Whipped Gingerbread Sugar Scrub
Treat your skin to a holiday treat with this Whipped Gingerbread Sugar Scrub! Everything you need is already in your pantry making it the perfect last minute gift!
Treat your skin to a holiday treat with this Gingerbread Sugar Scrub recipe! Everything you need is already in your pantry, making it the perfect last-minute gift!
Easy DIY Sugar Scrub
This Gingerbread Sugar Scrub is such an easy and fun DIY beauty recipe and makes a great gift too!
This DIY Gingerbread Sugar Scrub blends spices and moisture-rich coconut oil with sweet exfoliating brown and pure cane sugars into an at-home skincare product that your body is sure to love as much as your nose and wallet!
It’s great for those dry winter legs and tired feet, and everyone’s going to be totally jealous of how awesome you smell and how great your skin looks!
The best part about this scrub? There’s no need for any crazy essential oils, everything you need is right in your pantry! Awesome, right?
Thanks for a quick and easy homemade gift for my girlfriends! I doubled the recipe and included the suggested gingerbread fragrance oil. I was able to fill 6, 3oz. jars (not sure if the jars were 3oz to the neck, or to the rim). To fill the jars, I used a ziplock bag as a “makeshift piping bag” – no mess, and I was able to control how much scrub went into each jar! Thank You!
– Jen M.
Ingredients for Whipped Gingerbread Sugar Scrub
Light Brown Sugar
Granulated Sugar
Coconut Oil
Vanilla Extract
Ground Cinnamon
Ground Nutmeg
Ground Ginger
Ground Allspice
Gingerbread Fragrance Oil
What You’ll Need For This Sugar Scrub Recipe
Cute Jar – If you’re planning on packaging this recipe up and giving it as gifts, cute jars are an absolute must! These cute little Weck jars are my favorite, but These Kate Aspen Jars are great too!
Spoon – Tie a wooden spoon to the jar, so it’s easier to get the sugar scrub out.
Bakers Twine – I like using twine to dress them up for holiday gift-giving!
Gift Tags – These tags are such an adorable way to mark your scrubs as gifts!
Coconut Oil – There are a lot of different coconut oils out there, you’ll want to use cold-pressed refined coconut oil, this means it doesn’t have a coconut scent or flavor to it.
Gingerbread Fragrance Oil – For a really strong and amazing scent, you’ll want to use a few drops of fragrance oil, I love this fragrance oil set, so many amazing scents, and you can use them to make my Pumpkin Spice Sugar Scrub too!
How To Make Whipped Gingerbread Sugar Scrub
1. Beat the sugars and coconut oil together until it a fluffy paste forms.
2. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and then add in the vanilla, spices, and fragrance oil.
3. Beat on low first and then increase the speed until the scrub becomes light and fluffy.
4. Transfer the sugar scrub into a jar with a tight lid. Enjoy or dress it up as a gift!
Storage Instructions For Homemade Sugar Scrub
Store the scrub in a jar with a tight lid. Use the homemade scrub up within a month.
More Homemade Scrub Recipes
- Sugar Cookie Body Scrub – Add it to a holiday gift basket!
- Pumpkin Spice Sugar Scrub Recipe – Leaves your skin feeling soft and smelling seasonal!
- 3-Ingredient Peppermint Sugar Scrub – Made in less than 10 minutes!
This post was originally published in December 2014 and was updated with new photos in December 2018.
Steps
Combine sugars and coconut oil in the bowl of a stand mixer and beat with a whisk or paddle attachment until a fluffy paste starts to form.
Scrape down sides and add in vanilla, spices and fragrance oil. Beat on low until spices work their way into the mix, increase to medium speed and beat for 30 seconds or until light and fluffy.
Transfer to a jar and seal with a lid. Dress it up if giving as a gift. Use within a month with hot water and gently exfoliate skin.
Notes
- The original recipe did not call for a fragrance oil, just the spices, but you can add the fragrance oil for an even stronger scent.
Nutrition
Estimates per serving, when a serving size is listed.
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