Margarita Body Scrub

By Renae Ronquist

Dreaming of a hot summer day on the beach or water? I know I am.

Lime has such a clean fresh scent, and when combined with coconut oil, this margarita body scrub will have you dreaming of being oceanside or lakeside in no time. And by the time summer actually gets here your skin will be silky smooth from this scrub. The best part is that it's super easy to make and you may already have the ingredients in your pantry.

Oh and don't forget to save a little salt to rim your margarita drink! Wink wink!

Let's do this!

Begin by measuring out the coarse and fine ground sea salts into a medium size bowl. The supply list I followed called for both coarse and fine ground. But if you don't have both, it's okay to use one or the other.

Using a lemon zester or fine grater, zest the lime into the salt and give it a quick stir to mix them up nicely.

Cut the zested lime in half and remove any seeds. Squeeze the juice of both halves into the salt mixture. Give this a good stir to incorporate.

For the last step I used my hands to combine the salt mixture and coconut oil. When it was all incorporated, I didn't want to waste the mixture that stuck to my hands, so I rubbed it into my hands, rinsed, and wow! It made them so soft and the coconut oil soaks into your skin and smells heavenly. You can also slightly warm the coconut oil to its liquid form and mix with a spoon.

Place the scrub mixture into a clean, dry glass jar. It will keep at room temperature for a week or two, or longer in the refrigerator.

To store my scrub, I repurposed the glass container I had from a three-wick candle. Add a ribbon and a small sprig of floral and what a great gift this would make for someone!

Not a fan of lime? Substitute orange, lemon or grapefruit, or any essential oil scents you may have lying around.

Whatever scent you choose, your tired, dry, winter skin will thank you. D

Supplies:

Makes approximately (1) pint jar

2 cups coarse ground sea salt

1 cup fine ground sea salt

1 line

1/2 cup organic coconut oil

Clean dry Mason jar or similar

Lemon zester or fine grater