Make your own deliciously fragrant DIY Coffee Sugar Scrub at home! Wonderful for exfoliation and can be made with ingredients you already have on hand!
Every year for Mother’s Day I try really hard to focus on all the positives in my life. My own sweet mother passed away years ago and as much as I miss her I know that she would want nothing more than for me to celebrate with my own children and revel in all things good about motherhood. I am lucky to have a very special aunt and a mother-in-law whom I adore that I am able to celebrate with each year. Just this weekend I was warned not to look in the trunk of the car because apparently that’s where my Mother’s Day present is being hidden 🙂 I’m hoping it’s not a tire iron…
I love coming up with homemade gifts to give to special people in my life and this Coffee Sugar Scrub certainly fits the bill. It’s pretty much the perfect gift to give to any woman or girl in your life and the best part – you probably have everything you need in your cabinet right now.
I love the magic that can happen with a scrub. The exfoliation leaves your skin feeling so soft it’s amazing! This particular recipe is pretty dang awesome because it smells incredible! Coffee, nutmeg, and cinnamon really make for a deliciously fragrant scrub.
- ½ cup ground coffee
- ½ cup white sugar
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ½ Tbls nutmeg
- ½ Tbls cinnamon
- Combine dry ingredients.
- Add olive oil and use fork to mix in.
- Spoon into mason jars or other airtight containers and seal.
I love to package up this homemade scrub with some essentials for all women out there:
Chocolate. Dark Chocolate. Good chocolate. We deserve it.
Tea. Green Tea. Cause if we’re drinking tea we want the antioxidants and metabolism boost am I right?
Coffee. Try a new flavor. It goes perfect with the Coffee Sugar Scrub.
More Coffee. Starbucks always seems to bring a smile to anyone’s face.
Sunscreen. There’s no better gift to ourselves or someone we love.
Magazine. You choose. Trashy or inspiring. Maybe both?
Other ideas: gum, candies, book, earrings, scarf, etc.
Might as well make yourself up a basket too – don’t forget the scrub!
More gift basket ideas:
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shannon says
Hi,
I’m going to make this for a Christmas present. Thanks for posting! Have you had any issues with this going bad? There aren’t any perishable ingredients in it but I was just wondering about your experience with it.
Thanks.
Caitlin says
En outre, en ayant moins de masse musculaire le corps brûle moins de calories au repos; le
métabolisme de base baisse.
Kenny says
Il y avait dans cette harmonie parfaite un concert de couleurs auquel l’âme répondait
par des idées voluptueuses, indécises, flottantes.
D says
How long does it stay good for? I made it yesterday but my friends birthday is in two weeks…is that too long?
Justin says
Hi there! Just came upon your post. I’ll be making some for Christmas, but I was wondering: Can coconut oil be used in place of the olive oil? Does this recipe use sugar or salt? The recipe says sugar, but in the comments you mentioned salt…
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Definitely sugar Justin – I must have been super tired when I typed salt 😉 And I haven’t tried it with coconut oil but now I’m thinking I totally want to. It should still work!
Helene says
Do you use used or unused coffee grounds?
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Unused Helene. Have fun!