Comments on: Homemade Sea Salt Scrub

By: Patty

Patty — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 14:33:54 +0000

Hi, I make my own salt scrubs Nicali Bath & Body is my company. I find that it’s shelf life is very short and wonder how I can prevent it becoming gummy. I really don’t want to add preservative but my recipe is just salt,oil and essential oil combinations. Any clues?

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 11 May 2009 18:45:34 +0000

Torey: Glad you are considering making some salts of your own. In terms of expiration, salt is actually an age-old preservative (before scientists figured out other not-so-earth-friendly chemicals to “preserve” things) so that helps. Oils, on the other hand, can go ransid more quickly but not before 6 months to a year. No need to refrgerate. Best to strore the salts out of the sun which is pretty easy unless you are lucky enough to have an outdoor shower. Enjoy, Amy

By: Torey

Torey — Tue, 05 May 2009 22:05:01 +0000

I love the idea of making your own scrubs, thank you for posting this! I might do this for mother’s day and was wondering if the scrub needs to be refrigerated, or if it has an expiration?