Since I have some time on my hands, I’ve been considering doing some handmade gifts this year. I particularly love the idea of making your own bath fizzies or sugar scrub. I love to be crafty and I should start doing this stuff more often. Sugar or salt scrub is mucho dinero at little bath boutiques so I figure I would make some of my own. The only thing is essential oils do cost about $20 a bottle but it goes a long way.
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Ingredients:
2 cups Epsom salts or sugar
1 cup carrier oil
8 drops essential oil(s)
1 drop food coloring
Directions
1. Mix together Epsom salts or sugar depending on which you prefer and carrier oil in a bowl. Use epsom salts as more of a soak and sugar if you want a scrub.
2. Add essential oil and if you want to be fun, add food coloring. Stir these together. Then package as desired.
I prefer to add pretty little glass jars that seal well so oils don’t leak. Using canning jars with the plastic seal works well!
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Hi,
I am very interested in making some of this! Where do I buy carrier oil? I live in Austin…maybe Central Market or Whole Foods?
Thanks, I love your blog (came here from Kelly’s Korner)
Amy
I was just at Whole Foods and bought some carrier oil. The guy said you can really use any type of bath oil. I went for the cheapest at Whole Foods which was the NOW brand grapeseed oil meant for skin. You could even use baby oil but I didn’t want the smell of baby oil to conflict with my essential oils. You can also get the essential oils from Whole Foods. They vary in price range from $4 to $20 depending on the scent.