Did you know that sugar is good for your skin?

Make natural sugar scrubs with these simple beauty recipes to moisturize and exfoliate the skin. Beginner DIY friendly and inexpensive. Use on the face, body, and (especially) feet, for silky skin. You can add endless ingredients for your desired outcome, and they take under ten minutes to make. Hint. Use before applying self tanner for amazing results.

Simple Sugar Scrub Recipe

1/2 cup white or brown sugar, preferably organic
1/2 cup oil coconut oil
Optional: essential oils of your preference (see recipes that follow)

Sugar Scrub Instructions
Mix all ingredients and store in an air tight jar.
Use 1 tablespoon as needed in the shower. Scrub skin with the mixture and rinse.Voila. Silky skin is always in.

Natural Sugar Scrub
 
Natural Sugar Scrub

Sugar Scrub Recipes with Essential Oils

Pumpkin Pie Scrub: 1 cup of brown sugar, 1/2 cup coconut oil, 1/2 tsp vitamin E oil and 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spices or 1/2 tsp cinnamon.

Vanilla Brown Sugar Scrub: 1 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup almond oil, 1/2 tsp Vitamin E oil and 1 tsp real vanilla extract

Lemon Hand Scrub: 1 cup white sugar, 1/2 cup olive oil, 1/2 tsp vitamin E oil, 15-20 drops (or more) of lemon or orange essential oil

Vanilla Lavender Relaxing Facial Scrub: 1 cup white sugar, 1/2 cup almond oil, 1/2 tsp Vitamin E oil, 1/2 tsp real vanilla extract and 15 drops lavender essential oil