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Pamper your skin with these 5 Christmas sugar scrubs! Made with just a few simple ingredients and ready in under 10 minutes, these scrubs will leave your skin glowing and refreshed. Plus, they make the perfect homemade Christmas gift!
I’m always looking for a way to make my regular skincare DIYs festive and seasonal around Christmastime.
Homemade sugar scrub is a must-have recipe for keeping my skin healthy, fresh, and glowing.
It’s made even better with delicious holiday scents and pretty, festive colors!
These 5 Christmas sugar scrubs are my new holiday essentials. Each one smells amazing and leaves my skin feeling great.
Be sure to make plenty of extras to share! These scrubs make a beautiful homemade gift.
I’m sure you’ll love them as much as I do, and so will your friends and family!
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Why You’ll Love Them
Homemade gift: Homemade gifts are such a fun way to be thrifty, thoughtful, and creative during the holidays! These sugar scrubs make a lovely homemade gift for nearly anyone on your list. Make them for a hostess gift, stocking stuffers, or add them to a Christmas gift basket.
Healthy skin: Exfoliation is an important part of skincare as it removes dead, dry skin and reveals the healthy, fresh skin underneath. You will love your skin after using sugar scrubs; I always notice a remarkable difference immediately after exfoliating!
Festive recipe: It’s so fun making seasonal recipes around the holidays! These sugar scrubs each have a unique look and scent that make it feel like Christmas.
Key Ingredients
- Sugar: Sugar is a gentle abrasive that helps exfoliate dead, dry skin. I use regular organic white sugar. You can also use brown sugar for a gentler option or coconut sugar for a more abrasive scrub.
- Jojoba oil: Jojoba oil will give the scrub its necessary texture and help moisturize and soothe the skin as you exfoliate. I chose jojoba oil because it’s a gentle, noncomedogenic oil with loads of benefits for the skin. Jojoba is moisturizing, antibacterial, and it has anti-aging properties.
- Essential oils: Essential oils give these sugar scrubs their signature Christmas scents without any artificial fragrance.
5 Christmas Sugar Scrub Recipes
1. Cranberry Pine
If you love the smell of a fresh-cut Christmas tree, you will love this scrub. The piney scent of Douglas fir and spruce essential oils is uplifting and perfect for wintertime.
Ingredients
- 1 cup (8 oz) sugar
- 0.5 oz jojoba oil
- 1/2 tsp green mica powder
- 4 drops Douglas fir essential oil
- 4 drops spruce essential oil
2. Candy Cane
I can’t get enough candy cane scent this time of year (that’s why I’m also making peppermint bath salts and candy cane soap!). If you love the cooling scent of peppermint as much as I do, you’ll love this refreshing sugar scrub.
Ingredients
- 1 cup (8 oz) sugar
- 0.5 oz jojoba oil
- 1 tbsp red sprinkles
- 10 drops peppermint essential oil
3. Sugar Cookie
Who doesn’t want to smell like a Christmas sugar cookie fresh from the oven?! This sugar scrub has a sweet and citrusy smell that is incredibly warming and relaxing.
Ingredients
- 1 cup (8 oz) sugar
- 0.5 oz jojoba oil
- 3 drops vanilla essential oil
- 3 drops orange essential oil
- 2 drops lemon essential oil
- 1 drop cassia essential oil
4. Chai Spice
This sugar scrub will have you craving a chai spice latte! The warm and spicy fragrance of real chai spice gives this scrub its delicious, comforting smell.
Ingredients
- 1 cup (8 oz) sugar
- 0.5 oz jojoba oil
- 1 tbsp chai spice
5. Cinnamon Orange
Refreshing orange essential oil combines with the spicy scent of ground cinnamon in this invigorating sugar scrub. This scrub reminds me of hot cider or a holiday stovetop potpourri; it’s so cozy and comforting.
Ingredients
- 1 cup (8 oz) sugar
- 0.5 oz jojoba oil
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 10 drops orange essential oil
How to Make Sugar Scrub
Step 1. Combine the sugar and jojoba oil in a bowl and mix. Then add the essential oils, spices, and additional ingredients, and stir well.
Step 2. When the ingredients are thoroughly combined, transfer the sugar scrub into an airtight jar and add a label.
How to Use Sugar Scrub
- Wet your skin with warm water and put a dime-sized scoop of sugar scrub in your palm.
- Gently scrub it into your skin and allow it to sit for 1-2 minutes.
- Rinse off with warm water and pat dry.
- Follow up with some moisturizer. I like to use homemade face moisturizer on my face and homemade body cream on the rest of my skin.
Helpful Tips
- These sugar scrubs can be used on your arms, legs, back, and face. It’s always a good idea to do a patch test first, especially if you have sensitive skin. Never use sugar scrub on broken or irritated skin.
- Exfoliating with sugar scrub is very beneficial to your skin, but it’s important not to overdo it. Limit use to about twice per week.
- These sugar scrubs make a lovely handmade Christmas gift. Feel free to get creative and dress up the jar as you like. I like to attach a label with twine and add a decoration such as a mini candy cane or a dried orange slice. You can use a different container, add a cloth jar cover, or anything else you can imagine!
- Be sure to download your free printable labels for each sugar scrub in my membership resource library! These are especially helpful if you’ll be giving the scrubs as holiday gifts.
Recipe FAQs
Can I use sugar scrub on my face?
Yes, you can! Sugar scrub is relatively gentle, even on tender skin around the face. It’s a good idea to do a patch test first, however. If you have very sensitive skin, brown sugar can be substituted as a gentler option.
How long does homemade sugar scrub last?
If stored properly, sugar scrub will last up to a year. It’s important to store it in an airtight container so the scrub doesn’t dry out and harden.
Can I use a different oil?
Absolutely. You can substitute the jojoba oil with any other liquid carrier oil that works well for your skin type.
More Christmas DIYs
- Holiday Spice Soap Bar
- DIY Orange Creamsicle Soap
- Essential Oil Diffuser Ornaments
- DIY Christmas Scented Candles
- 8 Holiday Room Spray Recipes
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5 Christmas Sugar Scrubs
Laura Ascher
Pamper your skin and enjoy the holiday season with these festive Christmas sugar scrubs! Easy to make and lovely to use, sugar scrubs make great homemade gifts.
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Project Type sugar scrub
Category Bath & Beauty
Active Time 10 minutes mins
Total Time 10 minutes mins
Yield 1 Jar (8 oz.)
Equipment
Ingredients
Christmas Tree
- 1 cup sugar 8 oz
- 0.5 oz jojoba oil
- ½ tsp green mica powder
- 4 drops douglas fir essential oil
- 4 drops spruce essential oil
Candy Cane
- 1 cup sugar 8 oz
- 0.5 oz jojoba oil
- 1 tbsp red sprinkles
- 10 drops peppermint essential oil
Sugar Cookie
- 1 cup sugar 8 oz
- 0.5 oz jojoba oil
- 3 drops vanilla essential oil or vanilla fragrance
- 3 drops orange essential oil
- 2 drops lemon essential oil
- 1 drop cassia essential oil
Chai Spice
- 1 cup sugar 8 oz
- 0.5 oz jojoba oil
- 1 tbsp chai spice
Cinnamon Orange
- 1 cup sugar 8 oz
- 0.5 oz jojoba oil
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- 10 drops orange essential oil
Instructions
Combine sugar and jojoba oil in a small mixing bowl.
Add essential oils and spices (if applicable) and stir well.
Transfer to an airtight jar and add a label.
Notes
To use sugar scrub:Wet the skin with warm water and gently rub the sugar scrub in. Allow it to sit on the skin for a minute or two before rinsing with warm water. Pat dry and moisturize.
These sugar scrubs can be used on your arms, legs, back, and face. It’s always a good idea to do a patch test first, especially if you have sensitive skin. Never use sugar scrub on broken or irritated skin.
Limit use to about twice per week.
Be sure to download your free printable labels for each sugar scrub in my membership resource library! These are especially helpful if you’ll be giving them as holiday gifts.
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