If you’ve been looking for cheap and festive homemade gift ideas that won’t consume an entire day, then you should consider homemade sugar scrubs. These holiday scrubs are super easy to make, they smell fantastic, and they won’t break the bank. Everyone loves Christmas sugar scrub scents! Your kids can probably help you too- like having your own little elves! Making things together is a great family time bonding activity and it provides lots of fun memories. Christmas scented body scrub is always a hit.
Easy Holiday Scrubs To Make You Merry And Bright
In the holiday sugar scrub making process, you can decide how big a batch to make and how many people to divide the batch between. This means you can spread the love a little wider without spending extra moolah. Homemade holiday scrubs are also a craft versatile enough to make you feel like you can personalize each scrub, or at least a batch.
These homemade holiday scented sugar scrub recipes are sure to be a big hit. After all, who doesn’t like natural holiday scents? There are some wonderful scents out there, and several in particular that make us think of Christmas, winter, warm fires, and happy memories. I think Christmas scents are sort of subjective to our family traditions. Which Christmas sugar scrub scents say Christmas to you?
Last of all, sugar scrubs can be stored in various types of containers, such as left over glass jars. This allows you to use up spare containers you weren’t utilizing and saves you more even money. It is simple to make look your containers look festive with a bow and a sticker label!
I was gifted with a brown sugar scrub last year by my sister, and it felt so good to use on my dry legs and feet! These holiday sugar scrub recipes will work to polish off the old dead skin and moisturize at the same time. Plus, they smell fantastic and make you smell fantastic! You just rub the holiday sugar scrubs on your dry skin in a circular motion and then wash off with warm water.
10 Homemade Christmas Sugar Scrub Scents You Will Love
Using seasonal holiday scents, you are sure to love these homemade holiday sugar scrub recipes. Here are 10 of my favorite body scrub scents to enjoy this Christmas season. The recipes for these homemade body scrubs use various basic ingredients like sugar, essential oils, and a carrier oil. Happy gifting!
1. Gingerbread Sugar Scrub
I wouldn’t mind smelling like a batch of gingerbread cookies, not in the least. Gingerbread scrub has such a feel good scent. Gingerbread is a warm, yummy smell. That is why this is one of my favorite Christmas sugar scrubs. Store in a mason jar and use the free printable labels.
Did you know that gingerbread actually has a long history? It’s uses can be traced back to the Middle East, where ancient Greeks and Egyptians made use of gingerbread for ceremonial purposes. It wasn’t until the spices made it to England that the term gingerbread began to look like what we know today. In fact, Queen Elizabeth I is credited as to having made the first gingerbread man, to delight visiting nobility. Who knew she baked? LOL.
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2. Peppermint Sugar Scrub
In the late centuries B.C., mint was so highly valued in Egypt that it was used like currency.
Peppermint in particular was used centuries ago to enhance the memory.
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3. Sugar Cookie Sugar Scrub
Nothing says Christmas like a batch of sugar cookies coming out of the oven. I just love that holiday scent. Now you can capture it in a jar!
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4. Vanilla Chai Sugar Scrub
Everybody loves vanilla and it makes most of think of holiday baking! Vanilla beans were first cultivated in Mexico by the Mayans, and through their defeat, the Aztecs began to cultivate vanilla beans. From there, vanilla was introduced to Europe after the Spanish vanquished the Aztecs and discovered the fruit for themselves. The United States’ familiarity with vanilla is credited to Thomas Jefferson, who after a trip across the Atlantic, brought vanilla beans back with him in the late 1700s.
The popularity of chai, on the other hand, began in India where it was widely drank as a healing beverage.
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5. Pumpkin Spice Sugar Scrub
Did you know that the tradition of carving jack-o-lanterns originated in Ireland? Before the huge immigration of Irish to America, jack-o-lanterns were carved from potatoes and turnips. When the Irish discovered the pumpkin in America, they began a whole new tradition.
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6. Mint Sugar Scrub
In ancient Mediterranean and Asian regions, mint was a symbol of hospitality and welcome, and was offered as a sign of friendship to guests. It is very uplifting and a perfect scent for the merry making of the Christmas season. Mint is actually named after a river nymph, Minthe, in Greek mythology.
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7. Cinnamon Vanilla Sugar Scrub
There are actually two different varieties of cinnamon: ceylon and cassia. The type depends upon where they are produced, and the strength of smell and flavor. Ceylon is the more expensive of the varieties, originates from Sri Lanka, and is sweeter and milder on the senses. Cassia is the cheaper kind we find in grocery stores, has a more intense smell and taste, and is produced primarily in Indonesia.
In the ancient Middle East, around 2,000 B.C., cinnamon was often used in the embalming process by the Egyptians.
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8. Christmas Evergreen Sugar Scrub
Christmas evergreen branches used to be cut down and brought indoors to bring cheer with their green-ness during the bleak winter months. They were a decoration of happiness and hope, keeping the residents in thought of the coming spring. As an interesting side note, because evergreens never turned brown or died during the winter, pagans believed that evergreen branches warded off evil spirits. Therefore, branches were cut down and attached to door frames.
The creole wisdom site is no longer working but you can use Fir Needle Essential Oil from Simply Earth for this purpose. Just mix the ingredients below together and enjoy for your own Christmas Scented Body Scrub. This smells so great that it is the best Christmas body scrubs.
- ½ cup coconut oil
- 1½ – 2 cups sugar
- 15 drops of fir needle essential oil
- 3 drops of green food coloring
9. Lemon Mint Sugar Scrub
This is simple to make and combines two amazing scents for an invigorating, refreshing effect. You don’t have to chose between lemon and peppermint- they go together very nicely! Click below for the full recipe and tutorial.
Lemon Mint Moisturizing Sugar Hand Scrub Recipe
10. Eucalyptus Wintergreen Sugar Scrub Recipe
This homemade sugar scrub is great for opening up your sinus passages. Therefore, you can actually smell all the wonderful holiday scents. If you are having a bit a winter cold, you will really enjoy this sugar scrub. Click below for the full recipe and tutorial.
Eucalyptus Wintergreen Sugar Body Scrub Recipe
Christmas Body Scrub Conclusion
I hope you enjoyed these recipes for fun DIY holiday scrubs. I just love these sugar scrub scents! If you have been looking or a good homemade gift idea, a scented body scrub is perfect. Which of these holiday sugar scrub recipes will you try first? Have you ever made a DIY Christmas Scented Body Scrub before? I was surprised how easy it is!
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