Today I present another simple, inexpensive and low waste beautytip and a homemade natural cosmetic product. With only two ingredients I bring a little bit of a luxery and hamam feeling to my poor tiny bathroom:
Olive oil and sea salt
To prepare this natural peeling take a good quality organic olive oil and sea salt and simply mix both in a bottle. (I use a former shampoo bottle). Make sure the salt contains only finer grains so you won't hurt your skin. Take a shower first. Currently I use an olive oil soap bar for cleaning.
After showering take the olive oil - sea salt mixture and give it a nice shake, apply it handful by handful all over the body and rub it gently into the still wet skin.
Take care that you stand safely because the olive oil make the tub really slippery!!!
Take your time to let the olive oil and the sea salt desolve a little bit into your skin. Don´t wash it off too quickly. And when you finally rinse it off don't use soap again, just warm water. If the roomtemperatur allows it, let the remaining water just dry on your skin. If you don't like to wait, take a soft towel and pat yourself dry. You don't want to rub off the olive oil.
Your skin will be nice and soft and shining. Enjoy!
The benefits of olive oil and sea salt for skincare:
Olive oil contains vitamin E which keeps the skin smooth and elastic and helps it to oxygenate. It keeps the skin moist and velvety. Olive oil has a lightly desinfectant effect so it can help t heal little wounds, eczemes and spots.
The sea salt consists of a similar assortement of minerals and natural healing elements as those found on skin cells. It keeps the skin moisturized and revitalized and can help in improving the skin barrier function. It helps in skin renewal because it removes dead skin and eliminates the roughnes and inflammation on the skin surface. It can provide relief from acne.
Enjoy my hammam-inspired experience for incredibly smooth and soft skin! The results you acchieve are even better when the person you love joins you and you srub and hug each other. Makes the whole thing much easier to realize, makes the skin of both of you soft and maybe leads to more ... ;-)
Have fun!