UPDATED - Can dishwasher salt be used for... YES !!!!!! it can

Angelraesunshine

making a salt scrub for in the bath?

I was wanting to make my own salt scrub as the nice sanctuary one i had is all used up and rather than pay out the £10 or so for a new one. I have tons of dishwasher salt in the cuboard that i bought cheap. Says the only ingredient in it is salt, though i would not use it in food etc is it suitable do you think to use with olive oil and essenital oils to make my own salt scrub? or am i just losing it for thinking that lol.

Angelrae

Thanks for any advice

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Ok i got out the tesco 3kg salt granules for dishwashers and water softeners and it says on the back ( should of done this 1st lol) That you can use it in household water softeners which would send the water to my bath anyway. So it is safe to use as a body scrub WOO HOO i am so pleased :j

jessicamb

Personally I wouldn't risk it- do you have any sugar though? That is exfoliating.

Angelraesunshine

yes i was thinking about doing a sugar one too but we have very hard water in my area and both me and my daughter as senstive to the hard water and a salt scrub baths are fab we have found

madnessandmayhem

A friend of mine mixes rock salt with olive oil for a body scrub! Rock salt is the type of salt that goes in the salt mill thingys-it should b ith th othe salt in the supermaket-personally i have no idea if dishwasher salt would be any good, sorry??!!

ceebeeby

Have you googled - sometimes these obscure recipes come up!

If it just says salt, then surely it must just be salt!!

nanokitten

if you're worried use table salt as I think the finer texture would be better on the skin.You can always email the manufacturere and ask.

babyshoes

Why not mix up a small batch and give it a try? It's not like you are going to eat it, the worst that can happen is that your skin doesn't like it and you throw away a little bit of salt and oil...

BitterAndTwisted

It's all salt, so just go ahead and make some. I would

Penelope_Penguin

Angelraesunshine wrote: »

making a salt scrub for in the bath?

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red

I think no - dishwasher salt usually disolves less quickly and is more solid than tablesalt. Use regular tablesalt or sugar. Mix with olive oil, essential oils and that is it...make sure you scrub the bath after though as the olive oil will be slippery!

Angelraesunshine

Thanks for all your replies spent all last night searching everything onthe internet about salts and now found on th eback of pack that you can use in household water softeners woo hoo