Spending more time at home [1] is the perfect excuse to learn new things, try something you've always wanted to do but never had the time for, or practice self-care. The perfect combination of all three of those things: making DIY body scrubs [2]. Sure, store-bought exfoliating products [3] do the trick just fine, but there's something so satisfying about mixing together items you already have in your kitchen to create a custom treatment.
Handmade body scrubs [4] make for great additions to a spa night or bath [5], or presents to gift your friends when you get to see them next. Using only common essentials that you probably already have in your pantry, we're sharing four all-natural and easy body scrub recipes [6] that you can whip up on a budget, ahead.
DIY Brown Sugar and Honey Scrub
What You Need:
- Raw honey
- Brown sugar
It doesn't get much easier than this two-ingredient homemade body scrub. All you need is brown sugar and raw honey — two ingredients you probably have hiding in the back of your pantry. The Kitchen Mccabe [7] shares the ratio for mixing this quick body and face scrub. Just be prepared: it smells heavenly.
DIY Lavender Vanilla Sugar Scrub
What You Need:
- Sugar
- Coconut oil
- Vitamin E oil
- Vanilla extract
- Lavender essential oil
Suburbans Simplicity [8] has a delicious-smelling lavender vanilla sugar scrub recipe. Thanks to the lavender essential oil, it has a calming scent that can help get you ready for bed.
DIY Coffee Scrub
What You Need:
- Coffee grounds
- Olive oil
Simply Laura Leigh [9] shares her recipe for a two-ingredient coffee body scrub. Coffee has a long list of skincare benefits and has even been shown to help temporarily plump skin's texture.
DIY Sea Salt Scrub
What You Need:
- Olive oil
- Fine sea salt
- Essential oils
Savory Lotus [10] shares how to make a simple and effective sea salt scrub. All it takes is three ingredients, and you're on your way to the softest skin of our life. Add in a few drops of your favourite essential oil to give the scrub a scent.