Lavender Vanilla Sugar Scrub Recipe

Lavender Vanilla Sugar Scrub

Have you tried making your own homemade sugar scrub? They are amazing for banishing dry, dead skin. Store-bought varieties are great, but can be expensive and may contain not-so-natural ingredients and preservatives.

It’s so simple and inexpensive to make your own natural DIY sugar scrub recipes, you’ll be hooked!

Making sugar scrubs at home is definitely something you can easily do, you might even have all the ingredients on hand in your cupboard right now!

One of our favorite things to do is mixing up a batch, placing it in a pretty glass container and giving it as a gift, too. All of your mommy friends would love one for their Birthday or Mother’s Day so they can pamper themselves with silky smooth skin! 

You can even do a spa party and have all your guests make these to take home!

Materials Needed for a Homemade Sugar Scrub

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• glass jar
• sugar
• Coconut (or other) oil
• vitamin E oil (acts as a natural preservative)
• vanilla extract
• lavender essential oil

 

How to Make a Sugar Scrub

Ingredients

• 1 cup of sugar
• 1/2 cup oil (almond oil, olive oil or coconut work best)
• 1/2 teaspoon vitamin E oil
• 1/2 teaspoon real vanilla extract
• 15 drops lavender essential oil

 

Instructions

1. Place all ingredients in a bowl and mix together thoroughly.
2. You can add more or less oil to your liking.
3. Store in an airtight container. Since this recipe doesn’t contain any preservatives, it’s best if it’s used within a month or two.

 

Newly Added Printable Tags!

Grab your free printable tags to use on your scrub if giving it as a DIY gift! Just cut the tags out an, punch a hole at the top and tie the tag on with a ribbon or twine!

 

How to Use Your DIY Sugar Scrub

• Scoop a small amount of the Lavender Vanilla Sugar Scrub in your hands with a spoon.
• Scrub all over your hands or feet – or wherever you’d like extra soft skin.
• Allow the sugar scrub to soak into your skin for a few minutes. Take a deep breath. Enjoy this time to relax!
• Rinse well and then pat dry with a soft towel.

 

 

Notes about Making a Sugar Scrub

• To gain the most therapeutic benefit, we recommend using non-fractionated coconut oil in this recipe.
• If kept clean and dry, we recommend using your scrub within about 3 months. 
• If your scrub hardens, place it in a shallow dish of warm water to soften it up before use. 
• For more lavender scent in your scrub, use 5-10 more drops of lavender essential oil. 
• The vitamin E oil adds a bit more softness when using your scrub and also provides a natural preservative to the recipe. If you don’t have any on hand, you can leave it out, but it may not last as long. 
• For your convenience, we added free custom printable tags for this recipe. 
• You can also make this recipe with organic brown sugar.

 

DIY Beauty Products with Lavender 

Bonus, with this DIY beauty product, you not only get skin that’s more healthy and vibrant, but you also receive the wellness benefits of using the lavender essential oil, which includes its ability to eliminate tension, promote relaxation, relieve pain, and enhance blood circulation.

Yes, please!

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Yield: 1 jar

Lavender Vanilla Sugar Scrub Recipe

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This Lavender Vanilla Sugar Scrub recipe is an easy homemade DIY to pamper yourself or give as a lovely gift. A homemade sugar scrub that's all-natural and smells wonderful!

Prep Time 1 minute

Active Time 4 minutes

Total Time 5 minutes

Difficulty easy

Materials

• 1 cup of organic sugar
• 1/2 cup oil (almond oil, olive oil or coconut oil work best)
• 1/2 teaspoon vitamin E oil (acts as a preservative)
• 1/2 teaspoon real vanilla extract
• 15 drops lavender essential oil

Tools

• Mixing bowl
• Spoon
• Glass Jar

Instructions

1. Place all ingredients in a medium bowl and mix together thoroughly with a spoon. You can add more or less oil to your liking.
2. Store in an airtight container. Since this recipe doesn’t contain any chemical preservatives, it’s best if it’s used within a month or two.

Recommended Products

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  Organic Extra Virgin Coconut Oil
• 
  Lavender Essential Oil - 100% Pure Therapeutic Grade Lavender Oil - 10ml
• 
  Vitamin E Oil 

This post was originally published on April 1, 2016. It was updated with enhanced instructions on March 17, 2020. 

Our other favorite Scrubs is this Vanilla Brown Sugar Scrub that smells good enough to eat!

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