4 Homemade Sugar Scrub Recipes

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4 Homemade Sugar Scrub Recipes

Learn how to make an exfoliating sugar scrub recipe with different types of sugar. Who knew sugar could be so good for your skin?

Prep Time10 mins

Total Time10 mins

Course: Bath and Body

Keyword: sugar scrub

Yield: applications

Author: Daria Groza

Cost: $5

Equipment

Bowl
Small wide-mouth glass jar with lid

Materials

Soothing Brown Sugar Scrub with Chamomile and Bee Pollen

1/2 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon bee pollen
1 teaspoon chamomile
1 tablespoon sweet almond oil

Heather Vanilla Sugar Scrub

1 cup white sugar
1/4 cup oil
10 drops sweet orange, jasmine, or rose essential oils
1 vanilla bean (seeds only)
1 tablespoon dried heather blossoms (you can also use lavender or rose petals)

Ginger Circulation-Boosting Coconut Sugar Scrub

1 cup coconut sugar
1/2 cup coconut oil
1/2 teaspoon vitamin E oil
1 teaspoon powdered ginger

Turbinado Sugar Foot Scrub

1 cup turbinado sugar
1/2 cup olive oil
10 drops geranium essential oil
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon vitamin E oil
1/4 cup milk

Instructions

Combine all ingredients in a small bowl and stir well.
Apply the mixture to your skin and massage in a gentle, circular motion to remove flakes. Rinse well. Store any remaining scrub in the refrigerator for up to a month.

Notes

If you have sensitive skin, grind your herbal ingredients into a fine powder with a mortar and pestle or a coffee grinder. Otherwise, toss them in whole and be gentle around any irritated areas.