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Even though I always wear gloves for gardening, my hands were still left a bit grubby after preparing the vegetable plot last week, as I still insist on poking around in the soil even when I’ve taken them off! So I decided to make a very simple salt scrub and my hands were soon good-as-new. Want to know how I made it? Here’s how:
Aromatic Lemon and Rosemary Salt Scrub
I wanted to only use ingredients I have at home, without going out to buy anything – besides which, I needed to use the salt scrub in quick-style! I used 1 cup of sea salt, 1/2 cup of baby oil, the zest of two lemons and a couple of sprigs of rosemary from the garden.
First of all, I put the sea salt into a bowl, added the baby oil and gave it a little stir. Then I zested two lemons, pulled the individual rosemary leaves from the sprigs and chopped them roughly. All that was left was to tip the lemon zest and rosemary into the mixture, give it a final stir and spoon into a pretty jar .
I then added a label and tied something pretty around the outside of the jar and that’s it – done!
Easy peasy lemon squeezy ….. so to speak!
What rewards do you treat yourself with for a job well done?
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This looks like the perfect gift, Marianne, and just what I need in this dry weather for my withering skin. 🙂
Hope it helps, Cathy 🙂
Mmmhhh……. If you made it with sugar and coconut oil instead of baby oil and salt you could eat it!
Mmmmm … now there’s a thought! 😉
Oh I love this! Thanks for sharing!
Hope you like it, Nicole 🙂
I am making that scrub to-mor-row!!! My hands are a mess! Thanks, Marianne.
P,S. it looks pretty, too.
Let me know what you think about it, Gemma 🙂
I will. 🙂
Did it! Love it!
It’s sitting on my kitchen counter. I will use it A LOT because my hands are like sandpaper! Only they are already better now. Thanks!
Looks great, practical and I bet it smells divine. I wear gloves but there’s always some dirt that gets through. If I don’t have baby oil, I could use olive oil, I assume.
I haven’t tried it with olive oil – and I guess you won’t spot the lemon zest the same – but I can’t see why not.
Probably best to try it out with a smaller amount first 🙂
That is a brilliant and practical idea. I will show this post to my wife. She will be so excited. Thanks.
You are welcome. I hope your wife likes it 🙂
Marianne, this is lovely and it’s beautifully presented – now how lovely would it be finding that in your xmas stocking!
Yes it would – I LOVE giving or receiving gifts like this. It´s so much nicer knowing that someone has taken the trouble to make it for you 🙂
Hey that sounds really nice …….you’ve inspired me! x
That´s great Ashlyn (what a lovely name). Will you try it out?
Scrub?! I’m dipping my tortilla chips right into that!
Hahahaha – I nearly spat my taza de té all over my screen when I read your comment!
the same fate may have awaited my tortilla chips, but still looks good enough to eat, your stuff!
Brilliant! Thank-you so much for sharing – I’m off to make some right now!
Let me know how you get on, Sue 🙂
Discovered that I had no oil – bought some this morning and I’ve just made a batch with lemons fresh from the tree & rosemary from the herb garden – works a treat! As I’ll be using rather than gifting it, I’ve put mine in empty hand cream pots that I’d been saving. Thank-you so much for sharing this great idea! 🙂
You’re welcome, Sue.
Actually, it works well for a pedicure, or in the shower as a body scrub, too, but you have to be careful not to slip as it makes the shower base treacherous!
Have a great weekend 🙂
Excellent idea – and great colors of the salt… 😉
Thanks Drake 🙂
I would never have thought of doing that in a million years but you make it seem so easy!
It IS so easy – try it for yourself!
Sounds delicious !!! I want to eat it!!! So thats how your skin is so beautiful xx
If you were going to eat it, Chris, I would replace the course sea salt with sugar – oh, and change the baby oil to red wine!
Yep – My secret is out! xx
Great Idea and so simple. 🙂
…and can even be used by you chaps! 🙂
My hands are sore after digging over the veg plot. They have lots of little cuts. Mrs Sensible played nurse yesterday and surgically removed a splinter from my finger.
Awwww did she?
Well, get her to make you some of this salt scrub (or better still, make it yourself) and your hands will soon be as smooth as silk 🙂
I think I might make some tonight. 🙂
I just love anything herbal Marianne! Thanks for the lovely recipe hon and great photo’s! 🙂 *hugs*
…and the funny thing is, I only made it because I didn’t have anything already in the cupboard I could use. I guess I’ll be making my own salt scrub from now on. Just think of the possibilities for ingredients 🙂
Yes, funny how we must come to realise that. LOL!
Bet this would be a treat for my feet too!
Sure would!
What a great idea! Love it!
They would be nice to give as presents, too!
So simple but it has to be effective and smell lush!
….and costs so little, Gilly 🙂
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Mmmmm … make some more then!
but of course!
And that’s it? When you buy it from the shop you sure pay for it and you never really know what goes into it!
You do now! 😉
Yes, thanks to a very clever woman who knows stuff, lots of stuff!
This is a great idea.
Thanks!