5-Ingredient Best Sugar Cookie Scrub Recipe

Make this easy DIY sugar cookie scrub for an easy handmade gift. This sugar cookie sugar scrub smells amazing and is so easy to make!

During the holidays, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, gingerbread are popular seasonal scents that are so comforting.

One of my favorite is a Christmas cookie. The sweet, buttery, vanilla scent of fresh baked sugar cookies can instantly make you feel like you’re in your Grandma’s kitchen on Christmas morning.

So I decided to make a cookie sugar scrub! These sugar cookie body scrubs are a scrumptious way to exfoliate and moisturize your skin this winter.

Here is the super easy homemade sugar cookie scrub recipe that I use to make my each holiday season!

What is a Sugar Cookie Scrub?

A sugar cookie scrub is a gently exfoliating body scrub made with sugar and skin nourishing oils, butters, and extracts that mimic the scent of warm, just baked sugar cookies.

Most cookie sugar scrubs contain two main elements – an exfoliant and a moisturizer. The exfoliant is typically white or brown sugar which provides light abrasion to buff away dull, dry skin cells.

Moisturizing ingredients like coconut oil, shea butter, sweet almond oil, or cocoa butter are also incorporated to replenish moisture and leave skin soft and smooth.

Finally, sugar bath scrub recipes use mixes of vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg to give the homemade sugar body scrub its signature scent.

Benefits of Using a Sugar Cookie Scrub

Beyond just smelling delicious, there are a few great sugar cookie scrub benefits too! Here are a few of them:

• Exfoliates – The sugar granules in the scrub lightly helps to remove dead skin cells, dirt, and oil that can build up on the surface of the skin. This reveals fresh new skin and improves texture.
• Moisturizes – The emollient oils and butters hydrate and soften skin that can become dry and flaky in cold winter weather. The oils also help seal in moisture.
• Smoothes skin – By regularly exfoliating and moisturizing with a sugar cookie scrub, skin becomes noticeably softer and smoother.
• Improves circulation – The process of manually scrubbing skin increases blood flow and circulation, which boosts the health of your skin.
• Relieves stress – The soothing, repetitive motion of scrubbing along with the deliciously calming aroma of sugar cookies can lower stress levels. Plus it is a great 5-minute self-care routine!
• Brightens complexion – Removing dull skin cells gives your skin a natural glow and radiance.

Now you know the benefits, lets learn how to make a body scrub with sugar now!

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Cookie Sugar Scrub Recipe

Here is a super easy DIY sugar body scrub recipe to follow! This sugar cookie body scrub will make enough for about an 8 oz jar and uses the following ingredients:

Ingredients

• Glass jar 
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup coconut oil
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon 
• 10 drops vanilla essential oil

Instructions 

Combine sugar, brown sugar, and coconut oil in your mixing bowl and mix slowly all together. 

Then, slowly add in the cinnamon. You can add more or less cinnamon depending on your preference for color and smell. 

Once it is all mixed together evenly, add in your drops of vanilla essential oil and mix once again. 

Put it into a glass jar to preserve it.

Notes

• I love brown sugar scrub recipes, but you can always use regular sugar instead.
• Store in a glass jar with an air-tight lid, and it should last for a few months. You can also keep it in the fridge for longer storage.  
• You can use any carrier oil, it does not have to be coconut oil. Jojoba oil is amazing for skin!

How to Use a Sugar Cookie Scrub

Using a olive oil and sugar body scrub is super simple:

1. Scoop out about a tablespoon or two of scrub into your palm. Using a spoon will help preserve your homemade cookie sugar scrub,
2. Apply the scrub onto damp skin, starting at your feet and working your way up. Focus on rough areas like knees, elbows and heels.
3. Gently rub the scrub in circular motions all over for 2-3 minutes. Avoid sensitive areas and your face.
4. Rinse thoroughly with warm water. The oils will leave a moisturizing layer on your skin.
5. Pat your skin dry and follow up with body lotion.
6. Inhale the lingering sweet aroma of sugar cookies on your soft, smooth skin.

How Long Does Homemade Sugar Scrub Last?

This homemade sugar scrub shelf life can last for quite a long time. If you always use a spoon and keep it in a glass jar with a lid, it can last several months.

How to Make a Sugar Scrub for Body Wrap-Up

Holiday sugar scrub recipes are so fun to make and will help you get in the holiday spirit. Or, you can make them as DIY Christmas gifts!

Now that you know how to make sugar body scrub, enjoy this cookie sugar body scrub recipe and the delicious smell it creates.

Your skin will thank you with a radiant glow and oh-so-soft feel – almost as good as biting into a real homemade sugar cookie!

For more Christmas recipes, try these fun Christmas soaps for kids, Christmas bath bomb, or other melt and pour Christmas soap recipes.

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