This recipe is quick and easy and requires just a few staple pantry ingredients!
It makes a great gift for friends, family, neighbors and teachers! Store in quarter-pint size mason jars, or sealable glass jars.
Sugar scrub gently exfoliates dry, scaly, and chapped skin leaving your skin smooth without any rough or harsh treatment. The oil soothes, moisturizes, and hydrates, leaving you with smooth refreshed skin that makes you feel like you’ve spend a day at the spa!
A hint of vanilla adds a warm, amazing scent.
Vanilla Brown Sugar Scrub Ingredients
- White Sugar – also called granulated sugar, table sugar, or just regular sugar.
- Brown Sugar – a beautiful golden brown sugar that contains molasses. Not only is it a beautiful color, but also smells amazing, and actually contains quite a few nutrients.
- Oil – I use grapeseed oil in this recipe, but you can substitute with your favorite oils. Some options include : Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Coconut Oil, Vitamin E Oil, or Vegetable Oil
- Vanilla Extract – Homemade Vanilla Extract or store bought.
Optional: Add a few drops of your favorite essential oils. My favorites for this recipe include Bergamot, Orange, Lemon, and Sandalwood.
How to Make Vanilla Brown Sugar Scrub
- Combine sugars.
- Add oil and vanilla extract.
- Stir.
- Scoop into sealable jars.
Variations
- Add essential oils
- Substitute the white sugar with all brown sugar
- Substitute vanilla for another essential oil
- Try different oils such as Olive Oil, Carrot Oil, Caster Oil, Avocado Oil, Coconut Oil, Vegetable Oil, Vitamin E Oil, or Argan Oil.
Expert Tips
Homemade sugar scrubs have a generous shelf life. Store up to 6 months in an airtight container. If at any time the scent changes, discard.
How to Use Sugar Scrub
- Shower for 5 minutes to soften skin.
- Apply scrub in a gentle, circular motion.
- Optional: allow the scrub to soak in before rinsing for extra moisture.
- Rinse.
- Pat dry to seal in moisture.
More Uses
Store a jar by the kitchen sink to refresh your hands after washing dishes. It can be used to exfoliate in the shower or as an indulgent foot scrub. It is also safe to use as a lip scrub.
How to Gift Scrubs
- To gift this vanilla brown sugar scrub, scoop into a sealable jar. You can add a free printable label as well!
- I like to use burlap or any fabric paired with a thick ribbon for decoration. Cut a square piece of burlap, wrap it around the jar, and tie it off with a piece of twine or ribbon.
These beautiful fragrant sugar scrubs make wonderful gifts for teachers, neighbors, or friends. They also make a wonderful addition to gift baskets!
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- Homemade Sugar Lip Scrub – The best way to hydrate dry chapped lips, this sugar lip scrub is the ultimate luxury.
- Summer Citrus Sugar Scrub – This amazing sugar scrub isn’t only for the summer! Enjoy this fresh rejuvenating scent all year around.
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- Lavender Mint Softening Bath Soak – Use ingredients you already have on hand to make this softening bath soak that smells wonderful!
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Vanilla Brown Sugar Scrub
Ingredients
- 1 cup white granulated sugar white granulated
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup grapeseed oil see below for substitutions
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
Instructions
- Combine sugars in a mixing bowl.
- Add vanilla extract. Thoroughly combine.
- Using an ice cream scoop or spoon, transfer to an airgitht container.
Hi there! Considering making this for a gift and wondering how exactly they should use the scrub. Is this meant to be used as a face scrub or body scrub? Thanks for the help!
Hmmm…maybe
https://julieblanner.com/2012/04/teacher-gift-graduation-gift.html
a pen
https://julieblanner.com/2010/12/gift-ideas.html
Tshirt for a favorite team?
Julie — been looking for teacher Christmas gift ideas…I might have found it! Except I need one “man” gift…any ideas?
I believe 5, but it’s been a year since I’ve made them. Enjoy!
how many jars did you fill?