Getting a pedicure at the spa can be expensive and we want to pamper our feet. We want beautiful, soft feet. Beautiful skin, healthy hair, toned body, make up, all these are incomplete without a beautiful feet.
To have soft, beautiful feet with silky skin, you don’t need those expensive foot scrubs that you see in departmental stores and spas! You can go for DIY foot scrubs and soaks that will cost you pennies only since store bought scrubs costs more.
These all natural foot scrubs are easy to make at home and have countless variations. It’s just a matter of choosing whether you prefer a sugar or salt scrub and what kind of carrier oil (base oil) and essential oil scent you like. They are incredibly moisturizing and exfoliating to the skin.
The best thing about homemade foot scubs is that most of you already have some of these natural ingredients at home. If you like to pamper your feet to keep them in tip-top conditions and save some money as well, get ready to learn how to make a foot scrub at home.

How to Make Foot Scrubs At Home
Three constituents are required to make any scrub – A moisturizer (coconut oil or olive oil are great to use); the sand-paper element (sugar or salt), and optional elements – such as essential oil, herbs, lemon, oats, etc.
 Homemade Exfoliating Foot Scrub Using Baking Soda, Brown Sugar And Olive Oil
This exfoliating foot scrub is very easy to make that you can whip up in a few minutes only.

Take 1 tablespoon each of baking soda, brown sugar and olive oil. Mix these ingredients thoroughly just before taking shower or bath.
Scrub the mixture on your feet. You can use it on other rough areas as well, such as knees and elbows. Finish with rinsing it off completely.

Beauty Tip: Use an acrylic foot file, if you have dry heels and moisturize your dry feet with a really thick foot lotion.
 DIY Coconut Oil and Sea Salt Foot Scrub
 You can make a sea salt scrub using coconut oil as carrier (base) oil. You will require course sea salt, coconut oil and 3-4 drops of essential oil for fragrance.
Method:

Just mix the course sea salt (or granulated sugar) and coconut oil in 2:1 proportions. For instance if you take 1 cup salt then take 1/2 cup of coconut oil. Add in 3-4 drops of your favorite essential oil. Whisk it up.
Transfer the scrub into an air tight jar, and that’s it.

Magnesium Foot Scrub

1 cup ofepsom salt (a natural source of magnesium) ormagnesium flakes
1/4 cupolive oil or almond oil 
1 teaspoonliquid castille soap 
Optional: 10-15 drops ofessential oil of choice

In a small bowl, mix all ingredients and add essential oils or scents until desired scent is achieved.
Store inan airtight jar and use a teaspoon sized amount to exfoliate feet or body as needed.
Rinse after use.

Homemade scrubs are fun to make. You can choose the ingredients you want. You don’t have to spend so much at the spa to get a pedicure.