The Lavender and jasmine scents work wonders for me, it relaxes and invigorates at the same time! And you can improvise by using other aromatic essentials oils like citrus grapefruit, lemon, lime, orange , lemongrass, peppermint, ginger, even chocolate! Just find a smell that you like and add it to your scrub. And if you want to make it fancier, add a tint of edible food color, to give it a nice hue.
Have you made a Body Scrub before? Perhaps I could try one of those next time! December 2, at And is there anything we can add to prolong the shelf life to 6mths — 1 year? Love how you packaged this. I keep a sugar scrub, lavender, on hand but have only ever used it for my hands it even removes paint and stain — silly me for not trying it on my feet …. I thank you for your wonderful ideas.
My first time here, came over from TipJunkie…love this scrub, and I bet the jasmine felt wonderful! This looks beautiful, and sounds so easy too! This is something I must.. Love the jar in which you preserved it.
Homemade Body Scrub with Brown Sugar and Coconut Oil
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Kimiko S December 17, Katie December 17, Marisa Uproot from Oregon December 17, My favorite scent is vanilla. But grapefruit is lovely too! I have tried that essential oil in lotion. Anna December 17, Sarica S December 17, For the shower citrus scented things are the BEST! Jessica December 17, Cassie December 17, Caroline December 17, Erin Ellis December 17, My favorite scents are orange and vanilla. Thank you for the wonderful giveaway. Erin fairyfractal at gmail dot com. Tiffany d December 17, These all look amazing!
You given me a great idea for gift making! I think my favourite scent would have to be orange spice! Emily December 17, Denise December 17, Citrus would be a great way to start the day! Love this gift idea, and wishing I had time to whip up a batch or two. I tend to stick to citrus scents — lemon and grapefruit.
I love how clean and crisp they smell! Rachel December 17, Maddie December 17, Jessica K December 17, Corie December 17, I absolutely love the lavender! I try and enjoy the scent any chance I can get, so the scrub sounds wonderful! Rcahel December 17, Nicole December 17, These all sound wonderful! Sugar scrubs are so great this time of year when my skin dries out.
Cynthia December 17, Bri Bites of Bri December 17, Harini December 17, Julia December 17, My favourite essential oil scent is Neroli which is from orange blossoms I think.
Melinda December 17, Bianca Sweet Dreaming December 17, I am definitely making ALL of these! I recently discovered essential oils and I am slowly learning which blends work well for my family. What brand of coconut oil do you recommend using for these scrubs? Barnett December 17, Diane Cook December 17, Molly G December 17, Jordan December 17, Millie l Add A Little December 17, Jenn P December 17, Shannon P December 17, I used to love the scent of magic markers the chemical kind.
Probably not the best stuff to be sniffing these days…now lavendar is a go-to, and I always sniff my cinnamon before sprinkling! Shawna Greenway December 17, And thanks for posting this today! I was totally freaking out about last minute teacher presents and now I can just whip up a large batch of the lavender vanilla scrub this evening since I have ALL of these ingredients.
Laurie December 17, All of these sugar scrubs sound so good! I bet your house smelled amazing when you were making them. I just shared a recipe for homemade candy cane sugar scrub on my blog yesterday! Here it is if you would like to check it out: Jennifer Allison December 17, Christy December 17, Cari McWilliams December 17, Can you maybe tell me us your favorite oils so I can put together a lil starter kit? Tracy December 17, Kate Shu December 17, This might be too many…. Jane December 17, These look like such great gifts and I love the Minted labels! I am a lavender lady all the way.
Danielle December 17, Maggie December 17, Christie Ryan December 17, Mollie December 17, Michelle Corbo December 17, Peggy E December 17, Bethany Kocher December 17, Jenn December 17, Andrea December 17, Georgianna December 17, Simone Sika December 17, I also love an orange vanilla scent as it makes me smell like a creamsicle! Kari December 17, Lauren Hill December 17, Meredith December 17, I go cuckoo for anything minty, lavender, fresh rain, or clean laundry. Smells help to make the mood wonderful!! Johanna December 17, Baking bread, fresh basil, and freshly cooked jasmine rice are a few of my favorite scents.
Clearly I have food on the brain! I love to fill the air with delicious edible scents like cinnammon, cloves, warm apples, or tropical fruits. Melody Snow December 17, My choice of scents change by season. Jackie December 17, Lauren Passauer December 17, Ever since the great bed bug disaster of I have sworn by Lavender! Marla December 17, I made my first sugar scrub last week and plan on making more for Christmas gifting!
Alli December 17, Jo December 17, Jenny L December 17, I love the smells of pine and lavender. I made green tea peppermint and honey lemon sugar scrubs as part of the goodie bags for my bridesmaids. Sarah Daniels December 17, Ashley December 17, Jamie December 17, Angela December 17, Kristen December 17, Courtney December 17, Sonia December 17, I think an almond blend would be nice. Thanks for sharing and offering this giveaway. Lori December 17, Eva All Books Considered December 17, Neena December 17, Cindy Parisi December 17, Tisa December 17, Rachel Greenwalt December 17, Joan December 17, Jess December 17, I love chamomile, mint and orange!
These sugar scrubs are definitely on my to do list this weekend! Jenny December 17, Emily Life on Food December 17, These are so much easier than I ever thought.
I will be making some for me very soon. Kelly M December 17, I love fig, lemon, orange blossom and lavender. And pine in the winter. Cant wait to make this! Hilary December 17, My favorite scents are dill and basil. Not sure if that would be good for a sugar scrub uh probably not but I could smell those all day long. Athena R December 17, Callie December 17, Dhanya Samuel December 17, Alison December 17, Lisa Lisa Living Well December 17, Stephanie December 17, I love citrusy scents—grapefruit and the like!
Jayne Tenacious Tinkering December 17, I like lightly floral but musky scents. I might like rose from one producer but hate the same from another. Emily L December 17, It depends on my mood! Michele December 17, Nicole The Dirty Oven December 17, Lavender orange and lemon. But not all together. Also love Sage Tyme and basil.
And the smell of my kids. Angel December 17, Sapna December 17, The theme is sugar and spice so the lavender vanilla and orange cinnamon will be a perfect complement!! I would love love love the gift card to accessorize the party favor! Erin Johnson December 17, ET Pruitt December 17, Vanessa December 17, Definitely vanilla brown sugar and Rosemary mint! Your clarity scrub has a lot of the same oils that my massage therapist uses in their aches and pains aromatherapy!
Whipping the oils to get it fluffy is a great tip I must try next time! Another option for oils in place of vitamin E is almond oil. Heather December 18, Basically every sugar scrub you made is a dream come true. Emily d December 18, Sarah K December 18, Rebecca December 18, Ellen December 18, Alessandra the foodie teen December 18, My favourite scents are jasmine and vanilla — the former because it reminds me of the huge jasmine bush in front of our house when I was a child and the latter because it reminds me of baking! Christina December 18, Emma December 18, Julie December 18, Vanessa December 18, Maggie December 18, Joy December 18, Sugar scrubs for friends is such a cute idea!
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I like the red and white sticker you used on the top of the jar and the shape of the jar is perfect. My favorite scents are orange, vanilla, birch, peppermint and sandalwood! You inspired me on that JTB podcast when you talked about the class you took. Eva December 18, Meaghan A December 18, MaryM December 18, Up there in favorite scents is freshly ground coffee bea an! Noelle Noelle's Notebook December 18, Liz December 18, Danielle December 18, Tracy December 18, Ginger December 18, Citrus, lilac, and fall scents like pumpkin and cinnamon. Also, the smell of a campfire is high on my list!
Jen December 18, Verbena is definitely a fave. Teresa December 18, Christine December 18, Kristin December 18, Hannah G December 18, Collette December 18, I have some Jo Malone perfume that has cacoa in it. I love rosemary, mint and citrus smells too. Oh and I have a new soap that is mallow—smells like marshmallows a little. Laura December 18, SJ December 18, I absolutely adore cinnamon, vanilla, and a bit of citrus. I feel like I go the whole day smelling like a super delicious cinnamon roll!
Love the lemon vanilla, reminds me of lemon-basil sorbet. I might make the exact version and add some mint or basil leaves to it! MeLisa December 18, Kelley Green December 18, Definitely want to eat it. Jen Fresh From The This is a great idea for a homemade gift! Now I wish I had time to make some of these. As for my favorite scents… I do love the smell of baking cookies, vanilla, and sometimes a little bit of lavender, though that can go a long way. Melody December 18, Susannah December 18, Andrea December 18, Sara December 18, Erin December 18, Anything citrus-y or minty; I like scents that are light and fresh!
And tomato plants in the summer. Joanna December 18, A December 18, Shana December 18, What lovely packages you made people. Especially like the Cheer stickers! Liz Floating Kitchen December 18, Paula December 18, I agree with pretty much everyone here!
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Soo many things smell good, each evoking different wonderful feelings and memories. Sarah December 18, Alpine Chicken December 18, Jennie December 18, Iris December 18, Sam December 18, Robyn realfoodwholelife December 18, Thank you for posting this, Tracy! I really wanted to make some sort of face-scrubs for my sister and mom for Christmas, so this comes in the nick of time! I LOVE the smell of coconut, so it might not be a problem for me getting an extra coconut-y coconut oil.
Sandra Lea December 19, Cat Fuquay December 19, Jenny December 19, Shelly December 19, Apologizes if this was asked times… Can I use almond oil? Tracy December 20, Tracy Pale Yellow December 29, Kailen July 17, Coconut oil for skin care - Weightever November 16, Courtney December 12, These are so cute and a fantastic idea!! What size jars did you use? In a few of the scrubs, I use pure vanilla extract. We add in the sugar. Now we talk about the recipes. This one smells like vanilla cake batter.
I added a little string and some star garland around the lid. What your favorite scents are! Good luck and happy sugar scrubbing! Nicole Oehme December 17, Wow! Nadia Brazao December 17, Great idea! Can i substitute vitamine E with other oil?! Laura December 17, These scrubs are indulgent and I love it. Erin December 17, These look awesome! December 17, Vanilla, lemon and lime are my go to scents…….. Rachel Tilly December 17, Vanilla!! December 17, Those gift tags are awesome!
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My favorite scent is lavender. Diane December 17, Yummy scrubs. Annemarie Field December 17, I love lemon scent and even better, lemon and sugar together. Kristina December 17, Peppermint and Lavender! Kate B December 17, Lavender and lemon! Shoshana December 17, I love anything vanilla! Heidi December 17, Hard question. Jessica Rodarte December 17, These look amazing! Liz December 17, I think the Clarity scent combo would smell so great! Ann December 17, These look awesome! Becky December 17, I love love love all things rosemary!
Megan December 17, This is perfect timing! Barbara December 17, I love citrus scents. I will have to share this post with my mom. She recently got into essential oils too! Kathy H December 17, I love this post! K December 17, This is a great post! I love anything orange! Ah those citrusy smells!!
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Karen December 17, Vanilla and lavender are my favorite scents. December 17, My favorite scents are lavender and orange. Julie December 17, Vanilla. Naomi December 17, This scrub looks amazing! I love warm scents like vanilla, almond, and coconut! Sarah December 17, I love orange and vanilla! Kaitlin December 17, I love anything citrusy! Nia Bowling December 17, The lemon vanilla scent sounds super delicious. Kimberly December 17, I love vanilla, coffee, and lemon. Pam December 17, Bergamont! They both smell amazing!
Shaina December 17, I absolutely love lavender and vanilla. Marilyn December 17, My favorite scent is lavendar, its so soothing. Erin December 17, Vanilla is my favorite scent. Monique December 17, Lavender girl! Melissa Melendez December 17, Lavender and Orange! Alanna December 17, Amazing idea! Rachel Taylor December 17, I love lavender! Sara December 17, I love anything vanilla! I also enjoy mint and fruit scents! Barbara S December 17, Tracy, thank you!
Melissa S December 17, Love vanilla, citrus, cinnamon. Melissa December 17, I generally like unscented things, but I do love sandalwood and citrus. December 17, I love the smell of sandalwood, tobacco, and vanilla.