Did you know a salt scrub can cut down on the amount of leg shaving you have to do? It exfoliates the dead layer of skin so you get a closer shave. You can spend a ton of money on a salt scrub, but they're dead easy to make. I've seen these at Bath and Body works for $15 and I think the Body Shop has a really expensive one as well.
I mix equal parts of cheap olive oil and kosher salt and put in a squeeze bottle with a large hole (bought at Wal-Mart for under a dollar in trial size & traveling bottle section). I have lots of essential oils on hand so it's easy for me to scent, but it's not neccessary to add scent to get the benifits. It just makes you smell nice. I'm currently using lavender.
You can get fancy and use more exotic oils or dead sea salt, but I think the cheap way works just as well. I've seen recipes that call for adding liquid soap, but I don't like those because the salt seems to disolve and it's not as scrubby or easy to spread around.
Edited to add: CAUTION: This will make your tub slippery. I wash mine right after using a salt scrub. Thanks for pointing that out Shetha.
I've made these too, but for those that try this: Remember that Oil + Water can make a bathtub very very slippery! Just thought maybe others would like to learn from my mistakes LOL. Thanks for posting on this though - I do need to whip up another batch!!
Posted by: Shetha on May 19, 2002 11:52 AMOh, yeah. I forgot that part. I clean the tub immediately after use. Thanks for pointing that out Shetha.
Posted by: tonya on May 20, 2002 06:09 AM