Easy to make with natural ingredients, this exfoliating DIY sugar scrub is the perfect addition to your healthy skincare routine. This luxurious sugar scrub is packed with nourishing ingredients and will leave your skin feeling soft and rejuvenated.
I’ve always loved creating my own skincare! From tallow balm to face wash to body butter, it’s so much fun to use simple ingredients to create products that work as well as (or even better!) than what you could buy at the store.
This sugar scrub is one of my favorite parts of my skincare routine. It feels amazing and always leaves my skin fresh, smooth, and rejuvenated.
Even my husband loves how it feels on his skin!
Why You’ll Love this DIY
Easy to make – This scrub comes together in just a few simple steps.
Moisturizing – Unlike many scrubs that can be drying, the tallow provides skin with rich moisture.
Great gift idea – Homemade sugar scrub makes the perfect gift idea or stocking stuffer!
Clean skincare – This scrub is made with only simple, natural ingredients your skin will love.
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Tips for Success
Use a double boiler – If you melt tallow too quickly, it can burn which will lead to a darker color and unpleasant smell. If you don’t have a double boiler, you can melt tallow in a bowl over a pot of boiling water instead.
Avoid contact with water – Water in sugar scrub can lead to mold, so be careful to avoid getting any water in it, especially during the melting process.
Swap other essential oils – I used frankincense essential oil for this body scrub, but you can use your favorite skin-safe essential oil or essential oil blend. You can even leave out the essential oil if you’d prefer.
Allow time to chill before whipping – If you try to whip it and add the sugar before the mixture has chilled enough, you won’t be able to successfully whip enough air into it. It always warms up as you whip it, so it’s better to start too cold than too warm.
How to Store
Body scrub is shelf-stable and can be stored in a cool, dark location for up to a year. Depending on the purity of your tallow, it may last much longer. (I have seen scrub last at room temperature for over 2 years!)
If you’d like to preserve it for a longer period of time, it can be refrigerated.
FAQs
Yes, the sugar in homemade scrub makes it extremely effective for exfoliating and refreshing your skin.
Sugar scrub can lead to dry skin, however, the addition of tallow helps prevent this.
No, sugar scrub can be too harsh for your face, and it’s designed for use on other, less sensitive, areas of your body such as your hands and feet.
For most people, body scrub should be used 1-2 times per week.
Violet’s Tips for Using Sugar Scrub
Sugar scrub is a wonderful way to exfoliate your skin, and it’s the perfect spa-like treatment for your hands, feet, and anywhere else you have rough patches of skin. Due to its strong exfoliating power, it can be too harsh for your face or other sensitive areas.
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Ingredients
Step-By-Step Instructions
Step 1: First, in a mixing bowl, stir together the melted tallow, avocado oil, and essential oil.
Then place the mixture in the fridge to chill for 45-60 minutes, or until it’s firm all the way through. (It doesn’t need to feel rock solid, but it needs to be firm enough to easily whip.)
Step 2: Next, use a stand mixer or electric beater with a whisk attachment to whip air into the chilled mixture. You’ll need to start slow and gently increase the speed as you go.
Whip until it’s light and fluffy and looks similar to a thick icing. This usually takes less than 5 minutes.
Step 3: Now whip the sugar into it until it’s mixed through.
Step 4: Finally, scoop the body scrub into jars and enjoy!
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More Clean Living DIYs
Sugar Scrub with Tallow
Equipment
- Double boiler or a bowl over a pot of boiling water
- Glass jars or other container to store it in
- Stand mixer or electric hand mixer
Materials
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 1 cup tallow melted in a double boiler
- 1/4 cup avocado oil
- 1/2 teaspoon skin-safe essential oil I used frankincense
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, combine the melted tallow, avocado oil, and essential oil.1 cup tallow, 1/4 cup avocado oil, 1/2 teaspoon skin-safe essential oil
- Place in the fridge to chill 45-60 minutes, or until it's firm through. (It doesn't have to feel rock solid, but it needs to be firm enough to easily whip.)
- Use a stand mixer or electric beater with a whisk attachment to whip the mixture. Start slow and gently increase the speed.
- Whip until it's light and fluffy and looks similar to a thick icing. This usually takes less than 5 minutes.
- Beat the sugar into it until it's mixed through.1 1/4 cups sugar
- Scoop into glass jars (or whatever containers you want to store it in).
Notes
- If you prefer a gentler scrub, you can substitute brown sugar for the white sugar.
- You can substitute olive oil for the avocado oil if you prefer. However, the smell of olive oil can clash with the essential oil.
- Sugar scrub is shelf-stable and can be stored in a cool, dark location for up to a year.
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