I hope you’re all enjoying your summer as much as I am! The warm weather, bright sun, pool time, and family gatherings, what’s not to love? Well here’s a little DIY salt scrub you can make with a little time you may have between all of those other fun summer activities.
You can use this salt scrub for yourself, take it to a party for a hostess gift, or even double/triple the recipe to pass little jars out as party favors. And don’t be fooled by the colors- it doesn’t have to be a holiday to represent good ole USA!
Ingredients:
1 cupFoaming Bath Butter
1/2 cupSea Salt
1 teaspoonJojoba Oil
1 tablespoonRaspberry Lemonade Fragrance Oil
Pigment powders in:
Matte Cobalt Blue,Matte American Red, andMatte White
Directions:
Start by whipping together the base, fragrance oil, and jojoba oil using an electric mixer. I beat the soap mixture first and then add the oils and blend because the foaming bath butter base needs to be light and fluffy (which is achieved by beating it with the mixer)
Add in the sea salt and blend until everything appears to be well incorporated.
Once the base mixture is finished, separate the scrub into three separate bowls and sprinkle in the pigment powders. I always start with a small amount of pigment (a little goes a long way!) and add more while I’m mixing until I reach the color saturation I want.
I wanted a very saturated color for the red and blue (like you see above). I wanted it to be distinctively red, white, and blue when layered in the jar- no soft, pastel colors for this recipe!
To make layering a little easier, I scooped each color into a pastry bag (or plastic baggie with the tip cut off). This made itWAYeasier to layer each color and it kept the mess to a minimum.
Voila!
These beautiful, patriotic salt scrubs are perfect for this summer’s picnics and parties.
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How much sea salt should be used?
Hi Sarah!
1/2 cup ofsea saltshould be used.
Happy creating!
hi can you please tell me what type and size jar and the top of the jar you used ?
Thank-you,
Mary
These jars are around 7 oz, but we do not carry this style anymore; however, you can try ourmini heremes jars. Hope this helps!
Do I need a preservative? Also, can sugar be substituted for salt? Thanks!
A preservative is not required in this salt recipe, if moisture will not enter the mixture; however, if sugar is added a preservative such asGermaben ii EorOptiphen Plus (Paraben and Formaldehyde Free)will be required.