Vanilla Sugar Scrub with Orange Essential Oil

Prefer to make your own body products or looking for a handmade gift idea?  Try this Vanilla Sugar Scrub with Orange Essential Oil!  It's sure to please your senses and your skin! Making homemade beauty products is one of my favorite things to do and homemade sugar scrubs are a special favorite.  

They make your skin feel so soft by removing dead skin cells, adding moisture to your skin, can smell absolutely amazing, and are easy to customize. Sugar scrubs are much cheaper to make at home than to purchase, plus you control the ingredients!

DIY Vanilla Sugar Scrub with Orange Essential Oil

Awaken your senses when you give this Vanilla Sugar Scrub with Orange Essential Oil a try! While it looks like something sold at a pricey boutique, this is actually a scrub you can easily make in your own kitchen.

You only need a few ingredients, and the end result is perfect to enjoy yourself or to give as a gift. Here is how to get started making your own.

Ingredients for Vanilla Sugar Scrub

Supplies needed:

• White Sugar
• Coconut Oil
• Orange Essential Oil
• Vanilla Extract

Note: You can alter this vanilla sugar scrub with orange essential oil recipe depending on your own likes or dislikes. For example, if you want a smoother scrub, add more coconut oil. If you want a coarser scrub, add more sugar. You can also alter the amount of orange oil and extract you use depending on your own scent preferences.

There are thousands of different ingredients you can use to customize your homemade sugar scrubs like lemon, cranberry, or coffee!

Homemade Vanilla Sugar Scrub Recipe

1. Begin by mixing the sugar and coconut oil in a bowl. A good old wooden spoon will do the trick! Just put plenty of elbow grease into it to grind the ingredients well. If you wish, you can use a food processor.
2. Add in the orange essential oil and vanilla extract. Continue to mix and blend until the sugar scrub is the consistency you wish.
3. Store the vanilla orange sugar scrub in a glass jar with lid to keep it fresh.
4. To use your vanilla orange sugar scrub, just apply it to wet skin in a circular motion and rinse.

Coconut oil is a staple at my house.  We keep 2 jars in the kitchen (one refined for cooking at higher temps & one unrefined), one in the bathroom, and one in the bedroom.

I use it for everything from making my own body products, cooking, homemade salves and lip balms, for personal care, and many other ways. Unlike many other oils, coconut oil is solid at room temperature (except fractionated coconut oil, which is a liquid at room temp but doesn't have all the benefits of regular coconut oil)  so it may solidify on you.  

I store my sugar scrubs in our bathroom window so that the sun helps keep them soft.  If you don't have a warmer place to keep it, you can run the sealed jar under warm water for a couple of minutes.

Using Your Vanilla Sugar Scrub

This is a very easy vanilla sugar scrub recipe to make & so great for your skin.  I use a sugar scrub on my entire body once a week during the warmer months and a couple of times a week during the winter when my skin gets rough without assistance.  Not only does it exfoliate the dead skin away, the coconut oil moistures and softens your skin for a healthy glow.  

Orange essential oil is often used for emotional balance and as a mood lifter. Combined with the vanilla extract and coconut oil, this homemade body scrub will help you start the day on the right foot! 

How long does Homemade Vanilla Sugar Scrub Last?

Homemade sugar scrubs typically last a few months. If using perishable food items, like cranberries, the shelf life will shorten considerably. I typically keep my sugar scrubs in the bathroom in the cupboard.

What should I store my homemade sugar scrub in?

I prefer to store my homemade sugar scrub products in glass containers since most of my recipes use essential oils.  You can make this one in a plastic container since these don't have any EOs, if you are worried about it being slippery in the bathroom. Or you can use one of these spa gloves for extra grip! 

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Can I use a different type of sugar?

Yes! You can use turbinado raw cane sugar or brown sugar instead of white sugar in this sugar scrub recipe. You won't have as much of an orange tint to your scrub, but the smell is delicious! It gives a warmer, richer smell with the vanilla and orange essential oil than white sugar does.

For a facial scrub, granulated sugar is best because it isn't as coarse but still helps exfoliate the skin. Brown sugar and turbinado raw cane sugar are better for body scrubs because they are a bit coarser.

If you are like me and prone to really dry, cracked feet – whip up a batch of this with turbinado raw cane sugar instead and use it to scrub your heels two or three times a week for super soft feet!

Interested in learning more about how to use essential oils? Check out these 10 Reasons You Need to Start Using Essential Oils!

Use a Mason Jar with a Pretty Ribbon & Homemade Label for the perfect Mother's Day gift!

More Homemade Sugar Scrubs: 

• Cranberry Orange Homemade Sugar Scrub
• Cranberry Homemade Sugar Scrub
• Vanilla Latte Sugar Scrub for Lips
• Homemade Lemon Body Scrub
• Homemade Lavender Body Scrub
• Coffee Homemade Sugar Scrub

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Yield: 16 ounces

Vanilla Sugar Scrub with Orange Essential Oil

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Prefer to make your own body products or looking for a handmade gift idea? Try this Vanilla Sugar Scrub with Orange Essential Oil!

Active Time 10 minutes

Total Time 10 minutes

Difficulty Beginner

Materials

• 2 cups white sugar
• ½ cup coconut oil
• 5-7 drops of orange essential oil
• 2-3 drops of vanilla extract

Instructions

1. Begin by mixing the sugar and coconut oil in a bowl.
2. Add in the orange essential oil and vanilla extract.
3. Continue to mix and blend until the sugar scrub is the consistency you wish.
4. Store the vanilla orange sugar scrub in a glass jar with a lid to keep it fresh.
5. To use your vanilla orange sugar scrub, just apply it to wet skin in a circular motion and rinse.
   

Notes

You can alter this vanilla sugar scrub with orange recipe depending on your own likes or dislikes. For example, if you want a smoother scrub, add more coconut oil. If you want a coarser scrub, add more sugar.

You can also alter the amount of orange oil and extract you use depending on your own scent preferences.

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