Flax and Oat Body Scrub

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Create this home-spa recipe and feel the benefits as dried skin is sloughed away, leaving your body feeling smooth and silky.

Ingredients:

  • 1/4 cup (60 mL) rolled oats 
  • 1/2 cup (125 mL) whole milk yogurt 
  • 1/4 cup (60 mL) wheat bran 
  • 1 Tbsp (15 mL) flaxseed oil 
  • 1 Tbsp (15 mL) honey 
  • 5 drops essential oil of your choice 
1/4 cup rolled oats 1/2 cup whole milk yogurt 1/4 cup wheat bran 1 Tbsp flaxseed oil 1 Tbsp honey 5 drops essential oil of your choice 

Instructions:

  1. In a blender or food processor, finely grind oats. 
  2. In a bowl, combine yogurt, oats and wheat bran.  
  3. In another bowl, mix together flaxseed oil, honey and essential oil.
  4. Add honey mixture to yogurt and thoroughly combine.  
  5. Wet body in a warm shower and apply to torso, arms and legs. Massage gently into skin with a circular motion. Rinse well and pat skin dry.

Yield:  1 cup (250 mL).

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