Sea Salt Scrubs

• Dead sea salt contains a higher percentage of nourishing minerals such as magnesium, potassium and calcium chloride than normal sea salt does. You can take advantage of this by making you own herbal dead sea salt scrubs. Just add a large handful of dry, fragrant rose petals or herbs to a mortar and grind them with a pestle. Then add 3 tablespoons of dead sea salt and grind them as well. Add 4 tablespoons of water and then ½ teaspoon of olive oil for moisturising and mix them well. Massage the mixture onto your body's skin, leave it for 10-15 minutes and then rinse it off in the shower.
• For good facial skin care clean your face each night with a mixture of ½ teaspoon epsom salt and your normal skin cleansing lotion. Massage this mixture into skin and then rinse with cold water.
• A good sea salt scrub will exfoliate your skin and leave it soft, smooth and glowing. Exfoliating is especially important in summer because your skin is exposed to the elements much more.
• Salt scrubs work best with oily skin since they can be slightly dehydrating. The can be overcome and balanced out by using the salt scrub with a moisturising oil such as olive oil or apricot kernel oil.
• If you want to use ordinary sea salt as your body scrub then you may want to smooth off the rough edges in a coffee grinder or food processor first.
• You can generally purchase salt scrubs at most health spas, pharmacies and other retail health stores, but many people prefer to save money by making their own salt body scrubs.
• You can use whatever type of salt that you prefer to scrub your body with. It can be advantageous, however, to use a few different types of salt so that the exfoliation process can make the most of the differing sizes, shapes and textures of the salts.
• When applying a salt scrub to your body it is best to make sure that it is wet first, and also to avoid any cuts or abrasions that you may have because it will sting if you get any salt in them.
• Another easy sea salt scrub can be made by adding ½ cup of baby oil and 1 cup of sea salt to a bowl and mixing it together. If it is too dry then add a dash of water to the mixture. Finally add a small amount of your favourite essential oil, such as vanilla, citrus, lavender or rosewater, for a truly wonderful aromatherapy body scrub.
• When adding essential oils or fragrances to your salt scrub be aware that they may cause skin irritation to some people. Firstly test a small amount of the scented oil on a small patch of skin and see if there is any reaction to it after 30 or 40 minutes.