I finally broke down last week and turned the heat on. I hated to do it….I was starting to enjoy those low utility bills! But, seeing as we are actually getting into the 30’s at night it was really starting to get a tad bit chilly in the house. Within days of turning on the heat in my house I was slathering on moisturizer to deal with dry, itchy skin. It always amazes me how fast my skin dries out as soon as the cold weather hits! I find that sugar scrubs are a great way to deal with winter skin. I have made a number of them over the years and will be stocking up on a few key ingredients this weekend to make a few more as soon as possible. I find a lot of sugar scrubs on Pinterest but the basic ‘formula’ is really rather simple. A cup or so of your favorite sugar, a few tablespoons of oil, and your favorite spices or essential oil are all you need for a basic sugar scrub recipe. Not only are homemade sugar scrub recipes easy to make but they are also great gifts for the holidays or birthdays. Here are just a few of the natural sugar scrub recipes that I have tried so far, along with a few from fellow bloggers!
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15 All Natural Sugar Scrub Recipes
The sugar scrub recipes I have included below use only natural ingredients and essential oils. If you have particularly sensitive skin I would go with a fine grain white sugar and spot test it first to make sure you don’t have a bad reaction. For a more exfoliating sugar scrub recipe, use a coarser grained sugar like Turbinado or a course natural cane sugar. These sugar scrubs work great on legs as a pre shaving treatment!
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Rose Petal Sugar Scrub
Using fresh rose petals gives this sugar scrub a beautiful look but you can also use straight rose essential oil if you don’t have access to fresh rose petals. You can buy dried rose petals (affiliate link!) on Amazon.
Raspberry Sugar Scrub for Lips
You can make a sugar scrub specifically for your lips to help keep them smooth and hydrated in the winter. Make only a tiny amount since you won’t use very much at one time.
Chamomile, Honey and Vanilla Sugar Scrub
Using tea in your sugar scrub allows you to have a nearly endless variety of herbs and scents. Add a tea bag or two of your favorite herbal tea into your sugar scrub recipes for a totally unique gift idea!
Orange and Pomegranate Sugar Scrub
Pomegranate seeds (or arils) are naturally scrubby on their own! Grind them up in some sugar with orange zest and oil for a wonderful shower experience!
Cinnamon and Brown Sugar Scrub
There is nothing I love more than the smell of cinnamon! Combining cinnamon with brown sugar makes your next shower experience truly memorable. You will get out of the shower hungry, I promise!
Grapefruit Vanilla Sugar Scrub
This grapefruit and vanilla sugar scrub recipe was inspired by a commercial product that I saw while I was out shopping. Don’t waste your money on expensive store bought sugar scrubs when you can make them so easily at home!
Coffee and Brown Sugar Shea Butter Scrub
A shea butter scrub is something you would use on REALLY dry winter skin. The shea butter is incredibly moisturizing and will even leave you feeling a tad slick after your shower. Do this at night and your body will absorb all the oils in the shea butter overnight to really help combat dry skin.
Banana Cream Sugar Scrub Recipe
The addition of banana and cream to your sugar scrub gives you a very sweet smelling sugar scrub. Bananas are loaded with ingredients that are healthy for dry skin.
Gingerbread Sugar Scrub
Ginger is a great detoxifier, whether you eat it, bath in it or rub it on your skin. This sugar scrub smells divine and reminds me of homemade ginger snaps baking in the oven.
Cucumber Basil Sugar Scrub
Cucumbers and basil are both summer crops with a wonderful, fresh aroma. Pick some up out of season at the grocery store to remind you of those care free summer days!
Sage and Blackberry Sugar Scrub
Adding only a few blackberries to homemade sugar scrub recipes gives them a brilliant purple color. The berries are full of antioxidants and great for your skin.
Orange and Clove Sugar Scrub Recipe
This recipe uses dried orange peels that have been ground up in a food processor. If you don’t have that much ambition, you can use the zest of an orange along with your ground cloves and a splash of orange juice in your homemade sugar scrub.
Pumpkin Pie Sugar Scrub
Fall is the season of pumpkin spice and this pumpkin pie sugar scrub was a huge hit for me! If you have a pumpkin spice loving person on your gift list, this would make a wonderful homemade gift idea!
Cinnamon Apple Body Scrub Recipe
Love the smell of apple pie baking in the oven? Why not make a sugar scrub recipe that can remind you of your favorite pie!
Madagascar Vanilla and Coconut Body Scrub Recipe
Madagascar vanilla is a high-quality vanilla unlike anything you have ever smelled before. Added to a natural sugar scrub recipe, the aroma really shines through!
If you love sugar scrub recipes, follow my DIY Natural Beauty board on Pinterest for more ideas!
Diane is a professional blogger and nationally certified pharmacy technician at Good Pill Pharmacy. She earned her BS in Microbiology at the University of New Hampshire and has worked in cancer research, academics, and biotechnology. Concern over the growing incidence of human disease and the birth of her children led her to begin living a more natural life. She quickly realized that the information she was learning along the way could be beneficial to many others and started blogging and freelance writing to share this knowledge with others. Learn more about her HERE.