The past couple of weeks I’ve shared ways to combat dry skin naturally during these cold months and a few organic skincare products you can use to help your skin retain moisture. Now this Easy Sea Salt & Coconut Oil Scrub will help you exfoliate and moisturize your skin at the same time, creating your very own spa like treatment at home. I always see expensive scrubs in stores, but it’s actually really easy to make your own, costs less, and lasts longer.
Coconut Oil has a wonderful smell and it’s good for your skin. It soothes dry, itchy, irritated skin and can alleviate many common conditions such as eczema, psoriasis, and acne. Sea salt gently removes dead skin cells and Coconut Oil aids in rehydration of the body. The combination of the two leaves you with smooth and soft, moisturized skin. Use the scrub liberally in the bath or shower and rinse clean.
To make this Easy Sea Salt & Coconut Oil Scrub you need:
Medium to large sized jar
About 1 1/2 cups of Sea Salt
About 1 1/2 cups of Virgin Coconut Oil
First you need to heat your Coconut Oil so that it can become a liquid. Coconut Oil is normally a solid until it reaches 75F. You can warm it in the microwave for about a minute, or on the stove top.
Here is the Coconut Oil in it’s full liquid state.
Next fill 3/4 of the jar with the Sea Salt.
Then you are going to carefully pour the Coconut Oil into the jar of Sea Salt.
Mix well and add more Sea Salt and Coconut Oil if necessary to balance out the oil to salt ratio leaving you with a beautiful Sea Salt & Coconut Oil Scrub ready to use!
Enjoy!
Are you going to try my Easy Sea Salt & Coconut Oil Scrub?
29 comments
C.D. Beatrice Clay
January 13, 2014 at 5:31 pmThis is so going down tonight! I love having a well stocked pantry. Sea Salt (check) organic coconut oil (check). Thanks for sharing this. The jars are lovely. Mind sharing details on where to buy some?
Ashley
January 13, 2014 at 5:36 pmYesss! No problem, thanks for reading Christa 🙂 Do you have a Kroger near you? I got these jars buy 2 get 1 free.
C.D. Beatrice Clay
January 20, 2014 at 11:14 pmBummer no Kroger near me but I will use one of my many many mason jars 🙂 OH YAY we’re in the same SITSgirl TRIBE! Go figure!
Ashley
January 22, 2014 at 8:59 amCrista, I just saw some jars just like these at IKEA yesterday. Check there. They were $2.
Andrea
January 13, 2014 at 6:44 pmI would love to use this as a body scrub! Very nice. Cute container too!
Ashley
January 17, 2014 at 3:49 pmThanks Andrea! I know you would love it!
Lisa R Charles
January 14, 2014 at 2:55 pmThis looks absolutely fabulous. Can’t wait to try it. I’ll let you know how it goes!
Ashley
January 17, 2014 at 3:49 pmThank you Lisa! Enjoy!
Jasmine
January 19, 2014 at 8:44 pmI’m definitely going to try this!! I went to Bath & Body Works today to buy a scrub, but then decided to Google a homemade one when I got home. Lo and behold…♡
Ashley
January 22, 2014 at 9:08 amJasmine, it’s so easy to make a lot of beauty products yourself, and it’s better for your skin!
Jheanell
January 20, 2014 at 7:07 amI love beauty DIYs !!! They’re the best way to go
Ashley
January 22, 2014 at 9:06 amThey really are, Jheanell. It’s really rewarding when you figure out to make something at home that most people buy in stores 🙂
Ariel Says Now
January 20, 2014 at 9:27 pmOh, I’m DEFINITELY trying (& sharing) this. My son has eczema and it gets worse when the seasons change. This is inexpensive, easy, and seems promising. Thanks for sharing, girl!
Ashley
January 22, 2014 at 9:00 amThanks for reading Ariel!
MJ
January 21, 2014 at 12:38 amI must try this. Just made some raw sugar scrub the other day. The hubs can’t use a salt scrub but I can. Will keep you posted. And your pictures… I need a tutorial or baby free time. Simply beautiful.
Ashley
January 22, 2014 at 9:11 amThanks for trying MJ! I’ve pinned some pretty good picture tutorials on my Pinterest. Check it out!
Kim
January 28, 2014 at 6:18 pmgirl YES! I LIVE for body scrubs. That’s so funny I had my little winter version of this but I used olive oil, so I’m loving the coconut oil version of this! How did it smell? I LOVE coconut oil!
Ashley
January 29, 2014 at 12:42 pmKim, of course it smells wonderful! That’s exactly why I chose coconut oil. I did my sugar scrub with olive oil, now I’m thinking I should do one with coconut oil too!
Amber @ ExSoyCise
January 29, 2014 at 9:30 amSalt and coconut oil = 2 of my favorite things! Definitely going to try out this scrub soon! Sounds awesome!
Ashley
January 29, 2014 at 12:42 pmYou’ll love it Amber! Thanks for reading 🙂
Michelle @ Divas With A Purpose
February 2, 2014 at 9:18 pmOooh…I will definitely have to try this! Dry skin is one of my winter time battles.
Ashley
February 5, 2014 at 9:19 pmIt’s awesome, Michelle. Let me know how you like it!
Julie
February 9, 2014 at 11:31 amWhat is the shelf life on this?
Ashley
February 10, 2014 at 11:43 amJulie, I’m not sure. I’m using it, and making more within 2-3 weeks.
Julie
February 14, 2014 at 2:48 pmO.k. Thank you
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