on Dec 22, 2016, Updated Jun 22, 2023
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The Immune Boosting Coconut Oil Sugar Scrub Recipe is made in about 5 minutes and makes a perfect last minute practical gift! Make this recipe today and give something useful to neighbors, friends, and teachers {or keep it for yourself}!
Immune Boosting Coconut Oil Sugar Scrub Recipe
I’ve been using this scrub for a while now and love how my skin feels and smells afterward. While it’s a great year round scrub, it’s especially wonderful in the winter for a lot of reasons. First, sugar is very hydrating in dry winters. It’s a natural humectant (it provides moisture to your skin) and is also a natural source of glycolic acid, or exfoliant, for rejuvenating skin.
Benefits of Sugar for your Skin
I use organic raw sugar for this recipe, a coarser sugar that’s great for the body but not so great for the face. If you want a scrub for your face, I recommend using a finer organic sugar.
Benefits of Coconut Oil for your Skin
Coconut oil is naturally antibacterial and antifungal and it’s also an excellent moisturizer, makeup remover, and hair conditioner. It’s affordable and smells great too!
Since the skin is our biggest organ, I really recommend using organic, fair trade products for this sugar scrub to reduce exposure to pesticides. Good choices for this sugar scrub include Barlean’s Coconut Oil or Nutiva.
Benefits of Manuka Honey for your Skin
Manuka honey is produced in New Zealand by bees that pollinate the native Manuka bush or tea tree. Manuka honey is highly regarded for many medical purposes in the natural medicine world (but please, I’m not a doctor so you do your own research.)
It’s supposed to absorb moisture to help your skin stay soft and lovely, can help with rosacea and eczema, and is also thought to have antibacterial properties. You can eat Manuka honey (but it’s pretty gross according to my kids) and you can also use it for natural wound and skin care. Wedderspoon is our favorite brand of Manuka Honey.
Benefits of Essential Oil for your Skin
We first starting using Thieves Oil {purported to boost immunity and ward of sickness} when our youngest daughter was going through surgeries for her hip dysplasia. I mixed it with a carrier cream {you should very rarely put essential oils directly on your skin} and put it on her feet for weeks before her surgeries to help keep her healthy.
We called it tickle cream and all the kids loved having us put it on their feet. They all stayed very healthy when we used the thieves oil, but we also limited exposure to germs and ate as healthy as we could. I don’t honestly know if thieves oil works as advertised, but I love the way it smells and I figure it can’t hurt to use it in my arsenal to ward off winter illness.
I know a lot of people have a favorite essential oil brand, I’m not really hard over on any one brand, in all honesty. Right now I use the Nature’s Shield NOW Protective Blend which is very similar to the Young Living Thieves blend. I’m really happy with NOW essential oils, but please choose whichever brand you’re most comfortable with. You can also use any scent you like, lavender or citrus scents would also be lovely, but I chose the Protective Blend for an immune boost, particularly during the dreary winter months.
The combination of all of these ingredients makes a really delightful and potentially therapeutic sugar scrub. I hope you like it as much as my family does.
Now that you know why to make this scrub, here’s the recipe!
Immune Boosting Coconut Oil Sugar Scrub Recipe
Easy sugar scrub recipe great for winter use.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups organic sugar
- 1/2 cup organic virgin coconut oil, melted
- 2 TBS Manuka Honey
- 20 drops essential oils, Nature's Shield NOW Protective Blend OR Thieves Oil OR Plant Therapy Germ Fighter
Instructions
- Melt the coconut oil in a non-reactive pan. Add sugar, essential oils, and honey. Mix until combined then put in a jar.
To use: simply wet hands and apply scrub to wet body. Rinse with water. Pat dry. Use twice per week.
Nutrition Information:
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 32Carbohydrates: 9g
If you make this for a last minute gift, make sure to make enough for yourself! This recipe makes enough to fill two 8-ounce jars, so you may want to double to quadruple. Print out these free printable labels for sugar scrub, put it on the jar and tie with a pretty ribbon. Voila! Wonderful and practical gift in minutes!