Here’s a nourishing body wash that is sure to delight the senses. With just five, easily available ingredients, this DIY body wash is easy and will leave your skin silky smooth
- Oatmeal. Oatmeal has natural cleansers called saponins that exfoliate the skin and remove dead cells and impurities and make the skin silky smooth.
- Lemongrass is hands down my favorite aromatherapy fragrance. [I even have lemongrass plants which I guard with my life cause lemongrass is not an easy plant to grow and requires a lot of TLC. I primarily use its leaves in my tea – it’s delicious taste and fragrance totally addictive.]
But lemongrass is not just noteworthy for its aroma, it also has antioxidant, antibacterial, and anti-inflammatory properties. And that’s why it’s my favored essential oil over all others. [The scent can be overpowering so be extra cautious about its over-use.]
INGREDIENTS
1/4 cup oats
6 – 12 drops lemongrass essential oil
1/4 cup liquid castile soap
1 tbsp vitamin E oil
2 tsp honey
2 tbsp coconut oil (melted)
DIRECTIONS
- Bring 4 cups of water to a boil.
- Place oatmeal in a large bowl and pour the boiling water over it. Allow the mixture to sit for 2 hours, then blend the mixture into a fine paste.
- Mix the castile soap, lemongrass essential oil, vitamin E oil, honey, and coconut oil with a whisk until fully mixed.
- Add the soap-oil mixture to the oat infused water. Mix gently to reduce foam.
- Pour mixture into a dispenser and use it as desired.
This body wash keeps for a long time and should be especially used to moisturize dry skin during the dry winter months.
