Exfoliating with Olive Oil

I started making my own soap a few months ago, and I have been hooked. I think it brings out the cook in me. I enjoy trying new recipes and making my own and the best part is testing the results!

Our family will never go back to storebought soap again. We have had to use half the lotion that we did last winter. Just proof of how drying commercial soaps can be. We have even been getting away from lotions by using pure ones I am experimenting with. I hope to find a lotion combination soon for my mother who has severe skin problems of cracking and peeling hands and can't use any lotions with alcohol, which is mostly all of them.

My sister used to have her own spa in Guatemala. She gave me a great recipe for exfoliating and softening hands, elbows, feet and anywhere else you deem fit. She recommends putting a little sugar in your hand and pouring a small amount of olive oil in your palm also then you just start rubbing the way you rub on lotion. Once your hands have been thoughly scrubbed, wipe them off with a paper towel, no water. It is amazing how soft your hands will feel after such a treatment! Many thanks to my sister Tiffni for sharing!

I now make shampoo bars, laundry detergent, shaving soap, and hair rinse for my family. My daughter used to break out in a rash from all the fragrance used in many commercial soaps, so our soap is only made with essential oils or natural scents like honey, beeswax, and cocoa butter.

I will post more on this topic as time permits. :D