This homemade coffee scrub made with orange essential oil can help nourish skin and lessen the appearance of stretch marks and cellulite. The antioxidants in the coffee provide a temporary anti-inflammatory that helps skin appear firmer and help prevent premature skin aging. The almond oil and vitamin e will moisturize your skin leaving it silky smooth.
DIY Coffee Sugar Scrub
You guys know I’m obsessed with body scrubs, right? I make my own sugar scrubs 90% of the time but still enjoy splurging on a good spa scrub every once in a while. I mainly make mine at home because it would cost a fortune to buy them as much as I use sugar scrubs. I truly believe using body scrubs regularly is a great way to exfoliate dry skin and replenish moisture. With the colder months ahead I keep scrubs stocked in my bathroom and kitchen sink to avoid dry hands. This coffee scrub is also great as an overall body scrub. You can use it on your face (avoid eye area), arms, legs, and areas with stretch marks or cellulite.
How To Make Coffee Sugar Scrub
This coffee scrub is made from fine coffee grounds, brown sugar, almond oil, vitamin e oil, and orange essential oil. The antioxidants in the coffee work as an anti-inflammatory that will make your skin appear firmer. It’s not a miracle scrub that will get rid of stretch marks and cellulite, but it does help temporarily reduce the appearance. When making this scrub try to use finely ground coffee. The finer grounds will help gently exfoliate the skin without irritating it. Once the dead skin cells are removed your body will absorb moisture effectively, leaving it feel renewed and smooth.
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Coffee Sugar Scrub Supplies:
Coffee Grounds
Brown Sugar
Almond Oil
Vitamin E Oil
Orange Essential Oil
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Homemade Coffee Sugar Scrub
Ingredients
- 1 cup ground coffee
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4-1/2 almond oil
- 1/4 tsp vitamin e oil
- 10 drops orange essential oil optional
Instructions
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Combine ingredients in a small bowl.
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To use wet skin and use a small scoop to apply scrub to skin.
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Gently rub coffee scrub in circles to help remove dry skin.
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Clean as much as you can with a paper towel then remove the rest in the shower or kitchen sink.
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Store in airtight container.
Recipe Notes
Begin by using 1/4 cup almond oil and increase until you reach your preferred texture.1/2 cup almond oil will make a thinner, more oily scrub. The scrub pictured was made with 1/4 cup almond oil.
Best if used within 2-4 weeks.
More Sugar Scrub Recipes
- Passion Tea Sugar Scrub
- Vanilla Rose Sugar Scrub
- Coconut Tangerine Sugar Scrub
- Homemade Peppermint Sugar Scrub
- Homemade Apricot Sugar Scrub
Note: please use with caution if this is your first time using a scrub. Try a small area to make sure you’re not allergic to any of the ingredients before using on larger areas or face. If you are allergic to nuts, you can substitute with grapeseed oil (great for sensitive skin) or coconut oil.
Let me know what you think if you try it! I can’t wait to make this coffee scrub for holiday gifts. I think it would make a great under $5 gift idea!
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Emily
November 30, 2014 at 10:45 amThis is awesome, my skin feels smooth and soft- awesome recipe! The only thing I had trouble with was how strong the scent was- it almost gave me a headache. Overall, great product! Thanks :)
Loriann
December 9, 2014 at 9:35 pmDo you recommend using fresh ground coffee or used coffee grounds?
Thank you for sharing!
Crystal Owens
December 9, 2014 at 11:04 pmHi Loriann, you can use either! I made these with fresh ground coffee but I’ve made soap with brewed coffee grounds before and it works just as well. Hope that helps!
Loriann
December 14, 2014 at 1:49 amThank you Crystal! I made some last night & it turned out great! Making some for gifts! Thank you for sharing your time and talent!
Kriztal
May 6, 2015 at 10:29 amI have the same question. Fresh or used coffee grounds? =)
Kriztal
May 6, 2015 at 10:30 amSo sorry, I see you have already answered my question! Thank you!
Aysha
December 10, 2014 at 11:52 pmHi! What’s the measurement for the almond oil? Thanks!
Aysha
December 10, 2014 at 11:52 pmNevermind! :)
Janani
December 23, 2014 at 7:53 amCould I use honey/white Sugar instead of brown sugar??
Crystal Owens
December 24, 2014 at 2:10 amDefinitely! I prefer the brown with coffee but you can substitute granulated sugar with most sugar scrub recipes. Hope that helps!
Vicky
May 4, 2015 at 11:18 amCan you substitute the almond oil with something else? Im having a hard time finding some :(
beth
May 5, 2015 at 8:13 pmCould you use another oil such as melted coconut oil, or is it better to use almond? Thanks!
Sarah
May 23, 2015 at 8:46 amGreat tutorial. Where did you get the wooden spoons/scoops?! thanks for sharing
Juliana
June 9, 2015 at 9:18 amI know! I’m starting a little sugar scrub business with my friends and I would love to get my hand on some of those wooden scoops. The make everything just look so put together!
Crystal Owens
June 16, 2015 at 10:44 amHi Juliana, you can usually find the small spoons with the jars at Hobby Lobby. Hope that helps!
shalee
September 11, 2015 at 7:03 pmCan you use coconut oil instead of almond oil?
Crystal Owens
September 17, 2015 at 10:19 pmDefinitely! You could even use olive oil if you didn’t have almond or coconut oil on hand.
Karina
September 14, 2015 at 3:12 pmHello, your home made scrubs looks great, thank you for sharing. Where do you purchase e vitamin? Thank you.
Hope
August 31, 2016 at 11:40 amYou can find it at the drugstore with the vitamins. They even have it in my grocery store with the vitamins.
Lisa-Jane Johnson
September 22, 2015 at 1:33 pmSuch great ideas! Thank you so much for sharing.
Johanna
October 25, 2015 at 6:28 pmJust made it and used it- AWESOME! Love the coffee/orange smell and love the way it exfoliates. It leaves my skin moisturized without being oily. Thanks so much for sharing your recipe! I will definitely use it for gifts!
Stacy
December 1, 2015 at 11:17 amWill it last longer if it’s refrigerated?
Mirage
December 28, 2015 at 4:39 amlooks awesome. will try making it soon :D thanks for sharing
anyil
April 15, 2016 at 4:38 amwhat is measurement for almond oil ? cup ? tsp ? thanks
Anonymous
May 2, 2016 at 7:54 pmThis is great! However I did do a few substitutions… Instead of the different oils, I used olive oil and fish oil. And I didn’t have any orange essential, so I just used some drops from a real orange. Other then that I used regular coffee grounds and brown sugar from the store! I love it!
Sally
March 6, 2017 at 2:01 amThanks for sharing this awesome recipe! I’m new to making scrubs and soaps and wondering how long is the shelf life for this scrub? How long can I keep this for before it turns bad?
Molly
May 2, 2017 at 10:40 amHi Crystal! I love this idea and thought it would be great as a gift for Moms! ! I’ve added it to my DIY Projects for Mother’s Day list. Keep up the great work!
Stacy
June 12, 2017 at 3:53 amHi loves this recipe is there anyway to make it last longer than 2-4 weeks? Eg putting in fridge etc? Want to give it as a gift and would love it to last 3-6 months. Cheers Stacy
Christine
October 6, 2017 at 11:19 amThanks for this awesome recipes. I made up a double batch of the coffee scrub and gave away 3 jars of it. I used some coffee beans that had been a gift from my kids last year for Christmas. I’d had them in a container in the freezer and knew they would come in handy someday :0) However, I made some Paleo brownies last night and finished off my coconut oil so I used olive oil and it turned out fine. I want to try the peppermint scrub for Christmas presents. Thanks again.
Kathy Padley
November 30, 2017 at 1:12 pmThis coffee scrub will neutrilize garlic and onion smell on your hands!
I want to try one with capaccino spices.
Do you have any scrubs using cream or goats milk…or butter?
Maria
January 10, 2019 at 11:27 amThank you
I will try it
Please can you send me how to make glycerin honey soap