Herbal Body Scrub

Use this simple recipe to create an herbal body scrub. Choose from a variety of ingredients to make it your own, including aromatic herbs like Rose petals, Rosemary leaves, Lemon Balm leaves, or Chamomile flowers.

Mixing bowl

Mixing spoon

Storage jar with lid

Optional: Coffee grinder

5 parts sugar (raw sugar, brown sugar, or turbinado) or salt (sea salt, Epsom salt, or Himalayan pink salt)

1-2 parts dried herbs (finely chopped or ground), coarsely ground Oatmeal (for a finer scrub), or whole Poppy seeds (for a coarse scrub)

2 parts oil (Sweet Almond, Jojoba, Apricot Kernel, or Sesame)

Optional:

2-3 drops essential oil per ½ cup of mixture

Honey

Add the sugar or salt base to a mixing bowl.
Grind any larger herbs in a coffee grinder. They should look similar to what’s found in a tea bag.
Add herbs to the bowl and mix.
Slowly stir in the oil until you get the desired consistency.
Add in any optional essential oils and mix.
Spoon the scrub into a container with a lid.
Use it topically during your next shower! This scrub makes a great gift, too.

Important Tips:

Leave smaller herbs whole to make the scrub more visually interesting, like bright orange Calendula petals or purple Lavender flowers.
Try adding a small amount of spent Coffee grounds for an enlivening aroma in your morning shower!
If you’ve never worked with parts for proportions before, just choose a measurement based on the scale of how much you’d like to make. If you’re making only a small amount, choose 1 teaspoon to equal 1 part. Following the recipe above, you would use 5 teaspoons of sugar or salt, 2 teaspoons of oil, and so on. If you’re making larger amounts for gifts or bulk, choose 1 cup to equal 1 part.

Resources