Gingerbread Body Scrub
1 cup Fine Grain Dead Sea Salts or Brown Sugar
¼ cup Safflower (or other oil of your choice)
2 T Ground Cinnamon
1 tsp Ground Cloves
½ tsp Ground Ginger
½ tsp Ground Nutmeg
1 tsp Phenonip (optional preservative)
Mix salt and spices together. Mix phenonip with oil if using. Slowly add oil to the salt/spice mixture until desired consistency is reached. For a drier mix, add less oil, and for a wetter mix add a little more oil. Scoop into an airtight jar. Use within a month if not using a preservative.
To use, simply rub the body scrub over the section you want to exfoliate and rinse off. Use a washcloth or soft nail brush if desired. Remember, never use a salt scrub on a freshly shaved patch of skin. Also, keep your scrub away from sensitive areas including your face. Follow up with a good moisturizing lotion to give your skin an extra softening boost.
Recipe Variation: For a more traditional body scrub, leave out the spices, and add 8-10 drops of a fragrance oil of your choice to the Safflower Oil before mixing it with the dead sea salts.
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