Super easy recipe for making your own Lemon Sugar Hand Scrub. Great Gift Idea!
I don’t know about you guys, but between wet felting and taking care of alpacas and chickens, my hands take a beating in the winter. Dry, cracked skin is not fun so I thought I’d share my favorite hand scrub recipe. Not only does this hand scrub exfoliate your skin, it nourishes and softens it at the same time. If you have chronic dry skin (like my hubby), try scrubbing your hands at bedtime and wear soft gloves overnight.
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Ingredients:
– White sugar
– Olive Oil or Sweet Almond Oil
– Lemon Juice
– Lemon Extract or Lemon Essential Oil
– Sealable containers, I like to use mason jars
– Bowls, spoons, etc.
Mix up your Lemon Sugar Hand Scrub:
This recipe really doesn’t get any easier. All you need is one bowl and some spoons.
In a bowl, mix together 2 1/2 cups of white sugar, 2/3 cup oil, 2 Tablespoons lemon juice and 1 Tablespoon lemon extract or essential oil. Stir it all up. If the sugar scrub is too dry for you, go ahead and add a bit more oil. If it’s too wet, add some more of the sugar.
Spoon the hand scrub into your mason jar or other sealable container. Add a pretty ribbon.
These homemade hand scrubs make wonderful gifts for Christmas, Mother’s Day or Birthdays. Anybody that works outside will appreciate a good hand scrub and love you forever.
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Happy Valentine’s Day!
Annette
My favorite scrub uses a base if honey and poppy seeds. You can add essential oils or other oils to it, but just those two ingredients are amazing for your skin. I use it on my face!
Oooh! That sounds yummy! Do you have it posted somewhere so I can share? Or would you share the recipe?
What a great gift idea! I think I might save this and make this for my mom for mothers day!! I bet it smells delightful!
My mom loves it! And so do my girlfriends
This happens to me also.. my hands are terrible in the winter.. i am going to make a batch and try it out..
Give it a try, it really helps
I always wondered how they made those sugar scrubs. Now that I know, I need to make up a large batch and share it with my family.
These are especially good for anybody that gardens or works outside. Enjoy!
Can you use pure extracts if you do not have essential oils
Oh sure, extracts would be fine. I just wouldn’t use the scented oils for candle making and other crafts.
My, my… that scrub looks good enough to eat. 😉 Happy Valentine’s Day
You could!
I am hosting a babyshower in April and this is EXACTLY the type of party favor I am looking to make! Thanks for the idea and easy instructions. I plan on getting cheap little latch-top jars at Michaels
Great idea Jacqueline! I’m posting my brown sugar vanilla body scrub next week
Someone mentioned this as a shower gift. Awesome idea! And I’ll bet this smells really fresh as well.
These scrubs make great gifts!
I have everything on hand to make this. I have to try it.
Let me know how it turns out
This sounds so easy and wonderful! I pinned it to save for later because I really want to try it out myself. Thanks!
Happy scrubbing!
Thanks for sharing! My hands are not really a problem for me, its my feet that gets really dry and cracked. I don’t know if its because of my diabetes that’s causing the dryness or what, but I will definitely give your lemon sugar scrub a try.
Works wonders on feet too. And feels so good
This is such a great gift idea and I cannot wait to try it! I had a guy shake my hand at a party once and say to me that my hands were “rough”. LOL! Even though I wanted to smack him, I had to agree. Washing dishes, cleaning and just doing every day things cause our hands to take such a beating. I’m dying for some soft hands! LOL! Thank so much for this!
Poor guy! Good thing he told you though!
What a cute, easy gift! I’m definitely going to round up these supplies and make some for myself and some friends. I love fragrances that are citrusy and non-floral, so this scrub is perfect for me!
Me too Natalie, I much prefer citrus to floral. This will work great with orange or even grapefruit essential oil.
Fun idea, great photos, easy instructions … Love this! Can’t wait to check out the rest of your blog!
Thanks Jaclyn!
Am I crazy or does that also sound delicious? 😛 Maybe I need to eat something. . .
I’ll have to try it out!
Scrub a little….eat a little…scrub a little… 😀
I am so going to give this a try. Not only for my hands but my feet as well. It’s going right on my Pinterest now.
Also great for rough elbows!
My daughter made me some hand scrub for Christmas – Smelled so good! I’ll need to share this recipe with her. Thanks.
Ooh, what kind did she make?
I am so going to try this out. I hate using lotions because of the “greasy” feel they leave behind (even the non-greasy ones), so I have just been putting up with dry hand. Now, will it work on feet?
It’s great on feet! Going to try and post my Brown Sugar scrub today.
My daughter has made me some sugar scrubs. The lemon one sounds wonderful. I love how it makes my skin feel after a shower with a sugar scrub.
Lemon is so refreshing!
This time of year – the hands in our house definitely need some extra loving…. this is a great way to show them the love, without breaking the budget! Thanks for posting!
You’re welcome!
Great and simple recipe – I love a lavender scrub, lemon would be nice to have in the kitchen!
You could substitute lavender essential oil for the lemon. Actually, any of them would be great
Surprisingly I have ALL the ingredients on hand. I’m so making this recipe, this weekend! I love sugar scrubs but hate the price tag of them in stores. Thank you for sharing this!
-Stacey
That’s what I like about it….I usually have all the ingredients. And it’s all natural unlike what you get at the store.
I had NO idea it was so easy to make sugar scrub!!! I actually have a salt-based scrub in my house currently from Lush Cosmetics, and it was so pricey (I think the small container that’s about 1 cup was $30). My hands occasionally get dry, but it’s nothing compared to my husband who works with his hands constantly. I will have to make this for him, and make it for a few of my friends as a gift, too! Thank you for the wonderful DIY! I’m so excited to try this! I’m going to check out the brown sugar vanilla body scrub you mentioned, too! It sounds divine!
I’m so glad! My hubby and daughter both have extremely dry hands. They crack in the winter, but this helps a lot. By the way, I posted the brown sugar scrub yesterday
I just love DIY sugar scrubs – they are so easy and inexpensive to make, not to mention there’s a million varieties depending on what you like! And lemon has great antiseptic properties, so it is perfect for hands to keep them clean without harsh chemicals. Thanks for sharing!
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Exactly! And the acid helps to restore the PH in your skin as well.
I love making scrubs, but I have never tried making a lemon one before. I just might do that this weekend!
Works great with any essential oil but I really like the citrus smell
My son made something almost like this for mother’s day at school. It was a wonderful surprise and a great idea… this might work as well.
How sweet! And what a great idea for the schools to teach this
Ooh, I bet this smells delicious! I love lemon. Stopping by from Blogelina Commentathon
Oh, it does! Thanks for stopping by, Lisa!
I love a great scrub. I can’t wait to try this one. Thanks for sharing.
Let me know how it turns out!
I love homemade beauty products. I remember when I was younger buying a book all about DIY beauty/ bath/ spa ideas. Since then, I always try to make my own (but inevitably not as often as I’d like). I’ll be adding this to my to try list.
This time of year is tough on our skin, and anything that can help- especially chemical free- is a winner in my books!
I bet I have the same book! Some of those recipes call for weird, hard-to-find ingredients, though. I like to keep it simple
Love the smell of lemon! This would really make a great gift for Christmas.
I give this and the brown sugar vanilla scrub to all my girls every Christmas
My daughter made us girls all some sugar scrub for Christmas. It is really nice to use. I Pinned this to my DIY board and will tell my daughter about your recipe!
A sweet daughter you have there
I can’t wait to make this for myself! Thank you so much for sharing, it sounds amazing! I’m pinning for later.
Thanks Jessi!
My hands are in terrible shape this winter. I’ve been looking for something new to try on them and this looks like it just might be the answer. Thank you so much for sharing this post! 😀
Let me know how it works for you!
I had no idea making scrubs were so easy–apart from being awesome to use personally, this is a great gift idea.
I really love how you did this–especially considering many of these ingredients are things that we all have in our home–thank you for using this as your link up post.
Thanks Nicole! Yes, they make wonderful gifts. My friends ask for them every year
My husband has horrible chapped hands this winter, and I don’t know what to tell him. We use Burt’s bee’s creams, but I’m going to have him try this.
Thanks!
Burt’s Bees is great. Give this a try tho and let me know how it works for him.
Does the lemon juice sting? I have cracks on my hands from the winter weather and would worry that the lemon would sting. I know when I cook with lemon and have cracks on my hands it does sting.
Hi Faith, Yes it would sting. You could try a non-acidic essential oil like Lavender instead of the lemon
What a great idea! I could use this right NOW! My hands are suffering from the winter and need a break.
Jennifer @ The Jenny Evolution
Scrub and moisturizer in one!
Yum! I bet it smells devine ~ I think I’d want to eat it!
I live in Minnesota and it’s cold almost year round. I could use something like this to beat dry skin.
Well, Kentucky is just as bad this winter. Sheesh!
This sounds so simple! I love the smell of lemon.
Me too Tanya. Refreshing!
This sounds wonderful. I will have to give this a try.
Let me know what you think.
Thanks for this! I always wanted to make my own scrub!
Try it, you’ll like it
MMM i have always wanted to make my own scrub and you make it look so simple, definitely added to yumprint!
Super easy Marisa!
I think I want to eat it, too. LOL.
What other sugars have you done?
Everybody wants to eat my lemon scrub lol….
https://www.fiberartsy.com/crafts-diy/brown-sugar-vanilla-body-scrub-recipe/
I need to make some of this for my hubby. His job always dries out his hands and make them crack.
Let me know how it works for him!
Do you have other recipes?
I would love to see something with eucalyptus.
Oooh, eucalyptus would be great in bath salts maybe. I’ll do some digging. I also have a brown sugar, vanilla recipe which I posted last week.
https://www.fiberartsy.com/crafts-diy/brown-sugar-vanilla-body-scrub-recipe/
I can just smell that fresh lemon through the screen. What an easy useful recipe. Thank you for sharing.
You’re welcome!
I love the sugar scrubs they really do help in winter!
I love em too
Thank you for this!! I love love LOVE lemon-scented body products, and I have been wanting to make my own shower/bath scrub for awhile. Thank you!
Thanks Liz!
Found you through the pin party- this is a great gift idea can’t wait to try!
Thanks Lindsay!
I could really use some of that, sounds easy to make. Thank you for sharing the recipe.
Super easy! Let me know what you think
Sweet! Thanks for sharing