Lemon Sugar Scrub Recipe + Printable
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Lemon Sugar Scrub makes a beautiful gift throughout the year. Learn how to make homemade sugar scurb with these easy instructions.
This Lemon Sugar Scrub has really become my favorite. It has a bright, citrus scent that leaves just a faint hint of lemon after using it, making it perfect for women, men, teens, or anyone really.
It works great as a hand scrub in the kitchen as well as a body scrub in the bath.
Since it isn’t full of heavy, sweet-smelling oils – just all-natural citrus – this lemon sugar scrub is perfect any time of the year.
I think that may be one reason I love it so much!
The “recipe” for my Lemon Sugar Scrub yields one half-pint jar. The recipe is easily doubled or more in order to make larger batches of for gifting friends, teachers, or family.
Fairly quickly, you can gather and mix up the ingredients and have plenty of gifts to give.
Just be sure to make one for yourself, too! You’ll be so glad you did!
Gifting Ideas
While this Lemon Sugar Scrub makes a beautiful present anyone would love to receive, you can also add it to a basket filled with fun pampering essentials like a few new nail polishes in the season’s best colors as well as a few classics for ladies and tweens.
For men, you could wrap it along with a pair of gloves to protect their hands during the winter months.
And if you plan on giving this scrub during the summer, how cute would it be wrapped with a few magazines and a beach towel in preparation for a trip to the beach, pool, or lake!?!
See, I told you this was a versatile gift!
Lemon Sugar Scrub Printable
I’ve also created a printable that you can download, print and place on the lid of each half-pint jar to show what’s inside.
I’ve developed them to be easily printed on Avery round labels, product number 22830.
Of course, you can just print them on any type of paper you prefer and then adhere them with double-stick tape as well.
Lemon Sugar Scrub Printable Gift Labels
Lemon Sugar Scrub Recipe
Here’s how you make the lemon sugar scrub.
Lemon Sugar Scrub Recipe
Equipment
- half-pint Mason jar
- spoon
- zester
Ingredients
- 1 lemon
- 1 – 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 1 tablespoon unscented liquid soap I used Cetaphil
Instructions
- Zest lemon and place lemon zest into a small glass bowl. Cut lemon in half with a knife and squeeze juice into bowl with the lemon zest. Remove any seeds from the juice with a spoon and discard.
- Add coconut oil and stir together until smooth and any lumps of coconut oil have been dissolved. Add soap and stir until smooth.
- Add 1 cup of sugar and stir until well-combined. If a more grainy sugar scrub is desired, add more sugar.
- Pour sugar scrub into gift container and affix printed gift label.
Enjoy!
Robyn xo
This looks amazing, Robyn! You mentioned trying to add basil to it, which is a great idea– how would you add it? Would you have to strain the basil somehow so it wouldn’t get the scrub all chunky?
What a fun gift idea! Perfect for rounding out hostess gifts!
Love this Robyn. I’m all about the scrubs for sure!!! (the packaging gets me every time)
This is just the kind of thoughtful gift I love to give my girlfriends! Cute too!!
I totally want some of this! Which means I will be making it in the near soon future. 🙂 Great recipe and thanks for the beautiful printables!
I hope you enjoy it, Amanda. It makes a great treat for busy Mamas! (I’m sure you know one of those, personally! hee hee)
Robyn! I’m so in love with this idea! I’m thinking maybe kiddo’s teachers will get sugar scrub instead of cookies this year…and I’ll make some for myself, too!
Bridget, I actually thought of you as I was making a couple of jars this past weekend. I thought this would be something you would like – and the yellow and lemon – even better! 🙂 I hope you enjoy it.
Oh my gosh, I bet this smells so good you don’t know whether to rub it on your skin of put it in your mouth! What a thoughtful gift!
Ha! It definitely has a fresh, sparkly citrus zingy smell to it. But the best part is that it doesn’t leave you smelling like you’ve rubbed lemons all over yourself. 🙂 It just leaves a hint of citrus.
the printables are too cute!
Thanks so much, Elizabeth. I hope you enjoy them.
Love this!! I could only imagine how heavenly it is!
Thanks so much, Steph. I’m pretty much addicted to it. 🙂
This is awesome! I love lemon-scented things. It would be fun to add an herb into the mix too. Can’t wait to try this!
Hi Rachel! It is amazing. I am totally and completely in love with this stuff. I love your recommendation on adding herbs. I’ve only tried adding a bit of basil, but haven’t gotten the ratios exactly right. I’ll keep trying and post when I do! 🙂