Learn how to make this DIY lemon sugar scrub gift in only three ingredients and just 5 easy steps. It’s completely customizable and so super simple to make!
If you’ve never made a sugar scrub before, you’re really in for a treat! It makes a great gift, and quite frankly with Mother’s Day just around the corner you simply can’t go wrong giving this DIY lemon sugar scrub a try! You can purchase everything online to be delivered to your door.
This tutorial focuses on using lemon, but it’s incredibly easy to adapt this recipe and come up with some amazing scrub creations. Feel free to play around with the type of sugar you use, the essential oils you scent it with, and the different carrier oils and other additives you can mix in. All of these ingredients can be purchased at your local grocery store or online, and your finished product will easily cost less than a quarter of what you might pay in stores. Even better, it won’t be full of the chemicals & preservatives often found in manufactured skincare items!
So let’s get started, shall we?
Here is what you need:
1 cup white sugar 1/4+ cups Coconut oil (substitutions listed below) Lemon essential oil 8 oz. mason jar
Step 1: Measure out 1 cup of white sugar and place it in a mixing bowl.
Step 2: Measure out your coconut oil. The amount of oil you use is up to you, but you might consider starting with 1/4 cup and going from there. If you’re allergic to coconuts, you could substitute coconut oil for almond oil, jojoba oil, grape seed oil, etc. I chose coconut oil, however, since I love the slightly sweet scent it carries and because it is a solid at room temperature. As a result, I’ve found that it is marginally better at staying mixed in with the sugar. In addition to smelling fantastic, coconut oil is great for your skin (and even good for cooking!).
Step 3: Mix your coconut oil with your sugar until your mixture becomes almost light and fluffy looking, adding more or less coconut oil until you have your desired consistency. How moist you would like your scrub to be is completely up to you!
Step 4: Add your essential oils to give your mixture a nice lemony scent! You could put in any essential oil you prefer, but be sure to check out this post to get the lowdown on which essential oils are safe for topical use. I put in about 15 drops of this essential oil, but you may opt for more or less.
Step 5: Place your sugar scrub in a clean 8 oz. mason jar (wide mouth or regular mouth size, as shown above), making sure that no water is leftover in your jar from washing it. Then enjoy! To use your scrub, scoop out about a spoonful and rub it in your hands as though you were washing your hands with soap, allowing the oil to moisturize your skin while the sugar exfoliates. Rinse your hands with cool water once you have worked in the scrub and enjoy your silky smooth skin!
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Cant wait to give this a try!! I live down in Puerto Rico right now and although some items will ship down here, a lot will not and I am in need of a good scrub. I might try making a big batch to use a gifts too!
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Can this be used on the face?
use brown sugar instead of white for face; for mixture.
What is the difference between sugars?
Usually when making sugar scrubs, one would use different sugars for a different consistency in the scrub. White sugar is more fine than brown sugar. I think that’s the main difference (from what I’ve read).
Is there a liquid coconut oil? Or just the cream type?
Coconut oil becomes liquid above 77 degrees, if I remember correctly. Just warm it up in your microwave for a few seconds!
You can get fractionated coconut oil which stays liquid.
you can find liquid coconut oil in the isle of the health & beauty items in Walmart
The only difference between white and brown sugar is molasses. So is molasses good for your face?
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Hi Krissy! Personally, I would not. Coconut oil is VERY oily, and I really don’t like that on my face. The skin on the face is very sensitive, so I avoid everything but very light lotions designed for facial use on my face. Sugar scrubs are great for dry hands and feet, but generally your face doesn’t get dry enough to warrant this much moisture/exfoliation! (to my knowledge, anyway). 🙂
I use a little Baking Soda mixed with Coconut Oil. The B.Soda is alot finer and has a smoother texture on my skin. Don’t scrub too hard on the face.
I have even massaged this mixture into my scalp before shampooing as a preconditioner. Then shampoo as usual. Scalp feels great and hair feels so soft.
If you substitute most of the coconut oil and use aloe Vera gel with a little coconut oil and I use half white sugar and half sea salt, which is wonderful for your skin, and it works great on your face. My kids who are in their 20’s love it also, so it’s for all ages.
This looks amazing! Can’t wait to try. Thanks so much for the recipe!