With spring quickly approaching, it’s time to get skin in tip-top shape. This Shimmering Sea Salt Scrub is created with exfoliating dead sea salt and moisturizing shea butter and coconut oil. The sea salt removes dead skin, while the oils leave skin feeling hydrated and smooth. The end result is moisturized, extra soft skin! Because this scrub is made with hard oils that become liquid when heated, the texture of the scrub will depend on the temperature of your room. When using this scrub in the shower be cautious as the oils will create a slippery surface.
Inspired by mermaids, Gold (light) Mica is added to give skin a subtle shimmer. A combination of LabColors give this scrub a light aqua color, reminiscent of the ocean. Crisp Cotton Fragrance Oil gives this scrub a fresh, slightly sweet scent that’s great for spring.
What You’ll Need:
15 oz. Fine Grained Dead Sea Salt
5 oz. Coconut Oil
3 oz. Shea Butter
8 mL Crisp Cotton Fragrance Oil
12 mL Blue Mix LabColor
5 mL Emerald LabColor
2 1/4 tsp. Gold (light) Mica
3.5 mL Optiphen
Two 8 oz. Plastic Bail Jars
Optional: Droppers
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DILUTING LABCOLOR: You’ll need to premix your LabColors in order to use them in this project. We like diluting the small bottle of LabColor in 4 oz. of distilled water. For more on diluting LabColors, check out this blog post.
ONE: Melt the coconut oil in the heat resistant plastic pouch and pour it into a heat-safe container.
TWO: Add the shea butter and stir well. If the warm coconut oil doesn’t melt the shea butter fully, put the container into the microwave on 10-second bursts. This ensures that the shea butter doesn’t get too hot, which can cause graininess.
THREE: Add 8 mL of the Crisp Cotton Fragrance Oil and stir well.
FOUR: Check the temperature of the oil mixture. If it’s below 176 °F, add 3.5 mL of Optiphen. If your scrub is warmer than 176° F, the preservative may not be effective.
Note: Although this scrub doesn’t contain water, it will likely get water splashed in it during use. The extra water may cause bacteria and mold to grow. We added a preservative to be extra careful. You can read more in the Talk It Out Tuesday: Preservatives post.
FIVE: In a separate container, measure out the Fine Grained Dead Sea Salt. Add 12 mL of diluted Blue Mix LabColor and 5 mL of diluted Emerald Mix LabColor. It may be difficult to mix in the LabColor at first. We found the best strategy was to put gloves on and hand mix the colorant into the salts. It’s very important to mix the LabColor into the salt first because the water-based LabColors will not mix into the oil-based scrub otherwise.
SIX: Add 2 1/4 tsp. of the Gold (light) Mica and mix well.
SEVEN: Pour the oil mixture into the salt and stir well. Be sure the salts are completely enveloped in oil and no salt chunks are present.
EIGHT: Once the scrub is fully incorporated, pour into two 8 oz. Glass Bail Jar. Let it fully cool and it’s ready to use and enjoy! If using in the shower, be careful! The oils will make the bottom of the tub very slippery.
What is your favorite way to prep skin for the warmer months?
Sea Salt and Shea Scrub
Ingredients
- 15 oz. Fine Grained Dead Sea Salt
- 5 oz. Coconut Oil
- 3 oz. Shea Butter
- 8 mL Crisp Cotton Fragrance Oil
- 12 mL Blue Mix LabColor
- 5 mL Emerald LabColor
- 2 1/4 tsp. Gold light Mica
- 3.5 mL Optiphen
- Two 8 oz. Bail Jars
- Optional: Droppers
Instructions
- DILUTING LABCOLOR: You’ll need to premix your LabColors in order to use them in this project. We like diluting the small bottle of LabColor in 4 oz. of distilled water.
- Melt the coconut oil in the heat resistant plastic pouch and pour it into a heat-safe container.
- Add the shea butter and stir well. If the warm coconut oil doesn't melt the shea butter fully, put the container into the microwave on 10-second bursts. This ensures that the shea butter doesn't get too hot, which can cause graininess.
- Add 8 mL of the Crisp Cotton Fragrance Oil and stir well.
- Check the temperature of the oil mixture. If it's below 176F, add 3.5 mL of Optiphen. If your scrub is warmer than 176 F, the preservative may not be effective. Note: Although this scrub doesn’t contain water, it will likely get water splashed in it during use. The extra water may cause bacteria and mold to grow. We added a preservative to be extra careful.
- In a separate container, measure out the Fine Grained Dead Sea Salt. Add 12 mL of diluted Blue Mix LabColor and 5 mL of diluted Emerald Mix LabColor. It may be difficult to mix in the LabColor at first. We found the best strategy was to put gloves on and hand mix the colorant into the salts. It’s very important to mix the LabColor into the salt first because the water-based LabColors will not mix into the oil-based scrub otherwise.
- Add 2 1/4 tsp. of the Gold (light) Mica and mix well.
- Pour the oil mixture into the salt and stir well. Be sure the salts are completely enveloped in oil and no salt chunks are present.
- Once the scrub is fully incorporated, pour into two 8 oz. Glass Bail Jar. Let it fully cool and it's ready to use and enjoy!
