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  Healing Foot Scrub  
  Essential Oils
Spikenard
Tea Tree
Lavender
Sandalwood
Ginger

foot scrub foot soak

Everyone should use salt scrubs - nothing gets hands and feet softer.

This blend will polish and buff your feet to a baby soft finish....it will clean your feet, and moisturize them at the same time, while the grains of salt (which vary in size from small to medium) polish the apricot and coconut oils into the skin. This is especially beneficial for dry, rough skin on heels.

The spicy, pungent odor of the essential oils awakens your senses as you soak your feet in this sea salt solution.

The ingredients in this scrub will help increase circulation in your feet, and will also promote deep relaxation for your mind and body.

For each purchase, I am including a 1 oz tin of Aromatic Hand & Foot Balm, along with a Reflexology Foot Chart, which will show you which areas of the feet are related to certain areas of your body. By massaging these areas, you can promote healing to areas where you may be experiencing problems.

It will gently slough away dry dead skin cells to reveal fresh new skin.
This "scrub" is a blend of pure sea salt, combined with protective and moisturizing oils, which is then applied to wet skin and massaged around in a circular motion. Upon rinsing, you'll be amazed at the difference in your skin. Even rough, chapped, calloused feet are left baby soft and smooth after only a few uses - many after the first use! This scrub is terrific when combined with Aromatic Hand & Foot Balm (which is why I am including a free 1 oz tin of it with every order). For each scrub you order, you will get a free hand & foot balm. First wash, then apply scrub and massage gently as long as you like. Rinse, pat dry, and apply foot balm for extra moisture protection.
You CAN use this scrub during a tub bath, but it works best when you can use it in a container just large enough to
submerge your feet into with very warm water... that way, when you are finished massaging your feet, you can soak them for 10-15 minutes in the salt and essential oils.

8 oz Tin: $9.50
comes with a FREE 1 oz Aromatic Hand & Foot Balm, and a Reflexology Foot Chart

 
 
cracked heels

hand and foot balm

foot chart
   
spikenard Spikenard

Spikenard is a aromatic rhizome. The botanical name has its roots in the Hindu word Jatamansi which means "lock of hair." It's use goes back in several cultures and religions. Medically it's part of the Ayurveda, and is traditionally considered to calm the nerves and promote awareness and strengthen the mind. It is in the same family as Valeriana jatamansi (Indian valerian) and was sometimes used treatment of hysteria.
Nard is mentioned twice in the biblical love poem, the Song of Solomon(1:12 and 4:13). In Mark14:3 a woman anoints Jesus' head with expensive nard and John12:3, Mary, sister of Lazarus uses an alabaster jar of pure nard to annoint Jesus's feet, offending Judas Iscariot, the dishonest keeper of the apostle's money-bag, causing Judas to ask her why she didn't sell the ointment for three hundred denarii, (About a years wages, as the average agricultural worker received 1 denarius for 12 hours work: Matthew 20:2) and give the money to the poor.

tea tree Tea Tree Oil
Tea tree oil is obtained by steam distillation of the leaves of  Melaleuca alternifolia . Tea tree oil is purported to have antiseptic properties and has been used traditionally to prevent and treat infections. While numerous laboratory studies have demonstrated antimicrobial properties of tea tree oil (likely due to the compound terpinen-4-ol), only a small number of high-quality trials have been published. Human studies have focused on the use of topical tea tree oil for fungal infections (including fungal infections of the nails and athlete's foot) and acne.
lavender Lavender
Lavender’s distinctive but light, floral aroma has a calming effect on the mind and the oil is helpful for its ability to bring both mind and body back into a state of balance, so that healing can take place.Lavender has been valued for its impressive healing powers and it is these healing properties that make it one of our most important essential oils. Not only is it a natural antibiotic, antiseptic, anti-depressant, sedative and de-toxifier, it is also able to promote healing and prevent scarring.

sandalwood branch Sandalwood
The olfactory characteristics of sandalwood are legendary. The warm, sweet, slightly spicy precious wood notes present a mellodic blend which is at once distinct yet not over powering. . Its use in treatment of skin problems is legendary. It is an excellent mosturizer and nourishes all skin types. Its astringent, anti-flammatory, antiseptic, and pain relieving properties have been put to good used in healing wounds, scars, . In the realm of mental and emotional therapeutics sandalwood is used for treating stress, depression, stress anxiety and nervous tension as it is both a sedative and tonic. It is thought to naturally control anger and agression and to act upon subtle emotional centers to promote compassion and openess.
avocado Avocado oil is made from the pulp of the avocado fruit. It is a rich, heavy but penetrating oil that is full of nutritive and therapeutic components. It contains vitamins A, C, D and E, proteins, beta-carotene, lecithin, fatty acids and "youth mineral" potassium. Avocado oil is high in unsaponifiables (sterolins) which are reputed to be beneficial in reducing age spots, healing scars and moisturizing the upper layers of the skin. Unsaponifiables are a large group of compounds called plant steroids or sterolins. They soften the skin, have superior moisturizing effect on the upper layer of the skin and reduce scars. A 1991 study at the Department of Food Engineering and Biotechnology, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology found that treatment with avocado oil significantly increases the water soluble collagen content in the dermis, which effects the age of the skin.
ginger Ginger
Being such a fiery and highly odoriferous oil, ginger should always be used sparingly. Rheumatism, arthritis, muscular pain and stiffness can be eased by baths, hot compresses or massage with the essential oil. It is a good choice to include in a friction rub for sluggish circulation and feelings of fatigue.