One of the things my daughters and I enjoy doing together is making homemade skin care products. And what began as a fun, hands-on homeschool project soon became a regular Tuesday afternoon routine in the winter months.
It turns out that it is pretty easy to make many beauty products at home. And one of the easiest natural skin care products to make is a homemade sugar scrub.
When I searched online for a new recipe, I found several to try. So I made a list and I'm sharing it here.
Here's my list of whipped sugar scrub soap recipes!
20 Sugar Scrub Soap Recipes to Make at Home
Looking for ways to make your own DIY home, beauty, and spa-like products? Make sugar scrub soap using simple ingredients from your kitchen. Besides being fun to craft, sugar scrub soaps remove dirt and bacteria from skin without drying it out.
Here are 20+ homemade sugar scrub soap recipes to.
Lavender Grapefruit Soap
This was one of the first homemade melt-and-pour goat milk soaps we made together. I love the delicate lavender grapefruit scent of this soap. It’s an invigorating aroma without being overpowering.
Peppermint Sugar Scrub Bars
Peppermint is a favorite scent for many people, so you'll see many sugar soap scrub recipes like this one that use mint and sugar.
Homemade Pineapple Orange Lip Scrub
This citrus-scented lip scrub uses coconut oil, sugar and pineapple puree for a delicious scent. And by the way, if you prefer a smoother lip balm, you'll love my beeswax lip balm recipe!
Exfoliating Sugar Scrub Bars
Looking for a traditional sugar scrub in bar form? This simple recipe is a good one for beginners.
DIY Whipped Sugar Scrub
This whipped scrub recipe is also soap in a jar. Use granulated organic sugar for an all natural soap.
DIY Easy Mint Sugar Scrub {+ Printable Labels}
Wild mint grows all around us and I love the idea of making this scrub for St. Patrick's Day! Bonus - the free printable labels.
Brown Sugar Body Scrub
Brown sugar and added sweet almond oil make this a great alternative if you want something a little more abrasive than a smooth scrub.
Matcha Green Tea Sugar Scrub Cubes
Ava was fascinated with the idea of this DIY sugar scrub recipe using Matcha powder so we will give it a try!
Cedarwood and Lavender Sugar Scrub
The natural glycol acid in brown sugar makes this simple sugar soap scrub work extra hard at tackling the bacteria on your skin.
Geranium Rosemary Soap
I love combining fragrance oil to come up with new scents. Geranium rosemary is refreshing - but use small amounts of the oils or it becomes overpowering. (Learned that the hard way.)
Lemon Sugar Scrub
So I really like this recipe because it uses lemon zest as well as lemon essential oil. But when we make it we will leave out the yellow food coloring.
Peppermint Orange Sugar Scrub
We made this one with organic cane sugar - it is a gentle exfoliant that really gets the gardening excess dirt and grime off our hands.
Homemade Mint and Lemon Sugar Scrub
Rory wants to make this one for spring. The mint and lemon combo is one of our favorite diffuser combinations. We'll leave out the food coloring though!
Rose and Jasmine Exfoliating Sugar Cubes
Here's a pretty sugar scrub in cubes - perfect to fill a small mason jar and give as a gift!
Mint Cocoa Sugar Scrub
The addition of sugar, mint and cocoa make this a fun holiday-scented sugar scrub - good for a small hostess gift.
Orange Coconut Sugar Scrub
With just three simple ingredients, all you'll need is a large mixing bowl, measuring spoons, and a wooden spoon to mix up this basic sugar scrub.
Pumpkin Spice Sugar Scrub Bars
Pumpkin spice is one of my favorite scents ever. I like this soap sugar scrub recipe because it uses a small amount of vitamin e oil and vegetable glycerin. Great idea for dry skin in the autumn and winter months.
Easy Emulsified Sugar Scrub
I'm intrigued by this emulsified sugar scrub that uses beeswax, cocoa butter, shea butter, and emulsifying wax to create a moisturizing barrier. Can't wait to try it!
Snickerdoodle Sugar Scrub
If you have small children, try this edible sugar scrub recipe during the Christmas season. Not that they should eat it by the spoonful, but you don't need to worry if they happen to lick it off their lips, hands, etc.,
Christmas Cookie Sugar Scrub
Another delicious smelling holiday sugar scrub! Fancy it up with green and red sparkles for gift giving.
We've been having a lot of fun making homemade body scrubs, soaps, lotions, and other skincare products at home. It gives us a chance to use the herbs and wild greens we gather when foraging.
And it's a great hands-on homeschool science activity too!
Tips for making a homemade body scrub
Here are a few tips to help you get started.
- Many simple sugar scrubs call for basic natural ingredients you already have in your kitchen. Like coconut oil, olive oil, brown sugar, or white sugar.
- Add your favorite essential oil and make small batches to store in mason jars.
- An assortment of homemade soap, homemade sunscreen, salt scrub, or another salt scrub makes wonderful homemade gifts.
- Make them in small batches, store in a cute glass jar or give them as gifts during the holiday season, Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, or for birthdays.
- Shop your local big box, health food, or grocery stores for sales on shea butter, avocado oil, jojoba oil, and grapeseed oil.
Homemade DIY sugar soap scrubs make fantastic gifts for a friend, teacher, or even your mother or daughter.
What's missing from my list? Let me know in the comments below!
