Self-Care Saturday

Honey-Based Lip Scrub

• 2 tsps. Sugar
• 1 tsp. Honey
• 1 tsp. Coconut Oil

1. Mix everything together in a small bowl until you have a paste.
2. Apply to lips with fingertips and massage into your lips to gently slough off dry, dead skin cells.
3. You’ll be tempted to eat the mixture – it tastes pretty darn good!
4. Rinse with warm water and follow with lip balm.
5. Keep any extra in a small container.

Sage with Blackberry Body Scrub

• 1 1/2 cups White Sugar
• 2 Tbsps. & 2 tsps. Coconut Oil
• 4 to 6 large Sage Leaves
• 1/4 cup Blackberries

1. Combine all ingredients in a food processor and process on high until smooth.
2. Put in glass jar with snug fitting lid
3. Store at room temperature for up to 1 week
4. To use, wet skin, gently scrub with sugar scrub, and rinse with warm water. Pat dry.

Lavender Bath Bomb

• 2 oz Baking Soda
• 1 oz Epsom Salt
• 1 oz Corn Starch
• 1 oz Citric Acid
• 4 tsp. Coconut Oil
• 1 tsp. water
• Optional: dried flowers, herbs, food coloring, biodegradable glitter or essential oils

Okay, so you do have to buy some accessories for this process such as something to mold the bath bomb with and if you’re not big into canning and preserves you may not have citric acid laying around. But not to fear, it’s all worth it if you love a good tub! Mix the wet and dry ingredients separately. Then slower (spoonful by spoonful) mix the wet and dry ingredients together until you end up with a sand-like consistency. Pack the mixture into the mold and leave overnight to dry.

Rosemary with Peppermint Foot Scrub

• 3 tsp. Kosher salt
• 1 tsp. table salt
• 1 tsp. coconut oil
• 1 ½ tsp. olive oil
• 3 drops peppermint oil
• 1/2 tsp rosemary

Toss everything in a cup, and stir together. If it’s too dry, add a bit more oil. If it’s too wet, add more salt.