If your wanting to make an extra special homemade salt scrub recipe then these salt scrub cubes are the perfect solution! This is a fantastic exfoliating soap scrub and is mermaid themed.
Follow this step by step salt scrub tutorial to create your own DIY salt scrub today! It's simple and easy to do. You may also enjoy our mermaid soap making tutorial!
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💖 Why You'll Love This Craft
- Ocean-Inspired Fun: With sparkly colors and sea-inspired scents, this scrub brings a little mermaid magic right to your bathroom.
- Sensory Crafting Experience: Mixing, coloring, and adding shimmer makes this as fun to create as it is to use.
- Teaches Self-Care Early: It’s a gentle way to introduce kids to the idea of taking care of their skin and enjoying “me time.”
🎨 Supplies Needed
- 2 cups baking soda
- 1 cup citric acid
- ¼ cup cornstarch
- 1 cup of dead sea salts (You can also use Epsom salts)
- ⅓ cup coconut oil
- 5-7 cubes of clear melt and pour soap
- 10-20 drops ylang ylang essential oil
- 10-20 drops marjoram essential oil
- 1-2 teaspoons of purple, blue and teal colorant
- 1-2 teaspoons of purple, blue and teal cosmetic glitter
- 1 large mixing bowl
- 4 small mixing bowls
- 1 silicone cube mold
🖌️ How to Make Salt Scrub Mermaid Style
- Step 1: In a large mixing bowl, add the baking soda, citric acid, salt and cornstarch. Whisk dry ingredients together. Melt and add coconut oil and essential oils oil and whisk in.
- Step 2: You may need to use your hands to break down any lumps and make sure everything is mixed in. The mixture is perfect when it holds together when you press it into your hands and feels like wet sand. Divide mixture evenly between your 4 smaller bowls.
- Step 3: Add 1 teaspoon of your purple color and glitter in one bowl. Add 2 teaspoons of purple color and glitter into the second bowl. Add 1 teaspoon of your blue color and glitter into the third bowl and 2 teaspoons of teal color and glitter into the last bowl.
- Step 4: Mix well. If you want a darker color, add 1 teaspoon of color and mix and repeat until you achieve the color you desire. Add 1-2 teaspoons of the cosmetic glitter into the lighter colored bowls and 3-4 teaspoons into the darker colored bowls and mix all together.
- Step 5: Melt soap and allow to cool lightly, but don’t let it begin to harden. If it does, just microwave it for a few second. Mix in well. Layer your mixture into your mold. We did about 1 tablespoon of each color in each cavity of the mold. Layer yours however you want! Just have fun with it!
- Step 6: Fill to the top and pack down firmly. Allow to dry at least 24-48 hours. To release the cubes, gently twist like an ice cube tray and when the cube begins to come out, pull gently. Your mermaid themed salt scrub squares are now ready to use! They will look lovely in a bathroom or make a fantastic gift!
Have you seen our Mermaid themed crafts and activities here on The Inspiration Edit? You may love our Mermaid Plush Sewing Craft, check out our Mermaid Oreo cookies and find out how to make Mermaid Cupcakes.
💡 Pro Tip: Keep a usage log or checklist in the bathroom to note reactions, favorite scent blends, or skin feel—making it easier to refine future recipes.
🧑🎨 Expert Tips
- Small-Batch Prep: Start with small quantities when testing scent or texture to reduce waste and make adjustments more manageable for future batches.
- Jar Sizing: Use wide-mouth jars for easier scooping and to avoid product waste stuck along tight container edges.
- Portion Division: Pre-divide scrub into weekly portions using mini containers to help kids or beginners avoid overuse and keep track of consistency.
- Labeling Dates: Mark each jar with a prep date to monitor shelf life and remind users when it’s time to refresh the batch.
- Lid Selection: Choose screw-on or snap-tight lids to prevent moisture from entering and compromising texture between uses.
- Storage Location: Keep scrub containers in a cool, dry drawer or cabinet to preserve scent and prevent hardening or separation.
🖌️ More Mermaid And Unicorn Craft Ideas
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Mermaid Salt Scrub Recipe
A mermaid-themed salt scrub recipe that makes exfoliating scrub cubes mixing baking soda, dead sea salts, coconut oil, colorants and glitter.
Materials
- 2 Cups Baking Soda
- 1 Cup Citric Acid
- ¼ Cup Cornstarch
- 1 Cup Dead Sea Salts You can also use Epsom Salts
- ⅓ Cup Coconut Oil
- 7 Cubes Clear Melt And Pour Soap
- 14 Drops Ylang Ylang Essential Oil
- 14 Drops Marjoram Essential Oil
- 2 tsp. Colorant Purple, Blue, Teal
- 2 tsp. Cosmetic Glitter Purple, Blue, Teal
- 1 Large Mixing Bowl
- 4 Small Mixing Bowls
- 1 Silicone Cube Mold
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, add the baking soda, citric acid, salt and cornstarch. Whisk dry ingredients together.
- Melt and add coconut oil and essential oils oil and whisk in.
- You may need to use your hands to break down any lumps and make sure everything is mixed in. The mixture is perfect when it holds together when you press it into your hands and feels like wet sand. Divide mixture evenly between your 4 smaller bowls.
- Add 1 teaspoon of your purple color and glitter in one bowl.
- Add 2 teaspoons of purple color and glitter into the second bowl.
- Add 1 teaspoon of your blue color and glitter into the third bowl
- Add 2 teaspoons of teal color and glitter into the last bowl.
- Mix well. If you want a darker color, add 1 teaspoon of color and mix and repeat until you achieve the color you desire.
- Add 1-2 teaspoons of the cosmetic glitter into the lighter colored bowls and 3-4 teaspoons into the darker colored bowls and mix all together.
- Melt soap and allow to cool lightly, but don’t let it begin to harden. If it does, just microwave it for a few second. Mix in well.
- Layer your mixture into your mold. We did about 1 tablespoon of each color in each cavity of the mold. Layer yours however you want!
- Fill to the top and pack down firmly. Allow to dry at least 24-48 hours.
- To release the cubes, gently twist like an ice cube tray and when the cube begins to come out, pull gently.
- Your mermaid themed salt scrub squares are now ready to use!
Tried This Craft?Let us know how it was!
These are so pretty. They look easier to make than bath bombs.
I love the way these look. I think my nieces would love having these.
I am printing this out now to make with my granddaughter. She will love this.
This looks so amazing. I love salt scrubs. I will definitely be trying to make these.
Thanks for the tutorial , seems fun to do it with kids or even friends.
My friend will love this, she loves diy stuff. Thanks for sharing.
I will try this for sure with the kids. How it all comes together will be so fascinating for them
This indeed looks fun to make. I think they're also perfect as gift items.
these are so cute! would make great items to include in a gift basket
This would be so fun to make! I would really like to try this out.
I often make homemade scrub. I will definitely try your recipe. It's even so cute!
That is pretty! And I bet it smells amazing. I'd like to make some sometime.
Oh my, these mermaid salt scrub cubes look so cute 😍 I am definitely going to making these soon, sounds so fun!
This mermaid salt scrub is so pretty! What a perfect way to de-stress in the bath with a delicious smelling scrub.
This looks great! How much weight in grams is 5-7 cubes of soap base? My soap is in a solid block without cubes, or marks for cutting into cubes. It would be helpful to know approximately how much melt and pour is needed rather than cubes. Thanks.