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.
DIY Coffee Sugar Scrub
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup ground coffee
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/2 tbsp nutmeg
- 1/2 tbsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Combine dry ingredients.
- Add olive oil and use fork to mix in.
- Spoon into mason jars or other airtight containers and seal.
Nutrition
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!
Kerry Foster says
🙂
Kerry Foster says
^^^that was a test…..I work at Starbucks so I’m really looking forward to trying this with different flavored coffees. First up will be Cafe Verona, a dark roast with hints of sweetness and dark cocoa.
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Yes! Totally can get creative with this Kerry! So glad you stopped by 🙂
Silver Aldatz says
I love the coffee scrub idea! You didn’t answer a previous question, will the coffee grounds cause plumbing problems??
Samantha says
there a replacement to nutmeg or able to not use it at all in this recipe
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
You can just leave it out Samantha 🙂
Julie says
I just made up a batch of this for my hubby, since it’s an acceptable smell for a guy and he has horribly dry skin in the winter. I did a quick rub of it on my hands when I was done mixing up a batch and it is divine! I used coconut oil instead of olive oil, and vanilla bean coffee, which, along with the spices you suggest, left my hands smelling like a decadent latte from my favorite coffee shop!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Oh my goodness, I love what you did Julie! Sounds amazing and I’m so glad you gave it a try!
Lisi says
But do the coffee grounds cause plumbing troubles?? I love the idea of this scrib (I can smell it even now!!), but I am a bit concerned….