drops Jojoba Oil (almond oil or olive oil)
* 1 tbsp Baking Soda
* Mixing Bowl
* Spoon

Instructions

* In a bow, put Epson salt and the essential oil. Mix well.
* Add food coloring and jojoba oil, stirring the mixture thoroughly.
* Finally, add baking soda and combine together.
* Your bath scrub is ready to be used.

Recipe 3
Supplies Needed

* 3 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
* 2 tbsp Coarse Sea Salt
* Mixing Bowl
* Spoon

Instructions

* Put the olive oil in the mixing bowl and add coarse sea salt.
* Making use of the spoon, mix the salt and oil thoroughly.
* Your bath scrub is ready to be used.

Recipe 4
Supplies Needed

* 1 cup White Sugar
* 1/2 cup Olive Oil
* 1/2 tsp Vitamin E Oil
* 4 drops Lavender Essential Oil
* 1/2 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
* Mixing Bowl
* Spoon

Instructions

* In a mixing bowl, combine together olive oil and vitamin E oil.
* Add lavender essential oil, followed by pure vanilla extract. Stir well.
* Finally, add sugar to the mixture, stirring gently.
* Your bath scrub is ready to be used.

Using the Bath Scrubs

* Get into the shower and make sure that all the parts of your body get wet.
* Scoop a handful of the body scrub onto your hands or on a body puff.
* Scrub the mixture into your skin, making use of a circular motion.
* In case of hands, feet, elbows and knees, scrub a bit extra.
* Rinse off the body scrub with the help of warm water

Nasie

You are right, fragrance oils do not offer the same botanical properties that are found with essential oils, moreover, some of them contain chemicals that might be hazardous to health!

I love essential oils, and often use them in my homemade cosmetics. However, be careful with essential oils as well – just because something is natural doesn’t mean it’s safe to put in or on your body. All essential oils have their proper uses, cautions and advantages.

Ginger essential oil is sought after due to its antiseptic, analgesic, anti inflammatory, stimulating and aphrodisiac properties. It helps a great deal in toning the body.

Nutmeg has a number of properties including being analgesic, anti-septic, stimulant, tonic and anti-oxidant. In a massage blend it is gently warming and that, coupled with its anti-inflammatory characteristics make it useful in treating sore joints and muscles.

Evening Primrose essential oil is considered as the best panacea for the people suffering from skin sensations, including eczema. It can revitalize and glow your skin.

As for the sugar scrub, I would choose Rose essential oil – it is one of the best oils which can give you a shining, fresh and youthful skin. The health benefits of Rose essential oil can be attributed to its properties like anti-depressant, anti-septic, anti-viral, aphrodisiac, bactericidal, etc.

You might also like this post about carrier and essential oils: http://going-well.com/2009/06/19/how-to-choose-carrier-and-essential-oils-for-homemade-cosmetics/

Cheers!

I know that essential oils and fragrance oils are different and you can’t use fragrance oils on skin, but can I add essential oils to this particular recipe, or any sugar scrub recipe for that matter?
Thanks!