DIY: Homemade Sugar Scrub Lemon & Raspberry

Pampering yourself can be so costly but this homemade Lemon Sugar Scrub is not only luxurious but inexpensive and oh so very simple to make! It’s a beautiful gift to give to your sisters and girlfriends for Christmas this year as well!  Simple pour into a decorative jar, tie with a ribbon and label with the simple yet beautiful labels below we created just for gift giving.

~Ingredients~

- 1/2 cup of suar
- 1/4 cup of  Coconut Oil
-1 Lemon



~Directions~

- Pour sugar into bowl
-squezze lemon juice and add sugar
-Mix in coconut oil (add more if you like a wet consistency)
-Zest lemon and add to mixture (reserve a little to garnish top of scrub in jar)
-Add your sugar to the jar
- Add a Lemon Sugar Scrub Label to the front of your jar and maybe a ribbon (if you planning on gifting it to a friend or family member).






You could also make a Raspberry Lemon Scrub:

~Ingredient~

(per 6-7 oz jar)

-1/2 cup (4 oz.) granulated sugar

-1/4 cup (2 oz.) coconut oil, melted (preferably organic)

-1/8 to 1/4 tsp raspberry extract

-1/8 to 1/4 tsp lemon extract

-red food coloring (optional*)

 

~Directions~

-Mix ingredients together in a bowl. I suggest starting with an 1/8 teaspoon measure of both the raspberry and lemon extract, and then adding more according to your preference. I think I ended up using a bit more lemon than raspberry.

-The raspberry extract may already have some color added to it - mine did but the scrub without it was a much lighter pink than you see here. I used a single drop of red food coloring mixed in at the end to make the color pop a little more. 

-When your scrub is all mixed up and you're happy with the scent and the color, spoon it into a jar and place in the freezer for about 30 minutes to set the consistency. After you take it out, you don't have to keep it refrigerated. If the coconut oil returns to its liquid state and you'd like to firm it up, simply place it back in the freezer for another 30 minutes. (Coconut oil remains solid up to 76˚F).

 

~ How to use your new homemade sugar scrub~

-Rub wet skin with about a tablespoon of the mixture at a time, in a circular motion until the sugar has dissolved. Repeat all over your body and rinse as normal.
-The sugar exfoliates and sloughs off dead skin cells and the coconut oil replenishes your skin, locking in moisture from the shower, while the refreshing scent of raspberry and lemon wafts into your nostrils and right to your brain...(which says, "ohhhhh, thank you! I needed this!")

I don't recommend using sugar scrub on your face, as it can be too rough on tender skin. Try this simple DIY face polish instead!

* Like most bath products, this mixture can cause the shower or bath floor to become slippery, so please be careful.*

 

And before I end this blog post, I have to warn you that this is so wonderful you will have to make an extra batch for yourself if you plan on giving this batch away to friends and family.  Pick up extra ingredients, a few beautiful clear decorative plastic containers and ribbon and make a gift that everyone will be talking about and begging for more!