12 DIY Holiday Body Scrubs (Free Printable)
Body scrubs can be made with many different bases and offer a fun and personal gift idea. Not to mention a luxurious treat for yourself! They can use different scents, food products, and essential oils to make them therapeutic and smelling delicious.
This year I’ve been enjoying experimenting with different sugar scrubs, salt scrubs, and coffee scrubs for my family and for gifts! These DIY holiday body scrubs are sure to please.
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General Tips for DIY Holiday Body Scrubs
Where to Get Ingredients – Many of the ingredients you can just get at the grocery store. I do recommend getting carrier oils like Jojoba and Fractionated Coconut Oil, along with any essential oils, from Holiday Line. They are high quality, pure oils, have FREE shipping in the U.S., and a 90-day money back guarantee! I’d especially recommend getting the Holiday Line when it’s available – they’re ALWAYS wonderful and make DIY holiday gift-giving easy!
Sugar Scrubs – For sugar scrubs, use brown sugar, white sugar, raw sugar, and any other form you can think of. Each offers different textures and properties that make them suitable for different purposes! Generally, brown and raw form sugars have a more natural look and feel, while white sugars can be great when you want coloring to show through. Sugar scrubs are generally preferred for the face, although some people enjoy salt scrubs for that as well.
Salt Scrubs – You can use table salts, kosher salt, himalayan salt, and more. The same scents work for salt scrubs although I tend to stick with less “sweet” scents and flavors for those. They are especially good for men and interesting combinations.
Other Scrubs – You can also use oatmeal, coffee, and other products as a base. Have fun and experiment!
Basic Scrub Recipe – Use 1 cup base (sugar, salt, etc) with 1/4 cup oil (coconut, jojoba, vegetable, fractionated coconut oil (FCO), etc.). Mix the base and oil together with a spoon and then add 10-20 drops of essential oils depending on the strength desired as well as any therapeutic purpose.
Always check essential oils safety for the ages and health of the person you are making the scrub for. You can also add things like loose leaf tea, tea from a cut open bag, spices, and coloring from berries or other products.
Scrubs last anywhere from 1-6 months, keeping on the longer side when you use more shelf-stable oils like jojoba or fractionated coconut oil. Also consider any additional scent a juice, coloring, or oil will add to your blend.
Store in a cool dry place. Many times the liquid sinks to the bottom. Consider storing the jar upside down when not in use or mixing well before using.
12 Easy DIY Holiday Body Scrubs
Use these 12 great holiday body scrub recipes to get you started! I use small jars such as glass pint jars. Put at bow and label on the top and it’s a pretty and simple gift for friends, family, or neighbors!
- Joyful Gingerbread Sugar Scrub
- Pumpkin Spice Sugar Scrub
- Warm Vanilla Sugar Scrub
- Sweet Candy Cane Sugar Scrub
- Sugar Cookie Sugar Scrub
- Oh Holy Night Sugar Scrub
- Pepper and Mint Salt Scrub
- Zesty Lemon Salt Scrub
- Refreshing Pine Salt Scrub
- Vanilla Chai Coffee Scrub
- Peppermint Mocha Coffee Scrub
- Pumpkin Latte Coffee Scrub
Recipes – 12 Easy DIY Body Scrubs for the Holidays
Joyful Gingerbread Sugar Scrub
- – 1/2 cup brown sugar
- – 1/2 cup white sugar
- – 1/4 coconut oil
- – 1 tsp vanilla extract or 4 drops vanilla blend essential oil
- – 1/2 tsp All Spice
- – 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- – 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- – (optional) instead of one or more of the spices, use essential oils: 5 drops Blend of Cinnamon, 5 drops Nutmeg, 5 drops Ginger
Pumpkin Spice Sugar Scrub
- – 1 cup brown sugar
- – 1/4 cup oil (such as coconut, Jojoba, or almond oil)
- – 1 to 1 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice OR 20 drops Pumpkin Spice
- – (optional) contents of 1 bag of pumpkin spice tea
Warm Vanilla Sugar Scrub
- – 1 cup brown sugar
- – 1/2 cup white sugar
- – 1/4 cup coconut oil
- – 2 tbsp vanilla extract OR 15 drops vanilla blend essential oil & add a bit more coconut oil until it’s the right texture
Sweet Candy Cane Sugar Scrub
- – 2 cups white sugar
- – 1/2 cup FCO or almond oil
- – 30 drops Candy Cane OR 20 drops Peppermint and 10 drops vanilla blend essential oil
- – 2 tsp coloring (I nuked a few tbsp frozen raspberries and strained the juice. You can also use food coloring or frozen juice concentrate)
Notes: Mix the sugar, carrier, and essential oils in a bowl and divide in two. In one part, add the coloring and mix well. Layer the colored and white mixes in a glass jar for a lovely candy cane pattern.
Sugar Cookie Sugar Scrub
– 2/3 cup brown sugar
– 1/3 cup ground up old fashioned oats
– 1/4 cup almond or coconut oil
– 1 tsp vanilla extract or 4 drops vanilla blend essential oil
Oh Holy Night Sugar Scrub
(this one is my personal favorite)
- – 1 cup coarse raw sugar (I used Demerara)
- – 1/4 cup oil FCO or almond oil
- – 20 drops Holiday Season OR 10 drops Frankincense carterii, 5 drops Orange, and 5 drops Blend of Cinnamon
- – (optional) Replace Cinnamon oil with Myrrh oil for a different twist
Pepper and Mint Salt Scrub
- – 1 cup coarse salt
- – 1/4 cup oil (such as or Jojoba oil or FCO)
- – 10 drops Peppermint
- – (optional) 5 drops Ravintsara essential oil
- – 1 tbsp ground pepper
Zesty Lemon Salt Scrub
- – 1 cup coarse salt
- – 1/4 cup oil
- (such as or Jojoba oil or FCO)
- – 15 drops Lemon OR juice of 1 lemon & reduce Jojoba oil by half
- – (optional) 1 tsp lemon zest
Refreshing Pine Salt Scrub
(made this for my husband!)
Vanilla Chai Coffee Scrub
- – 1/2 cup ground coffee
- – 1/2 cup white sugar
- – 1/4 cup coconut oil
- – 1/2 tbsp cinnamon OR 4 drops Blend of Cinnamon
- – 1/4 tsp ground ginger OR 2 drops Ginger
- – 1 tbsp vanilla extract OR 8 drops vanilla blend essential oil
- – (optional) contents of 1 bag chai tea
Peppermint Mocha Coffee Scrub
- – 1/2 cup ground coffee
- – 1/2 cup white sugar
- – 1/4 cup coconut oil
- – 15 drops Peppermint OR Candy Cane
- – 1 tsp baking cocoa powder
Pumpkin Latte Coffee Scrub
- – 1/2 cup ground coffee
- – 1/2 cup white sugar
- – 1/4 cup coconut oil
- – 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice OR 10 drops Pumpkin Spice
- – 1/2 tsp vanilla extract OR 5 drops vanilla blend essential oil
- – (optional) contents of 1 bag of pumpkin spice tea
I hope you enjoy these!
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