How To Store Home made scrub(pls help!)

[bronze_chiqz]

Okie, ive purchased Extra Virgin Olive Oil,French Sea Salt, and Molasses (sugar form)

I wanna do the body scrub.Its just that im unsure the right measurement i should put of each of those above.And i wanna store/keep it in my bathroom so that i can just use it whenever i wanna use, rather than doing it every time (how safe and will it expire or grow some bacteria?

pls help!

 

[kaylin_marie]

I'm sure someone on here will know the answer to this. I'm not sure, though. I'm sure it will keep for a little while, but I'm not sure how long.

 

[magosienne]

you mean the big sea salt? i like to mix it with sugar (brown or white) for my sensitive skin. usually i put about one tablespoon of each and mix with some olive oil, i don't know the exact measurements, i like to mix until it becomes a paste. usually i can do my whole body with that, so maybe you could just multiply those ?

i store it in a plastic box that used to contain a rubbish bodycream from garnier (250ml). i put it in the fridge, but i don't think it's necessary. i've heard you can keep it until 3 weeks after before it becomes unusable (i like to make my own before each use, so unfortunately, i don't know if it's true). if you wanna be sure, maybe add some vitamin e drops or caps, it's a natural preservative.

 

[SalJ]

Vitamin E will help prolong the life of the oil, but is not a preservative, so if water gets in your scrub, it won't stop mould forming.

If you're not putting a preservative in, only make enough for one go at a time. If your using in the bath or shower, you will be introducing water into it, it's pretty much unavoidable.

If you do make up a load in advance, remove enough for one application before you get in the shower / tub and do it away from the taps and with dry utensils - to make sure you don't get any water in. Store the rest in an air tight container, in a cool dry place. As long as NO water gets in it'll keep for a while.

If i'm just making enough for one go, I use a couple of slack handfuls of salt or sugar, a tbsp or so of honey and a couple of drops of essential oil then just add enough oil to make it the consistency I like.

 

[Nox]

Aloe Vera gel is a natural preservative. You can use as little as 10% aloe vera gel in your mix, and it will retard the growth of bacteria at room temperature.

I hope this helps.

 

[chameleonmary]

this may sound weird but you need to use the 'eye' method and just add a bit of each until you reach a manageable consistency.

dont forget a lovely rich moisturising cream after and good luck!

 

[bronze_chiqz]

thanxx ladies.Im thinking of applying the mixture before shower onto dry skin, and then keep it away outside and shower finally

lets see how it works!

 

[JoyR]

I'd keep that in the fridge, or at least in a dark, cool place, and transfer to a smaller container, as needed.