It’s easy to get your hands (and under your nails) scrupulously clean with this beautiful, moisturizing, antibacterial hand scrub. It’s also easy and inexpensive to make. GREAT HOLIDAY GIFT TOO!
Ingredients:
1 wide-mouth 1/2 liter Mason jar
8 tbsp sea salt
8 tbsp Epsom salt
Approx 1 1/2 cups of grape seed or sweet almond oil
1tsp vitamin E oil
30 drops peppermint essential oil
20 drops tea tree essential oil
2 tbsp dried mint leaves (this is optional and might be nice to add if you are making this as a gift)
Instructions:
Wash your jar with hot, soapy water and dry well.
Place your salt in the jar.
Pour over the oil and let the salt absorb it for a minute or two. You may need to add a little more oil. You want the consistency of the scrub to be like wet sand – not too goopy!
Add the essential oils (and dried mint if using), and mix well with a popsicle stick or teaspoon.
Storage:
If storing as a gift, close lid and store in dark,cool spot. Shelf life is up to 6 mo.
To use:
I keep mine by my kitchen sink with a nail brush nearby. When I’ve been cooking, gardening or out at the store, I give my hands and under my nails a really good scrub, and because of the oils – no hand cream required!
