Your feet, often overlooked in our daily skincare routines, deserve a little pampering too. Imagine the joy of stepping onto silky-smooth, soft soles. With the right ingredients and a dash of creativity, you can achieve this luxurious feeling right at home. In this exploration, we'll unveil a collection of DIY foot scrubs designed to transform your feet into the epitome of softness.
These homemade scrubs are more than just skincare remedies; they're indulgent treatments crafted from natural ingredients, promising you the pleasure of a spa-like experience without leaving your home. From exfoliating rough patches to moisturizing tired skin, these DIY concoctions are tailored to cater to your feet's unique needs.
Join us as we embark on a journey through these easy and effective foot scrub recipes. Discover the art of self-care as you learn how to create scrubs using simple, yet powerful, ingredients found in your kitchen. Get ready to indulge in a revitalizing foot spa experience that will leave your feet feeling incredibly soft and rejuvenated.
1. A moisturizer (you can choose olive oil or coconut oil)
2. Sugar or salt (that helps in scrubbing)
3. Essential oils or herbs or lemon or oats etc., as per your choice
Now let’s look at different foot scrubs that actually work. These help prevent cracked heels and leave your feet soft and pampered.
# Simple Exfoliating Brown Sugar Foot ScrubIt will take less than only 10 minutes to make this foot scrub. You need to mix together 1 tablespoon of brown sugar, 1 tablespoon of olive oil/coconut oil, ½ teaspoon of baking soda or vitamin E gel (taken from the capsules). Now use the scrub on your feet to exfoliate the dead cells or rough areas of your skin. Now rinse off well with slightly warm water. Do not forget to apply a heavy lotion on your feet post scrub for the smoothness! You can also apply the scrub before you go to take shower.
# Coconut Salt Scrub
To make coconut salt scrub, you need to have coconut oil, course sea salt or sugar, vitamin E oil and essential oil for scent. Mix the sea salt with your oil in 2:1 ration. Such as, mix 1 cup of salt with ¼ cup of coconut oil and ¼ cup of vitamin E oil. If you choose to use only one oil, then you can mix ½ cup of oil with 1 cup of salt. Now add a few drops of your chosen essential oil for the fragrance and stir the mixture. The scrub is ready to use! How easy.
# Peppermint Foot ScrubTo make peppermint foot scrub, you need to 1-2 cups of sugar or the Epsom salt or the coarsest salt available, ½ cup of warm coconut oil or olive oil or grape seed oil, 10-15 drops of peppermint essential oil, 2 drop of green food colouring. Now mix them all together and store in a Jar. It’s ready to use! For more coarseness, add enough sugar or salt.
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Lavender Foot ScrubTo make lavender foot scrub, mix together 1 cup of sea salt or Epsom salt, ½ cup of olive or grape seed or almond oil, 8 drops of Lavender essential oil and 2 tablespoon of dried Lavender buds. Stir the mixture well. If the mixture seems dry enough to be used as scrub, add some more oil until you get the consistency you are happy with using. Ensure to add essential oil in the end, when the mixture gets ready. Pour the mixture into a jar and use as you like it.
# Sea Salt Foot ScrubThis one is really interesting as interesting ingredients go into making sea salt foot scrub. Mix 5 tablespoons of dead sea salt (finely or medium grained), 2 tablespoon of purple jojoba beads, 2 tablespoon of golden jojoba oil and sweet almond oil each, 2 drops of vitamin E oil, 2-3 drops of Vanilla select fragrance oil and 2-3 drops of peppermint essential oil. Stir them well together. Now pour and store it into a container. The scrub is ready to use!
# Peppermint Honey Feet Treat
Take 3 teaspoons of mint leaves and rinse them. Dry them by putting them on paper towel. Now grind it using mortar and pestle. Now melt 4 teaspoons of grated beeswax using heat. Combine 4 tablespoon of aloe vera gel and 2 teaspoon of honey in a microwave safe bowl and stir it with melted beeswax. Now let it cool for sometime. Add mint leaves, 6 drops of essential oil, 2 drops of arnica oil, 2 drops of camphor oil and 2 drips of eucalyptus oil onto the honey mixture. Store it in a container in a cool place. The feet treat scrub is ready to be applied.