Your skin really needs attention in the hot, dry weather. With a simple homemade remedy, you can exfoliate dead skin cells and alleviate dry or itchy skin. Re-moisturize your skin with a simple salt in the scrub.

Begin with a long, hot soak. You will need to moisturize your skin for the salt scrub to work as it is designed to. Spend about 10 minutes; relaxing, in a long bath. Baths are much more luxurious even though a shower will also work! This helps loosen the skin, which will give better results.

After you have soaked your skin use a loofah sponge or mitts. Exfoliation doesn’t require that you use coarse, sometimes painful gloves. In fact, the softness of the loofah is a better choice.

Choose the type of salt. There are many types of salt which can be used in salt scrubs and you should choose one that agrees with your skin. Sea Salt is really good. The crystals are bigger, making results significantly better. A handful of sea salt should be enough, with your loofah mitts on.

Add body soap. The exfoliating product requires something to bind it all together, so the salt doesn’t wash away. Combine liquid bath soap and sea salt and thoroughly mix the ingredients with your fingers. That’s it – the sea salt scrub is made!

Using the salt scrub. Now that you’ve created a homemade salt scrub, scrub away. Apply the blend, using circular motions, over your entire body. Keep in mind that you do not want to be abrasive with salt scrub and your skin. Make sure you are careful and gentle when doing this. Remember hard areas such as the balls of your feet, elbows and knees. Your skin will feel healthy and moisturized – the salt does all the work!

Make sure that you rinse off very well. After you scrub yourself with your homemade salt scrub, be sure to rinse well to remove all salt and soap.

Complete the process with a daily moisturizer. Be sure to moisturize well after your salt scrub. A great moisturizer to use is a Shea butter cream, which will help your skin stay soft long after your scrubbing is done.

By: Tiffany Provost

About the Author:
Tiffany Provost writes about Skin Care and Beauty tips for HowToDoThings.com.

If you are reading this you probably have heard of aromatherapy and the benefits it is believed to provide. You may even have bought a scented candle, soap, bath oil, or bath salts. But if you bought these products without paying much attention to the quality of the aromatherapy oils used in them, you probably missed out on most of the benefits you could have enjoyed.

Worried about price? Though a few aromatherapy oils have price tags that can be prohibitive, such as rose oil, many high quality oils have very reasonable prices. With nothing more than one aromatherapy oil or oil blend, and a bottle of light carrier oil, you can begin to experience the benefits of true therapeutic aromatherapy.

Here are some of the low, to no cost, ways to enjoy your high quality aromatherapy oil:

Just place a few drops of oil on tissue or a cotton ball.

Place some coarse or rock salt (sea salt works well) in a lidded glass container and add a few drops.

Place a few drops in boiling water or add to a fountain (use discretion – some of the heavier oils could effect the fountain pump) +

Make your own reed diffuser: using any glass or ceramic container, and any porous wood or plant material. Mix a few drops of aromatherapy oil with the light carrier oil (grapeseed oil or sweet almond oil work well), place it in the container, and place end of the porous word or plant material in the oil.

Light an unscented candle and burn until some of the wax is melted. Blow the candle out. Place a couple of drops of oil in the melted wax and relight the candle.

Add some of the aromatherapy oil – carrier oil mixture to sea salts for use in your bath.

Add a few drops of oil to an unscented shampoo or liquid soap.

Another often overlooked opportunity is bath soap. In any therapeutic program, consistency is important. Incorporating your aromatherapy into your bath helps insure that consistency. Many liquid and bar soap using organic and therapeutic ingredients are available at good prices.

Is availability an issue? While therapeutic grade essential oils are not readily available at retail stores, they can be found in online stores. You will have to wait for delivery but you do gain the convenience of to-the-door delivery. Online stores, with price differences and quality differences, can be very confusing. There are sites that have done all the research for you.

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Mental and physical stress can take a toll on your body and mental health. At times of high stress, it’s good to escape from the world and enjoy a nice, warm therapeutic bath where you can sit back, relax and meditate. Instead of purchasing commercial bath oil and bubble bath soap, you can make your own delightfully relaxing aromatherapy bath oil and mineral bath salt.

Chamomile Bath

A stressful day can tense up your tired muscles and cause various aches and pains. You’ve probably heard that a warm cup of chamomile tea can relax harried nerves. Soaking in a chamomile bath will have the same effect while also relaxing those tense muscles.

Chamomile Bath Recipe

Steep 6 chamomile tea bags in 3 cups of hot water for half an hour. Remove the bags. Stir in 2 cups of powdered milk. Pour mixture into a warm bath.

Lavender Bath

Having trouble sleeping?

Don’t reach for those sleeping pills. Instead, relax in a warm lavender bath before bedtime. Lavender helps you to enjoy a deep, restful sleep and also reduces stress.

Lavender Bath Salts Recipe

In a small bowl, combine 1/4 cup Dead Sea salts, 1/2 cup Epson salts, and 10 drops of lavender oil. Pour mixture into a warm bath.

Mint Bath

You will be energized and prepared to take on the world after soaking in a mint bath. Mint stimulates your circulation and helps oxygen pump natural energy throughout your body. If you lack energy, a mint bath will wake you up fast!

Mint Bath Recipe

In a large bowl, pour in 1/2 cup of Epson salts. Drop in 2 handfuls of fresh mint leaves. Rub the leaves against the salts for several minutes, until the salts have soaked up the mint leaf oils. Add the mint infused Epson salts only to a warm bath.

Flower Bath

In the mood for love?

An indulgent flower bath will give you the warm fuzzies and put you in the perfect mood for a romantic encounter.

Flower Bath Recipe

Roll up several rose petals and drop them into a glass bottle. Add in 2 ounces of grapeseed oil, 5 drops of jasmine oil and 5 drops of ylang-ylang oil. Shake the bottle to mix the oils well. Let sit overnight. Run a bath and add 1/4 cup of flower oil. For an extra romantic touch, drop fresh rose petals into your bath water.

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