This easy grapefruit body scrub is made with just 5 ingredients and will leave you feeling like you’ve just returned from a relaxing day at the spa! The Grapefruit and mint is such a refreshing blend, while the sugar and coconut oil leave your skin gently exfoliated and incredibly soft.
After creating my own scrubs, I realized that there is NO point purchasing sugar or salt scrubs ever again. Making your own scrub is almost foolproof, and you get to control the ingredients! Since our skin is our largest organ, we want to be picky about what we put on it!
This scrub can be blended together is just a few minutes, and makes great gifts for your loved ones – no matter the occasion!
You’ll love this Sugar Scrub DIY
Homemade sugar scrub is incredibly easy and cost effective to make. Not to mention you get to control the ingredients. All of the scrubs I’ve posted are made from things you might already have at home.
Although a sugar scrub isn’t for snaking purposes, they’re also edible!
This time it’s a bright, springy citrusy one for Mother’s Day with grapefruit & fresh mint.
I REALLY love this one and it leaves such a nice smell behind after you use it.
What you’ll need for Grapefruit Body Scrub
- White sugar
- Grapefruit Zest
- Fresh mint leaves
- Coconut oil
- Grapefruit essential oil (optional)
How to make Homemade Sugar Scrub for Body
- Combine the sugar, zest, and mint in the work bowl of a food processor. Pulse until the mint is chopped finely and everything is mixed well.
- Add the coconut oil and continue to pulse until a creamy scrub forms. Add the essential oil (if using) and pulse a few times until combined.
- Transfer the scrub to a lidded jar for storage.
Grapefruit Scrub Variations
Grapefruit – Any citrus could be used here! Lemon, lime or oranges would make a wonderful scrub.
Sugar – Brown sugar would also work perfectly in this recipe.
Coconut oil – I like using coconut oil for the subtle coconut scent, but you could use another carrier oil like avocado, jojoba, or sweet almond oil.
Homemade Sugar Body Scrub tips for success
- My favorite oil to use in a sugar scrub is coconut oil. It makes the scrubs consistancy super creamy.
- If your scrub is crumbly or soupy try adding ingredients that can balance the mixture.
- If it’s crumbly, add a teaspoon of oil, mix and assess.
- If your scrub is soupy, try adding in more sugar.
Adding essential oils to DIY Sugar Scrub
Because my coconut oil is rather strong, I added some grapefruit essential oil to boost that citrus flavor.
I really love grapefruit oil — especially a drop or two in a glass of ice water. It’s one of the few oils I feel comfortable ingesting (I’m super conservative in that department.) Grapefruit oil is known to help with curbing cravings and managing hunger better.
I’m not particularly loyal to a specific essential oil company, but I recently started using Revive oils and have enjoyed them a lot!
If you use my coupon code (perrysplate10) on Revive you can get 10% off your first purchase!
Gifting this DIY Sugar Scrub
This scrub makes the BEST gift! Simply transfer the scrub to a cute lidded jar and make a little homemade label with your message and how to use the scrub! This sugar scrub would be a sweet little gift for Mother’s Day!
Storing Grapefruit Body Scrub
Store at room temperature for up to 2 months in a sealed container.