with all the hype over pinterest and diy projects this year, i thought it was about time i made one. this lemon scrub is the EASIEST thing to make--in terms of time and ingredients. the recipe i used called for sea salt but i decided to use mostly kosher salt. kosher salt is a much larger grain of salt than sea salt so the one i made is probs best for feet or elbows. using sea salt would make a better scrub for legs. i used about a 3 to 1 ratio of kosher to sea salt in this recipe. to make the scrub all you need is:
kosher or sea salt (or both)
a few lemons
olive oil
rosemary, optional
in a large bowl put 5 tablespoons of kosher salt. coat with a tablespoon of olive oil. once well combined squeeze half of the lemon over the mixture, and stir together. i made probably about 7 times this much. its best if you figure out how much you are going to need to make first that way you can mix all the salt and oil together first. the recipe i followed said mixing the oil and salt first keeps the salt from dissolving. a point about mixing the salts: i did about 25 tablespoons of kosher to about 15 tablespoons of sea salt (using a big box of kosher and a tall canister of sea salt) if that makes sense. just test out the recipe as you go along, so that you get the consistency you want. and there you go: a very last minute, but very cute, christmas gift.
oh, and if you want to: as i filled my containers (use any size you like, mine are from ikea) when they were filled half way i added a piece of rosemary and then continued filling. i would say these will last a couple weeks, when refrigerated.
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