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Fabulous tips! I actually used to do a sugar scrub on my feet with a little olive oil and sugar. The sugar is abrasive enough to remove the dead skin without being too abrasive.

I have also made my own bath salts. I just use epsom salts and add a little bit of glycerin (purchased at the drugstore behind our pharmacy counter) and an essential oil scent. These work wonderfully!

Another thing I did was a foot soak with dry powdered milk and that worked wonderfully. I have a friend who actually soaks in the tub in a milk bath.

Thank you SOOO much for that idea. I have extremely sensitive skin and I would love to use a facial mask, but it dries my skin out really quickly and is uncomfortable with my dry skin. I am going to try this with the yogurt! Great ideas!!

The scrubs and masks sound great!  I like it that you can adjust the ingredients.. sometimes the store bought isn't quite right. 

I mix my own body lotion.  It's not out of the kitchen cupboard, but it works great for my dry skin and it's inexpensive.  I go to dollar general and buy their big 32 oz bottle of cocoa butter lotion, a jar of Personal Care Vitamin E lotion and 1/2 (3.5 oz) of a big jar of petroleum jelly.  I whip it together until its not lumpy.  I used to have very dry skin, but I just put this on after I get out of the shower and havent had to buy anything else.  I also mix a portion of it with a little extra vaseline and my husband uses it on his hands when they are dry and cracked from working outside.

Sounds great!