Salt contains a range of minerals—magnesium, calcium, sodium and potassium—lend a multitude of benefits to the skin, hair and lips. Try these easy, DIY beauty remedies to bring flavor to your summer beauty routine from Delicious Living Magazine. Plus, check out some favorite salty natural product picks for the season.

FOR YOUR LIPS…

“Many of us go through spurts of dry, chapped lips as we transition into summer,” Crump says. She suggests priming lips for a natural chapstick by first removing excess dry or dead skin with a sea salt concoction.

I WANT TO BUY IT! Try Red Apple Lipstick Exfoliate for your lips.

HOW CAN I DO IT DIY? Mix 1 teaspoon Himalayan salt with ½ teaspoon shea butter or coconut oil; gently massage into lips with a soft toothbrush. Pat dry and apply an ultra-rich plant-based lip balm.

FOR YOUR HAIR…

No need to hit the waves to get tousled summertime tresses (though we do recommend taking advantage of those vacation days, for wellness sake!). Sea salt is a go-to ingredient for adding texture to hair, naturally, and it couldn’t be easier to make your own nontoxic blend.

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I WANT TO BUY IT!Bumble & Bumble Surf Spray is incredible. It helps bring texture to my hair when I flat iron it and massive beach-iness to my curly mane.

HOW CAN I DO IT DIY? Fill a spray bottle with natural spring water and a teaspoon of sea salt. Add a few drops of lavender essential oil for a blissful aromatherapy bonus. Spray directly on wet hair and scrunch hair with your fingers. Voilà! Handy and inexpensive.

FOR YOUR SKIN…

Chock-full of essential minerals, sea salt makes a stellar gentle, natural exfoliant that supports healthy circulation and sloughs off dead skin cells. Dead Sea salt has traditionally been used to heal psoriasis and dermatitis. Now, research shows that the magnesium in Dead Sea salt can also hydrate skin, improve skin barrier function and visibly reduce topical inflammation.

I WANT TO BUY IT! Okay! Here are some top picks from Delicious Living!

Thesis Citrus Grove Dead Sea Bath Salt. As pure as it gets, this pretty spa-inspired soak combines invigorating citrus essential oils with restorative calendula and mineral-dense Dead Sea salt. Soak. It. Up. Also, this foot scrub seems pretty awesome.

Check out Saavy Naturals brand Saavy Naturals Green Tea & Lime Dead Sea Salt Scrub. This blend of Dead Sea salt, decadent oils (like sweet almond and jojoba) and anti-aging green tea, this scrumptious scrub smooths and softens.

And here’s one from me! I got a chance to review the line of Eclair Naturals for Gluten Free & More magazine. I love their products, and I’ve been digging their salt scrub. Check out their salt and sugar scrubs here!

HOW CAN I DO IT DIY? : Combine a cup of sea salt with a half-cup of nourishing fruit oil or nut oil (olive, almond or grapeseed) and a drop or two of your favorite essential oil; gently rub on arms and legs in a circular motion to remove dead skin cells and promote circulation. Also use as a foot soak, sprinkling salt into warm water to hydrate skin and reduce inflammation.

Thanks to Delicious Living magazine for this great content! I’m a New Hope Blogger that works with Delicious Living Magazine and Natural Products Expo West and Expo East.

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