Sugar scrubs are a fun and quick gift to make during the holiday season. Little ones can help measure and mix them, and they can be packaged in sustainable, up-cycled, and beautiful ways. They add a pop of versatility and fun to wellness baskets, and self-care themed gift baskets. This gingerbread sugar scrub is faintly cinnamon scented, and a fun addition to any holiday gift, or as a stocking stuffer.
Sugar scrubs, like this one, are a great quick gift option that is easy to whip up in a hurry. It’s also toddler and little kid friendly, if you need to get kids involved in creating homemade holiday gifts, or gifts for any time of year.
This gingerbread sugar scrub is scented similarly to a gingerbread cookie, with hints of warming ginger and cinnamon. There is no essential oils in this scrub variation. If you have granulated sugar, some spices, and some oil, you’re good to go. All ingredients are food safe, so even if kidlets taste it, it won’t hurt them.
Sugar scrubs are great for anyone on your gift list, both as a luxurious personal care item, but also as a supremely practical personal care item. Any guy who has a hard physical job, and ends up with rough hands, can appreciate a good sugar scrub for reducing catching, and roughness, without harming callouses or overly softening them. And, scent wise, this gingerbread sugar scrub is perfect for the guys on the gift list!
Making the Gingerbread Sugar Scrub:
Figure out how many gifts you want to make, and the size of your gift containers. You’ll to work in parts if you want to make multiple gifts, you can always start with a single batch (2 cups), and then adjust future batches depending on how many containers and their size, that you wish to gift. The recipe is simple to adjust.
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Gingerbread Sugar Scrub
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 2 cups 1x
Description
A quick and festive sugar scrub.
Ingredients
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/3rd cup olive oil
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon powdered
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger, powdered
- Pinch nutmeg and clove, powdered (optional)
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine sugar, olive oil, and spices.
- Mix well, until fully combined. Sugar should be oily, but not liquid, and about evenly damp.
- Measure into small jars, 1/2 cup size is good.
- Lid securely, and add a ribbon or tag with the description.
- Gift! and/or enjoy.
Yield: 2 cups finished sugar scrub.
Ingredients:
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/3rd cup olive oil
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon powdered
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger, powdered
- Pinch nutmeg and clove, powdered (optional)
Directions:
- In a small bowl, combine sugar, olive oil, and spices.
- Mix well, until fully combined. Sugar should be oily, but not liquid, and about evenly damp.
- Measure into small jars, 1/2 cup size is good.
- Lid securely, and add a ribbon or tag with the description.
- Gift! and/or enjoy.
Troubleshooting:
If the sugar scrub hardens before it is completely used, you can always simply stir it up again to redistribute the oil through the sugar. If it is still dry after mixing, and letting stand, then add a tablespoon more olive oil at a time until it is soft enough to use again.
Make sure that your gifting container has a seal-able lid. A mason jar makes a good gift container, simply pair with a nice ribbon and tag. Special gift containers can also work, or thrifted, fancy glass jars. Though, there’s no need for a pinterest perfect package, bright ribbon, and a simple presentation can go just as far.
Variations:
You can make additional variations of the gingerbread sugar scrub by subbing in different ingredients. You can substitute in 1/3rd of a cup coconut oil, for the olive oil, simply make sure it’s fractionated coconut oil so that it doesn’t harden at room temperature.
Stick with plain granulated sugar, if you try to substitute brown sugar, your diy gingerbread sugar scrub will end up too sticky.
A second variation on simple sugar scrubs, is this Christmas Eve themed sugar scrub. It’s equally quick to whip up, even if it’s already Christmas Eve!
More Body Care Gifts for the Holidays:
Save your teaspoon vanilla extract for gingerbread cookies. You can add finely chopped vanilla bean pods, or use them in Christmas Eve Tea instead.
If you need another quick body-care related gift, these Christmas soaps are a perfect quick project, that is batch created, and can fill stockings, wellness baskets, and more.
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