Creative Ways to Use Essential Oil for Sugar Scrubs
Do you know we can use essential oil for sugar scrubs? If you have yet to try one, you are missing the best part of your life. Instead, you probably found sugar scrub back in a fancy little store with hefty price tags and thinking it might be expensive because it is hard to make but on the contrary, DIY Scrub is doable.
Trust me, and it is not hard to make one. It will take you only 5 minutes, and that’s all you need. You can even ask the kids to do it for you (with your guidance, of course).
There are sugar scrubs for your skin and your lips! It can make your skin and lips feel soft while removing the dead skin cells. It is much cheaper to make your own sugar scrubs at home and so much fun too.
I have gathered a couple of recipes below for you to try.
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How To Make Sugar Scrub?
First, you need to mix the essential oil, sugar, and oil in a glass bowl. The ingredients are detailed below, depending on which recipe you choose to make. Make sure you use a wooden spoon (avoid using plastic) until it is thoroughly mixed.
Secondly, check if the texture is grainy and crumble-like. If it is, you have your sugar scrub!
Next, you can scoop it into mason jars or any glass jars with a tight seal and put it aside, ready for your next “spa at home” session.
You can use the step-by-step instructions for both Body Sugar Scrub and Lip Sugar Scrub recipes. After that use these free downloadable labels to label the scrubs.
DIY Sugar Scrub Recipes
Lemon Brown Sugar Scrub
- 5-10 drops of Lemon Essential Oil
- 1 cup of brown granulated sugar
- ½ cup of Young Living V-6 Enhanced Vegetable Oil Complex (or any other carrier oil you have at home)
- 1 small mason jar or any glass jar with tight lids
Honey Lemon Sugar Scrub
- 5-10 drops of Lemon Essential Oil
- 1 cup of white granulated sugar
- ¼ cup of Young Living V-6 Enhanced Vegetable Oil Complex (or any other carrier oil you have at home)
- ¼ cup organic honey
- 1 small mason jar or any glass jar with tight lids
Lavender Sugar Scrub
- 5-10 drops of Lavender Essential Oil
- 1 cup of brown granulated sugar
- ½ cup of Young Living V-6 Enhanced Vegetable Oil Complex (or any other carrier oil you have at home)
- ½ tablespoon of Vitamin E oil
- 1 tablespoon of blended Lavender buds (optional)
- 1 small mason jar or any glass jar with tight lids
Pink Lemonade Sugar Scrub
Do you like pink and lemon? Let’s combine it and make a sugar scrub! What say you? I found this fantastic recipe while searching for a new sugar scrub to do this weekend.
The recipe looks yummy, and I cannot wait to try it myself. The Pink Lemonade Sugar Scrub recipe is courtesy of Suburban Simplicity. The recipe is using Lemon essential oils which have refreshing and clean scents that everybody loves.
- 15 drops of Lemon Essential Oil
- 1 cup of fine sugar
- ½ cup of coconut oil
- ½ teaspoon Vitamin E oil
- 1-2 drops of red food coloring (optional if you want to make it pink)
- 1 small mason jar or any glass jar with tight lids
Peppermint Sugar Scrub
Peppermint is my go-to essential oil every day because the scent is very refreshing, cool, minty with an herbal aroma. It makes me a happy mama! 
Sugar scrubs help to exfoliate our skin and can help in removing blackheads too. So when I found out I can do a Peppermint Sugar Scrub at home with my favorite Young Living Peppermint essential oil, I have to say YES!
I found a great Peppermint Sugar Scrub recipe courtesy of LivingWellMom for you to try. There are only 4 ingredients, and so easy to do it at home.
- 5-10 drops of Peppermint Essential Oil
- ¾ cup of fine sugar
- ¼ cup of coconut oil
- 1 tablespoon of red Jojoba oil
- 1 small mason jar or any glass jar with tight lids
How to Use The Sugar Scrub?
Firstly you need to wash your skin from makeup, dirt, or sweat.
Next, prepare your skin for exfoliation by soaking your skin under warm water for about 5 to 10 minutes to soften your skin.
Lukewarm water is advisable because if the water is too hot, it can dry out your skin. If you need to shave, do it before applying the sugar scrub to avoid irritation.
Scoop 1-2 tablespoons of sugar scrub and rub it into your skin in a circular motion. Start scrubbing from the top of your body and work down. Scrub it gently to your skin as you do not want to “over-scrub” as it could damage your skin.
Leave it for a couple of minutes, and then rinse it off. Pat dry your skin gently and apply your favorite body lotion or body oil. This is to moisturize your skin and leave your skin soft and silky.
Check out my DIY Lotion Bar recipe that you can try too (insert a link to the DIY article).
What Else Do I Need to Know about Sugar Scrub?
Even though the sugar scrub is homemade and you know exactly what you put in it, it should not be a part of your daily routine.
It can irritate your skin if you over-exfoliate. It is recommended to use sugar scrub 1-2 times per week.
If your skin is highly sensitive or sunburned, please do not use a sugar scrub on it.
DIY Lip Sugar Scrub Recipes
Refreshing Lip Sugar Scrub
- 10 drops of Peppermint Essential Oil
- 10 drops of Spearmint Essential Oil
- 4 tablespoon of fine sugar
- 2 tablespoon of Jojoba Oil
- 2 tablespoon of Coconut Oil
- 5 lip balm containers with tight lids
Vanilla Lip Sugar Scrub
- 10 drops of Orange Essential Oil
- 5 drops of Vanilla Essential Oil
- 4 tablespoon of fine sugar
- 2 tablespoon of Jojoba Oil
- 2 tablespoon of Coconut Oil
- 5 lip balm containers with tight lids
Exfoliating Lip Sugar Scrub
- 10 drops of Lemon Essential Oil
- 10 drops of Lavender Essential Oil
- 4 tablespoon of brown granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoon of Coconut oil
- 2 tablespoon of raw honey
- 5 lip balm containers with tight lids
Cooling Lip Sugar Scrub
- 10 drops of Peppermint Essential Oil
- 5 drops of Vanilla Essential Oil
- 4 tablespoon of brown granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoon of Coconut oil
- 2 tablespoon of raw honey
- 5 lip balm containers with tight lids
Honey Lemon Lip Sugar Scrub
- 10 drops of Lemon Essential Oil
- 4 tablespoon of brown granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoon of Coconut oil
- 2 tablespoon of raw honey
- 5 lip balm containers with tight lids
How to Use The Lip Sugar Scrub?
Firstly scoop a little bit of the sugar scrub with one finger and spread it on your lips. Then gently rub it over your lips and gently exfoliate it. Leave it for 30 seconds, then wipe the dry skin away. You can also wash it off with water to remove any remaining sugar scrub from your lips. Your lips will feel softer, refresh, and hydrated than before.
How Long Does Homemade Lip Sugar Scrub Last?
Homemade products usually last a few months if you keep them in suitable containers. The sugar scrub can be kept in a mason jar or any glass jar with tight lids. Then you can keep it in the cupboard’s bathroom or the vanity drawer.
As for lip sugar scrubs, you can use glass lip balm containers. Not only is it cute and suitable for gifts, but you can also throw it in your handbag and bring it everywhere.
How Do I Store My Homemade Sugar Scrub?
The sugar scrub recipes that I used and share is using essential oils. Therefore it is vital to keep the homemade sugar scrubs in glass containers.
The benefits of glass containers are to avoid an earlier expiration date of the essential oils used in the sugar scrub. Other factors such as heat, sunlight, moisture, and oxygen can affect your handmade products’ end too.
The glass packaging is also clear, sustainable, reusable, and safer to store your handmade products. It looks beautiful and perfect packaging for gifts too.
Sugar Scrubs vs. Salt Scrubs
Sugar scrub is less abrasive and helps in manual exfoliation of your skin. It can exfoliate and remove dead skin cells and reveal new skin.
The sugar scrub can also help to remove toxins from your skin. Pollutions, pesticides, or UV rays are some of the toxins that contribute to premature aging. By using sugar scrub consistently on your skin can keep you looking young.
Salt scrub also helps in manual exfoliation to your skin, with added benefits of detoxing too! It works similarly with sugar scrubs by removing dead skin cells.
Your body has certain areas that are many dryers such as feet, legs, elbows, and hands. The salt scrub is more suitable for this area which can remove dead skin while restoring your skin. However, it is not suitable for people with sensitive skin as it can easily irritate their skin.
Isn’t it great that essential oil is not limited to just topical application, but we can get creative with it as well? Why not share below in the comment if you want to try other essential oils for sugar scrubs. Check out this post to learn more about shower steamers.
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