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Body Scrub Homemade Recipe

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Native Australian Healing Ingredients

Skin is our body's largest organ of elimination. Good circulation to the skin helps the body remove toxins and enhances the secretion of moisturising natural oils. For centuries, various cultures have improved circulation to the body by creating friction on the skin. Known as exfoliation, it helps the blood and lymph system to release waste and contributes to smooth, soft and supple skin. Island and seafaring cultures traditionally used sea salt, seaweed and the sun to improve circulation, while Romans brushed their dry bodies with bristle brushes.

Body scrubs or exfoliates are an excellent way to stimulate skin circulation, cleanse the pores and remove the dead, scaly outer layer of skin. A body scrub should be mild and unabrasive enough for everyday use. As new cells are stimulated, your skin will take on a lustrous glow.

Sea Salt Exfoliate

When made to suit your skin type, this scrub can be used instead of a cleanser. Here are quantities for two treatments. The mixture keeps refrigerated for 3-4 weeks.

Method
Warm the oil and add the aloe vera. Gently fold in the sea salt and mix until it forms a thick paste. Add the rice flour and stir well. Add the rose oil and stir in the borax. Pack into an air-tight container and refrigerate.

To use, gently rub the mixture over the whole body from feet to waist and up to the heart, avoiding eye area. Leave for 1-2 minutes then rinse off.

Variations
For dry skin, substitute rice flour for chickpea flour (besan).

For oily skin, substitute rice flour for barley flour.

For mature skin, add 1 tablespoon honey to aloe vera juice.

For blemished skin, add 1/2 cup (125ml) thick yoghurt to aloe vera juice.

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Australian Desert Salt Body Scrub

An invigorating treatment from Aurora Spa combining the best of Australian ingredients: salt from the Australian desert, lavender harvested in Tasmania, Australian bush flower essences, Queensland macadamia oil and the distinct aromas of the Australian bush- eucalyptus and tea tree oil. Salt has anti-inflammatory properties, remineralises the skin and reduces redness. It helps draw out toxins out of the body through osmosis and encourages skin to secrete its natural oils. Lavender helps to restore balance, enhance relaxation, refresh, energise and promote healing. This scrub is a stimulating exfoliate and leaves the skin well nourished and smooth. It's ideal for rough, dry skin after summer suntanning or cold, dry winter weather and is a particularly good treatment for men. Do not apply to the face or on sunburnt skin, open cuts or wounds, after shaving or waxing, or to sensitive skin. Quantities make enough for one application.

Method
Blend salt with the lavender. Pour the oil into the salt blend to form a slurry. Add the essential oils and bush flower essences and stir well.

To use, massage the salt mixture into the body, avoiding the face and sensitive areas. Pay particular attention to the heels, knees and elbows. Rinse off in the shower or bath, or leave for 15 minutes in a steam room before rinsing.

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Rockpool Salt Scrub and Soak

Method
Take a handful of sea salt and mix it with about the same quantity of Epsom salts. This is the base for an exfoliating salt rub or it can be dissolved directly into a warm bath.

Add the essential oil blend to about 30ml (a shot) vodka and hand-mix through the salt. This will help with the even dispersion of the oils over the body or through the water.

To use, take some of the oil/salt mix and vigorously rub down the body to exfoliate and clean the skin. Then dissolve the remainder of the mix into a warm bath. For added effect throw some gum leaves, gumnuts and flowers into the bath water before sliding in. Add some soft candlelight and a glass of wine and it should feel like you are in your own private rockpool.

Warning: These powerful oils can produce a burning sensation on sensitive skin. The citrus smells of the lemon myrtle are made up of aldehydes that are known to be reactive on the skin. In a bath the pores of the skin are open, increasing the chance of sensitisation. If you experience any problems, discontinue use and wash the area with fresh water. If the stinging continues, rub cold-pressed oil, for example sweet almond, on the area. Do not rub the mixture on broken or inflamed skin.