How to Make Coconut Salt Scrub with Essential Oils. step 1: add 1 cup of coarse sea salt to a glass bowl. step 2: add 1/2 cup of fractionated coconut oil. step 3: add 25-30 drops of essential oil.
Salt scrubs are a great way to pamper your skin, especially during the winter when skin tends to dry out. This salt scrub uses mineral-rich Himalayan salt along with coconut oil, almond oil, and essential oils. While you can use only coconut oil for this recipe, I prefer to use a mix of both coconut and almond oil for ease of use.
I whipped coconut oil in my stand mixer on medium for 10 minutes, then stirred in the sugar and essential oils. The whipped coconut oil made the scrub turn out thick and seem more luxurious.
Once you do, you can make this epsom salt body scrub to exfoliate and get a little magnesium sulfate into your system. 1 pint jar (I like to use the squattier gift jars, but a regular wide-mouth is fine, too) 2/3 cup coconut oil, melted if mixing by hand (or use your favorite liquid carrier oil like olive or almond oil for a quick, no fuss version)