Abstract: Disclosed is a method of treating body odor by scrubbing onto the skin a mixture of salt, one or more humectants, and one or more essential oils, with the salt being a gritty solid component in suspension within the other components so that the mixture is a viscously heterogeneous composition, which feels gritty to the touch and which exfoliates and moisturizes the skin when the mixture is scrubbed onto the skin, where the scrubbing allows the humectant(s) to penetrate into the skin. After scrubbing, the mixture is rinsed off of the skin (particularly the salt) with water, leaving a portion of mixture (minus the salt) remaining on the skin to terminate any residual fungi or bacteria, and to continue inhibiting the growth of new fungi and bacteria, while giving the skin a fragrance.