I recently spent more than I’d like to admit on a body scrub that I love, and I was thinking – why not make my own? During the cold winter months, the oil base is just what my skin needs to keep hydrated, and it makes a great DIY gift alternative to the typical bottle of wine, especially if you like to keep extra gifts on hand – those “just in case” presents! I have a feeling I’ll be making this DIY body scrub for years to come (and not just around the holidays)!
You will need:
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup Sugar in the Raw (or other larger grain sugar)
- 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
- 1 lemon, zested and juiced
- 1 cup olive oil
- Jars (I used 8 ounce ball jars, like the kind you would use for canning)
- Optional: Add small wooden spoons, tied to each with twine, for easy use
Note: This recipe fills about 3 jars. If you don’t have Sugar in the Raw, you can use 3 cups granulated sugar instead. The consistency will be a little grainier, but the scrub still works well!
Mix your ingredients together in a large bowl and then scoop into your jars. Tie with something beautiful, add a label, and you’re done! (This is almost too easy to make.)
Do you have a favorite DIY giftable? I’d love to hear about it!
It smells like you could eat it! I've used it as a lip scrub, too!
This looks so easy and so delicious!
Rebecca {at} Preppy Panache
Such a fabulous scrub! I love it, I'm sure it smells fantastic! Just love it. I'm going to make it and put it into a lovely jar and give it as a gift to my sis. 🙂 Thank you for the idea!
Thank you. I will try this. I love things that are homemade.
I LOVE giving Christmas gifts that are home made and made with good ingredients. This looks perfect. Thank you so much.
Ohhh making this for myself lol
This is excellent and can be a perfect present to my very intimate friends that I share hairbrushes with! Such a lovely thing also to do with my besties!
Ohhh that sounds like it would smell amazing! Great DIY gift, that I would love to see under my tree!
Oh what a nice last minute gift to make. I bet these would be welcome teacher gifts too. Thanks for sharing.
I had a friend and her daughter over yesterday. We made these and the hot chocolate spoons. Thanks for the inspiration!
I'm so glad you made them! How did everything come out?
What a great last minute gift.I love to make homemade,and
I know when I do make things that people really appreciate them.
I really wish I would of seen this before Christmas. This would have been perfect to gift. I will def have to pin this because scrubs get so expensive, you are so right! xo