How to Make a Scrumptious Lemon Sugar Scrub for Natural Exfoliation

Make this amazing lemon sugar scrub in no time with 3 simple ingredients. This lemon sugar scrub recipe makes the best natural lemon exfoliator.

This lemon sugar scrub is scrumptious and is a super simple sugar scrub recipe (say that five times fast) and can be put together in less than 5 minutes! Fast and easy are always a plus, right? My hands always feel amazing and hydrated after using this sugar scrub.

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Homemade Sugar Lemon Scrub Recipe Ingredients

What You Will Need

1/2 Cup Granulated Sugar
1/2 Cup Coconut Oil
18-20 Drops of Lemon Essential Oil
Food coloring (optional)

Benefits of Lemon Essential Oil & Coconut Oil

Since I start every morning with apple cider vinegar and lemon water I could only imagine that there are also benefits to using lemon essential oil as well. It turns out I was right. Here are a few things that lemon essential oil is known to be used for:

antibacterial
antifungal
astringent
calming/ reduce stress
helps weight loss

Those are just a few. Similar to orange essential oil, lemon essential oil can also be used as part of your natural home cleaning products so why not take advantage of the benefits of this citrus essential oil and pair it with coconut oil for an aromatic and natural sugar scrub for your skin too. Coconut oil is a natural antibacterial and antifungal, as well as an excellent moisturizer, making these two the perfect pair for one another. If you prefer orange to lemon you will also enjoy this Orange Coconut Sugar Scrub recipe.

How to Make an Amazing Sugar and Lemon Scrub

Make sure you have carved out a whopping 5 minutes of your time to put together this lemon sugar scrub recipe. teehee. Gather your lemon sugar scrub ingredients.

Place the coconut oil in a small bowl. Slowly pour in the sugar and stir. If you are making a large batch you can use a stand mixer.

Mix well.

Next, add your lemon essential oil and mix well. You can use your favorite essential oil brand for this. Find a variety of lemon essential oils HERE.

You can add a few drops of food coloring if you would like to add some color to your DIY lemon sugar scrub.

Place your lemon scrub mixture into a jar with a sealable lid to keep fresh. These jars are perfect because you can label and personalize them to make them unique. Find them HERE

Enjoy this scrumptious lemon exfoliator in a variety of ways:

as a lemon body scrub
a sugar hand scrub
a lemon sugar face scrub
and a lemon face scrub

Make sure to store in a cool dry place that is not in direct sunlight.

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Homemade Lemon Sugar Scrub

This is another of my favorite Spring recipes. I keep a jar right next to my sink and sometimes my daughter steals it for herself. Many friends have received this natural sugar scrub as a gift. Your hands will feel super smooth, hydrated, and smell SO amazing. This lemon scrub is truly one of my favorite sugar scrub recipes. You don’t have to keep this sugar scrub all to yourself. These make great Mother’s Day and birthday gifts, as well as teacher gifts. Because we all know that teachers probably don’t need any more mugs.

If You Love Sugar Scrubs But Prefer Not to DIY

Love the thought of natural sugar scrubs but don’t have the time to make your own sugar scrub? Here are some great sugar scrubs available online: