Kitchen beauty: 3 homemade body scrub recipes

Finding a good scrub is essential for achieving seriously soft and smooth skin. And finding a good scrub that you can make yourself is essential for the savings account. So lucky for you we’ve found three homemade body scrub recipes that tick both boxes and as an added bonus they’re all super easy to make!

COFFEE BODY SCRUB

This scrub is great for waking up the skin (and the brain) and also has cellulite fighting benefits.

Ingredients:

1/4 cup raw sugar
1/4 cup ground coffee
t1 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp coconut oil
1 tbsp sea salt

LAVENDER BODY SCRUB

Perfect for a pamper session on a Sunday afternoon, or just before bed, the lavender fragrance of this scrub is ideal for de-stressing the mind while soothing the skin.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup of coarse sea salt

1/3 cup of jojoba oil (you can also use grapeseed or coconut oil)

1 tablespoon of dried lavender

16 drops of lavender essential oil

LEMON AND ROSEMARY BODY SCRUB

For an invigorating scrub that smells and feels great, you can’t go past this lemon and rosemary combo.

Ingredients:

2 cups of white sugar
1 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/8 cup rosemary essential oil
2 Tbsp. baking soda

Method for all:

Add ingredients one by one into a large bowl, mixing as you go. To use the scrub, simply scoop up a small handful and rub all over the body using gentle, circular motions. These scrubs also make great gifts by simply spooning the mixture into a jar, adding a label and wrapping with a festive ribbon.

Have you ever made your own body scrub? Which of the above recipes would you most like to try?

86 Member Comments

CaitMay 21 Aug 2019 2:44 PM

These look so good! Makes me want to go DIY

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Shop A Everyday 28 Dec 2017 5:26 PM

The coffee one looks delicious, would be lovely to use

skincare junkie 7 Sep 2017 1:45 PM

I love using a good body salt scrub, but don't really think using a coffee scrub often is a good idea as it blocks the drain

HeidiJoann 12 Aug 2017 9:30 PM

Simple white sugar and coconut oil is an amazing scrub. Smells lovely and keeps your skin moisturised while you scrub off that dead skin.

Frangipani61 17 Jun 2017 3:12 PM

These all sound great and not only easy to make but all natural. Love it

Miss19 16 Jun 2017 7:57 PM

The scrub looks and sounds amazing

BeautifulJusty 6 May 2017 8:27 AM

Haven't made my own body scrub, yet would like to have a crack at making the lavender one :)

yasminh 24 Apr 2017 11:17 PM

great sounding scrubs

Natalie_92 4 Dec 2016 10:45 PM

My most recent scrub included; - sugar - cinnamon -honey -extra virgin olive oil

Smells amazing and great exfoliater! Would like to the lemon and rosemerry one. :)

Peta908 1 Aug 2016 3:36 PM

They are all ingredients I have lurking around the house, and smell good too!

sunjeanie 6 May 2016 3:04 PM

Keep making these articles! DIY stuff is so much fun and I think fresh ingredients would feel and smell so yummy.

itslinda 5 Apr 2016 2:27 PM

Great article

sporty_ytl 20 Jan 2016 10:29 PM

Nothing beats DIY.

tessa_dawn 16 Sep 2015 9:39 AM

the lavender one sounds great for a relaxing time before bed.

Hayley644 31 Aug 2015 8:47 AM

The coffee one sounds good, I'm too lazy to make my own though.

Simonja 28 Aug 2015 3:55 PM

Love the suggestions and recipes but I believe you need to use these for a while to see any benefits

Yohanna 10 Apr 2015 7:34 AM

coffe scrub is the best! Minus olive oil, I dislike olive oil yuckkkkk

Yohanna 10 Mar 2015 8:25 AM

I do coffee scrub, with the grounds only, did coconut oil baking soda as well, sugar with almond oil...all yummy for the body and the face

Jacquelinee 4 Jan 2015 8:56 AM

Just what I need!

TheUglyDuckling 21 Dec 2014 1:16 AM

I love DIYs. The Lemon and Rosemary one sounds beautiful!

Huyen 7 Nov 2014 1:18 AM

I've been using a coffee scrub and they're so divine

Christine252 6 Nov 2014 6:09 AM

Omg yes have everything for the coffee one, now fir ten minutes to myself haha who am I kidding this time of the afternoon with a 3 year old boy....wait till he's in bed:)

Snailor 6 Nov 2014 1:50 AM

Awesome!

Shop A Everyday 21 Jun 2014 5:24 AM

Love the coffee one, even ground coffee beans mixed with showergel are wonderful to use in the shower

Beautynutter 20 Jun 2014 3:41 AM

I must try making a homemade body scrub!

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