This brown sugar body scrub is the perfect way to treat yourself to a spa day at home. It exfoliates, moisturizes, and evens out skin tone, too!
Exfoliating – It Makes A Difference In Your Skin
Do you ever have that one thing you just really hate to do as part of your beauty routine? That one thing you talk yourself out of doing because its too time consuming, doesn’t really make a difference, isn’t worth it? For me that was always exfoliating. I way underestimated the power of exfoliation until I finally forced myself to try it regularly and saw such a difference in my skin! I have dry skin on my forearms that borders on eczema but isn’t quite there. I’ve tried close to a million creams, lotions, and washes and nothing ever got rid of the red bumps. Until I started exfoliating. The difference really was unbelievable!
The Best Natural Body Scrub – With Brown Sugar
When I made the switch to using as many all natural products on my face and body as possible I took to the magical world of the internet and found so many recipes for homemade body scrubs. I tried a few, reading up on what the different ingredients can do for your skin and my favorite by far has been this brown sugar scrub. I’ve played with the amounts over the years based on what works for me and the consistency I like. You’ll get the hang of it after you mix it up a few times.
How much does it make?
This made just enough to fill up a 4 oz mason jar and it lasts for forever. A little bit goes a long way.
All-Natural Ingredients
This body scrub has just 3 simple ingredients:
- Brown sugar
- Olive oil
- Honey
I like these ingredients versus some of the others that are out there because olive oil is a natural moisturizer. It sounds counter-intuitive that oil would moisturize but believe me it does a spectacular job.
Honey evens out your complexion and brown sugar is an exfoliant with grit between table salt and sea salt. I like it better than regular sugar because it doesn’t have those anti-clumping chemicals in it.
DIY Gift Idea
I gave this as a gift last Christmas to my aunt and cousins and they immediately asked for the recipe once they’d tried this scrub. And now it’s one of my go-to homemade gift ideas. But with spring in full bloom around here and summer coming soon I know my skin will be short sleeve ready with this amazing exfoliating and moisturizing scrub!
What do you do as part of your skin care routine?
Brown Sugar Body Scrub
Ingredients
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup honey
- 2 Tbs olive oil
Instructions
- Mix until well combined and store in an air tight container.
More DIY Tutorials
I hope you enjoyed this recipe. You will notice a difference in your skin after you use it. If you want some more tutorials, here are some of my favorites.
This looks so yummy! I am going to have to try it. Do you think I could use coconut oil instead of olive oil?
I actually used coconut oil when I made it last year and it worked great! Just know that the parts that aren’t completely incorporated will slightly solidify but just give it a stir and you’re good to go!
~Meaghan
Yes that is what i do. I use coconut oil in everything i make and use it works beautifully. Also the coconut oil and brown sugar smells wonderful
I so agree! Coconut oil is magic and I especially love to use it in my scrubs and beauty products 🙂
~Meaghan
Greetings! Love this idea!! With 2 daughters and 4 granddaughters, I know that they are each going to want their own scrub! My question is, should this be kept in the refrigerator? Thank you?
Nope! Because this uses all shelf stable ingredients you don’t need it in the fridge. And it lasts for ages as long as you keep it in an air tight container! I hope your girls love this! I couldn’t live without it 🙂
Thank you very much!!
You’re so welcome! If you’re on Instagram I’d love for you to tag me in a picture of your finished project! @cookcraftlove 🙂
~Meaghan
How long will this last for? Shelf life?
I use it regularly so mine is usually gone within 3-4 months. I’d say 6 months is probably the longest you’d want to store it at room temperature, in an air tight container.
That’s it! Just three ingredients! I may have to finally try my hand at making some scrub! This recipe sounds wonderfully simple! Thanks for sharing!
I know! Its my absolute favorite that the best homemade beauty products generally contain less than 5 ingredients. I hope you enjoy it!
~Meaghan
I love this! Making a batch for my preggo sister for her birthday this weekend!
Yes! The less chemicals around babies the better! And congrats to your sister and her family 🙂
~Meaghan
Can this be stored in bathroom with the moisture or no?
I always store mine in the bathroom on the counter but not in the shower. The slight humidity in the bathroom will keep it from drying out over time 🙂
I will try this ty
i just started using oil to cleanse, it’s still hard for me to wrap my head around with such oily skin but I like it! I’ll have to give this scrub a go!
I really had to read a LOT of science on the subject and give it a solid 2 month try before I was on the oil cleanse bandwagon for life but I love it. I know you’ll love this scrub, too!
~Meaghan
This looks like an AWESOME scrub! I am going to have to give it a try. I’m always buying all natural stuff, but you are inspiring me to give making it myself a try.
The only thing that would make this scrub better are some essential oils! I’m in love with my homemade beauty products!
~Meaghan
Is this safe to use on your face and other womanly body parts? Like if I shave then use this would it irritate my skin?
I’ve never used this body scrub below the waist but I do use it on my face about once a week. Brown sugar is pretty abrasive so I wouldn’t recommend using it more than once a week. The ingredients are all natural so I don’t see why you couldn’t use it on other body parts as an exfoliant after shaving!
any suggestions for homemade treatment for dark circles under eyes?
I use an eye serum that is 15 drops each of Frankincense, lavender, and lemon, and then Vitamin E oil. Add the oils to a glass roller bottle then fill up with Vitamin E oil. Shake well before each use and roll it on in the morning and at night. Just be careful not to actually get it in your eyes!
Hey, I love this recipe but I’m curious, what type of olive oil did you use ? Could it be any type or a particular one ?
I used extra virgin because it’s what I had in my house but you could use whatever you have on hand.
yes! i found that coconut oil works better and smells better too!
Made it this morning. Got in the shower, scrubbed my body and fell in love with it. Thank you so much for sharing. Making it for all the girls for our family reunion in August.
I’m interested in making this, and giving as gifts at Christmas, have you ever added spices to this, lke cinnamon and ginger? And how is the best way to use this, especially for feet and hands so the bathtub doesn’t get slipper from the oil?
I’ve never added additional spices to this but you certainly can! And I always use it on my feet/hands when I’m soaking in the tub and give the tub a wipe down after to make sure it’s not slippery from the oil.
Thank you for sharing this Meaghan! It looks great and when on a budget this will create perfect gifts. I am wondering if raw honey be used? Thank you in advance for your time!
I’ve never used raw honey but if it has the same shelf life of processed honey then it should be fine.
I don’t have olive oil, would sunflower oil work instead or are there any other alternatives?
Any moisturizing oil would work here so something like coconut oil, sunflower, jojoba, etc.
Thanks for this Meaghan! I have shared this recipe with my clients for some time. (I should have thanked you earlier.) I’m a women’s health coach and encourage my clients to be careful with what they use on their skin (if you can’t eat it, you probably shouldn’t be using it on your skin). This is such a gorgeous way to replenish, gently exfoliate and restore dry skin. I do have a tip, to use a dark colored wash cloth because the brown sugar will discolor a white or light colored cloth. Thank you for sharing – on behalf of my clients and myself!
So is this all you use on your body or do you wash it off and then use a body wash too?
I rinse it off and then follow it up with body wash and lotion.
I’m curious if I could sub out the brown sugar for coconut sugar?
I’ve never used that but I’m sure you could. Just be careful if coconut sugar is more abrasive than brown sugar you wouldn’t want to use it on your face.