Kauai Red Sea Salt Scrub DIY

Anne-Marie Faiola — Tue, 28 Jun 2016 20:34:58 +0000

If your skin is feeling flaky and dry, exfoliation is key. Exfoliation gets rid of the rough texture and helps your moisturizer absorb. This Kauai Red Sea Salt Scrub is made with salt from the Pacific Ocean. The salt is covered in red alae clay from Kauai to give it a gorgeous burnt orange color. The fine texture of the salt makes it perfect for scrubbing off dead skin from the legs and body.

Jojoba oil and fractionated coconut oil are added for skin-loving properties. To help prevent a greasy feeling on the skin, I added potassium cocoate. Potassium cocoate is a natural liquid surfactant made from coconut oil. It acts like liquid soap and gives the scrub light cleansing properties. The scrub will not bubble or foam on the skin, but the potassium cocoate makes the skin feel clean rather than oily. It also prevents the red alae clay from sticking to the skin. To see what this scrub looks like on the skin and how it washes off, scroll to the bottom of the post.

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What You’ll Need:
Three Short 8 oz. Plastic Bail Jars
30 oz. Kauai Red Sea Salt – Fine
2 oz. Potassium Cocoate
3.5 oz. Fractionated Coconut Oil
1 oz. Jojoba Oil
0.4 oz. Pikake Flower Fragrance Oil
0.3 oz. Passionfruit Papaya Fragrance Oil
10 mL Optiphen
Droppers

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ONE: In a small container, add the fractionated coconut oil, potassium cocoate and jojoba oil. Stir together.

TWO: Add the Pikake Flower Fragrance Oil and Passionfruit Papaya Fragrance Oil. Add the Optiphen and stir together all the ingredients.

NOTE ABOUT PRESERVATIVES: 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, but it is optional. You can read more in the Talk It Out Tuesday: Preservatives post.

THREE: Pour the Kauai Red Sea Salt into a large bowl. Add the liquid ingredients and stir to fully mix.

FOUR: Spoon the scrub into jars until full. Once you’re ready to use, apply the scrub to wet skin and gently scrub. Wash off. Enjoy!

As you can see in the photos below, the red alae clay does transfer to the skin when applied. Thanks to the potassium cocoate, it washes off cleanly from the skin. But, the red clay may stick to your sink or tub. I like to have a wet rag to wipe off any transfer. It comes off easily that way, but don’t use a white wash rag for this.