We’re sorry, but scrubbing doesn’t get any easier than with these sweet homemade sugar scrub recipes. Yes sugar ruins your teeth but it does miracles on your skin

The ingredients used in these sugar scrub recipes are time proven and truly natural; they are taken from fresh products which have specific scrubbing and exfoliating qualities, they use only the REAL thing

And everyone, and that includes you, can enjoy a satisfying natural spa experience right there in your own home with these homemade sugar scrubs. It's all made clear; these scrub recipes are as simple as ABC, affordable or downright cheap and you probably have the ingredients already somewhere in your kitchen cabinets

Sugar is actually a natural glycolic acid which is very often used to slough off dead skin cells to stimulate the growth of new cells

Sugar cane even has known natural anti-aging properties, so if you’re using a sugar scrub in an anti aging treatment, try cane sugar

In short a homemade sugar scrub will leave your skin looking and feeling soft, radiant, rejuvenated, silky smooth…well younger actually

But most important, all this with 1 simple sweet natural ingredient; no unnatural or harmful chemicals, no vague ingredients, no designer price tags…you are in control

Before applying a sugar scrub clean your skin with lukewarm to warm water or a warm, damp washcloth

Even better is to take a hot shower or a steam bath to clean and open up your pores. For some useful steam bath tips click the link

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Pamper & treat yourself by making and using these effective homemade sugar scrubs

These sugar scrub recipes not only remove the upper layer of dead skin cells, but also make room for other ingredients in the recipe to immediately penetrate your skin, nourishing, hydrating, soothing and smoothing it out

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The simplest and most effective sugar scrub recipe; it cleans your skin, slightly stretches it and makes it softer and smoother

What do you need:

• Granulated Sugar, Brown and/or White

How to do it:

Wet your hands with warm water, dip the palms of your hands in sugar and gently rub in circular motions. Gently massage and exfoliate your skin. Wait 10 minutes, then wet hands and massage again taking the dead skin cells off

Easy? We sure think so, it doesn’t come any easier than this. You could also try this with whole milk or extra virgin Olive oil and sugar. It will soothe and moisturize your skin on top of the exfoliating sugar

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The citrus in this sugar scrub recipe tones and helps the sugar to exfoliate while the honey hydrates, moisturizes, and protectsHoney is a natural humectant, which means it attracts moisture and keeps it where it should be: under your skin

What do you need:

• 1 tablespoon dark organic Honey
• 4 tablespoons Sugar (brown and/or white)
• 1/2 fresh Orange (juice)

How to do it:

Squeeze the juice and pulp out of the ½ orange; mix these together with the honey and sugar until you have a smooth paste

Scrub your body and face gently with this sweet scrub for 2-3 minutes. Then rinse it off with alternately cold and warm water, end with a splash of cold; pat your skin; tone and moisturize

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The dairy in this sugar scrub recipe cleans, soothes and tones while the honey again moisturizes

What do you need:

• 1 tablespoon Sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon dark organic Honey
• 1 tablespoon Plain unflavored Yogurt (or Buttermilk)

How to do it:

Mix all the ingredients to make a smooth paste

Gently scrub your face and body in circular motionsThen rinse it off with alternately cold and warm water, end with a splash of cold; pat your skin; tone and moisturize

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A wonderfully complete sugar scrub recipe, it not only exfoliates, it also soothes, smooths, feeds, nourishes, protects and hydrates

What do you need:

• 3 tablespoons Whole Milk
• 2 cups White Sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon extra virgin Olive oil
• 1 tablespoon dark organic Honey

How to do it:Mix all the ingredients until you have a smooth, not runny, paste. (Add more sugar if necessary)

Rub them in a circular motion onto your body and face and gently massage to exfoliate. Then rinse it off with alternately cold and warm water, end with a splash of cold; pat your skin; tone and moisturize

You can keep this for a few days in the fridge

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Again a fantastic moisturizing sugar scrub recipe. The sugar exfoliates while the olive oil and aloe vera deeply penetrate your skin to seriously hydrate and moisturize

What do you need:

• 1/4 cup Brown Sugar
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin Olive oil
• 1 tablespoon Aloe vera gel

How to do it:

Mix all the ingredients and rub in circular motion onto your body and face, gently massage to exfoliate. Rinse it off with alternately cold and warm water, end with a splash of cold; pat your skin dry with a clean towel. Finally tone and apply moisturizer

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How much sugar in your coffee; or how much coffee in your sugar? Anyway like with a good cup of coffee, after using this delicious sugar scrub recipe your day can begin

What do you need:

• 1 teaspoon ground Coffee
• 1 teaspoon Sugar

How to do it:

Mix the sugar and coffee, add a little bit of water to make a thick, grainy paste. Put some of it in your hands and gently rub and massage it onto your skin and face

Rinse it off with alternately cold and warm water, end with a splash of cold; pat your skin dry with a clean towel. Finally tone and apply moisturizer

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An incredibly fresh sugar scrub recipe; makes you smell fresh and fruity…puts a smile on our face

What do you need:

• 1 cup White Sugar
• 2 tablespoons fresh Grapefruit juice
• 2 drops Grapefruit essential oil
• 4 tablespoons Jojoba oil
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin Olive oil
• 2 tablespoons Aloe vera gel

How to do it:

Put the sugar in a bowl and slowly add the grapefruit oil and juice, keep stirring. Now add the rest of the ingredients one after each other and stir well

Gently apply it to your skin and face and scrub to exfoliate. Wash it off with alternately warm and cold water; end with a splash of cold. Pat your skin dry with a clean towel. Finally tone and moisturize

You can keep what is left in a sealed jar

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A seriously moisturizing and nourishing sugar scrub recipe. The cucumber, with the olive oil and vitamin E oil penetrate deeply to nourish, hydrate and moisturize

What do you need:

• 5 tablespoons Brown Sugar
• 1/4 medium Cucumber (grated)
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin Olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon Vitamin E oil

How to do it:

Mix all ingredients well until you have a nice smooth paste

Rub it onto your clean skin and gently massage to exfoliate. Then wash it off with lukewarm water and end with a splash of cold; pat your skin dry with a clean towel. Finally tone and moisturize

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The tropical island surprise sugar scrub recipe, can easily be used in your very own bathroom…palm trees not included

What do you need:

• 4 tablespoons Brown Sugar
• 4 tablespoons Sea salt
• 1 tablespoon Coconut oil
• 1 tablespoon fresh Lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon dark organic Honey

How to do it:

Mix all the ingredients until you have a smooth pasteGently rub and massage it onto your damp, moist skin in circular motions to exfoliate. Wash it off with warm water and end with a splash of cold; pat your skin dry with a clean towel. Finally tone and moisturize

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Cranberries are crammed with all that’s good for your skin. In this sugar scrub recipe they help to exfoliate, clean your pores, nourish and help moisturizing

What do you need:

• 1/2 cup fresh Cranberries
• 4 tablespoons Coconut oil
• 4 tablespoons Sugar
• 2 tablespoons Oatmeal

How to do it:

Put all ingredients in a food processor, mash and mix well until you have a smooth paste (add extra oatmeal if necessary)

Rub it onto your clean skin in circular motions and gently massage to exfoliate. Then wash it off with alternately cold and warm water, end with a splash of cold; pat your skin dry with a clean towel. Finally tone and moisturize

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A sugar scrub recipe that smells so delicious you’d almost eat it..were it not for the 1 cup of sea salt…bad for blood pressure

What do you need:

• 12 tablespoons dark organic Honey
• 1 cup Brown Sugar
• 1 cup Sea salt
• 1 tablespoon Almond oil
• 1 tablespoon Vanilla essential oil

How to do it:

Mix the sugar and sea salt first, then add the oils and honey until you have a smooth paste

Rub this onto your skin and gently massage with circular motions to exfoliate. Then wash it off with alternately cold and warm water, end with a splash of cold; pat your skin dry with a clean towel. Finally tone and moisturize

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Again a sugar scrub recipe that can almost pop up on the deserts menu. But it’s just a bit better as a soothing, healing and moisturizing scrub

What do you need:

• 1 tablespoon Brown Sugar
• 1 tablespoon White Sugar
• 1 tablespoon Almond oil
• 2 tablespoons Vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon Oatmeal
• 1 teaspoon Cinnamon

How to do it:

Mix all the ingredients well

Rub and massage this gently onto your clean skin in circular motions to exfoliate. Then wash it off with alternately cold and warm water; end with a splash of cold; pat your skin dry with a clean towel. Finally tone and moisturize

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Another tropical surprise. By the way the coconut oil in this sugar scrub recipe is one of the easiest and least greasy oily moisturizers

What do you need:

• Brown Sugar
• 4 tablespoons Coconut oil
• 3 drops Sweet Orange essential oil
• 2 drops Lime essential oil
• 6 drops vitamin E oil

How to do it:

Mix all the oils together and put some in the cup of your hand, add some brown sugar to make a paste; repeat this if necessary after first

Rub and massage this gently onto your clean skin in circular motions to exfoliate. Then wash it off with alternately cold and warm water; end with a splash of cold; pat your skin dry with a clean towel. Finally tone and moisturize

Some words of caution: Because you can never be too careful when it comes to your skin, always do a patch test on a small piece of skin (behind the ear) to see how your skin reacts to separate ingredients or the entire recipe

If after these sugar scrub recipes you're looking for more scrub recipes, visit our homemade body scrub recipes page for more ideas

On our homemade facial scrub recipes page you will obviously find more facial scrub recipes

Maybe you’re also interested in facial peels? Then visit our homemade facial peel recipes

Or want to try your hand at facial cleansers? Check our homemade facial cleanser recipes page for more ideas

If you're looking for more natural homemade cosmetics, lotions, scrubs, creams and much more, we suggest you go to our Natural Beauty page. From there you can search through all kinds of natural homemade skincare recipes

For homemade facial mask recipes click on the link and take a look if there's a homemade facial mask that you would like to try

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