Homemade body oil spray

Moisten skin after shower

With the winter fast approaching my skin has been starting to dry out at bit. Plus, I am super guilty of taking the occasionally long hot shower. I know its horrible for my skin but sometimes my muscles are just screaming for it.

In any case, I like to lather on Coco or Shea butter or both sometimes. In addition to my normal routine, I wanted to use something while still in the shower or just after the water gets turned off. So I made my own oil body spray. It works great and is made with natural ingredients. Only problem is that it has a short shelf life. I remedied that by placing the product in a smaller spray bottle. The kind you use for the air travel. Only make small batches at a time.

1 part Glycerin
4 parts Grape seed oil
and 2-3 drops of any essential oil of your choice.
4 oz travel size spray bottle

Pour directly into bottle while making. You can eye ball really since it is only 4 oz or if you like to be precise, you can use a measuring cup to be exact.

Shake and spray directly on your body after showering or taking a bath. Or apply to hands and rub in to avoid the slippery tub. Pat skin dry. Moisturize as normal. It's just an added layer of moisture for your skin. It is really great to do especially after exfoliating using a scrub or luffa.

NOTE: Spray tub with a tub cleaner after spraying in shower otherwise, it can be slippery for the next person who has to use the shower/tub.

Excessively dry skin, easy natural fix

If you're suffering from excessively dry skin and can't get to the spa for microderm or a peel, I have a natural affordable treatment you can try.

If you find that you are shedding excessive amounts of skin on your face and body try using a body scrub to remove unwanted dead skin cells.

Face: use 1 teaspoon of baking soda mixed with 1 teaspoon cold pressed Grape Seed Oil and gently rub areas affected in small circles (do NOT rub for more than an 2 minutes). This will brighten and moisturize skin.

Body: use 2 tablespoons sea salt with 4 tablespoons cold pressed Grape Seed Oil and rub on affected area/(s) while taking a warm shower. Taking care not to slip in shower, I usually sit on edge of tub for this. To maintain moisture after shower, I use a bit more oil on my entire body.

As for a daily moisturizer, I personally use 3-4 eye dropper drops of organic cold pressed Grape Seed oil. It is a great natural way to moisturize and help repair damage to skin cells. It's used in many lotions, creams and sunblocks.

Grape Seed Oil is a great source of polyphenols - flavonoids, Essential Fatty Acid - linoleic acid, vitamin E and vitamin C. It is believed through studies that Grape Seed Oil and its Extract constitute anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, anti-histamine, anti-aging, anti-allergic, antimicrobial, and adaptogenic activity. Adaptogenic meaning (in herbal medicine) a natural substance considered to help the body adapt to stress. Impressive right! So it's great for all skin types ranging from acne, dermatitis, eczema, overly dry skin, age spots and wrinkles to name a few. As well as other physical ailments.

Grape Seed Oil can be used from the inside out through ingestion of extract supplements. With your doctors okay, can be used to help with diabetes, high blood pressure and Rheumatoid Arthritis. Always talk to your physician before starting a supplement of any kind. And if you have grape allergies, do not use. You can substitute with olive oil.

I also like to dab a small amount around the eyes just before I go to bed to help with dehydration, wrinkles and inflammation.

You can pick it up at a local health food or organic food store. I use La Tourangelle Grape Seed Oil but there are other options.  Try it out and let me know if your hooked on this powerful oil and helpful tid bit. Maybe you have a skin question, feel free to ask me by posting a comment.