Exfoliating Body Scrub Recipe

By Nature's Garden Aug 15, 2025

Yield: Makes 7- 4 oz. jars of scrub.

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Recipe Ingredients

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Directions

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1. Other Ingredients & Equipment You'll Need:

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2. Mixing Bowl

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3. Stove

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4. White Granulated Sugar

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5. Distilled Water

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6. Scale

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7. Pots (2- for double boiler)

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8. Total Recipe Weights:

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9. 125 grams Sweet Almond Oil

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10. 125 grams Avocado Oil

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11. 136 grams Mango Butter

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12. 20 grams Argan Oil

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13. 60 grams Traditional Emulsifying Wax

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14. 12 grams White Beeswax

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15. 20 grams Oakmoss Sandalwood Fragrance Oil

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16. 21 grams Arrowroot Powder

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17. 5 grams Optiphen Preservative

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18. 5 grams Vitamin E Oil

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19. 7 grams Poppy Seeds

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20. 3 drops Da Bomb Soap Dye Blue

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21. 3 drops Da Bomb Soap Dye Yellow

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22. 700 grams White Granulated Sugar

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23. Clean & Sanitize your work area and all of your packaging materials. It is suggested that you wear gloves, protective clothing, and a hair net while preparing this recipe.

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24. Step 1: In a pan, weigh out the sweet almond oil, avocado oil, mango butter, emulsifying wax, and white beeswax. Melt the ingredients using a double boiler. As the ingredients are melting, stir occasionally.

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25. Step 2: While you are waiting for the ingredients to melt, in a deep mixing bowl, weigh out your sugar.

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26. Step 3: Once your oils, butters, and waxes have melted, remove them from the stovetop.

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27. Step 4: Allow the temperature to drop between 120F-140F, add the Oakmoss Sandalwood Fragrance Oil, vitamin E oil, Optiphen, and arrowroot powder. Mix well.

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28. Step 5: Next, add the oil mixture to the bowl containing the sugar. Stir until the sugar is evenly dispersed.

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29. Step 6: Add the yellow and blue Da Bomb Soap Dyes along with the poppy seeds. Once again, stir until the ingredients are fully incorporated.

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30. Step 7: Allow the sugar scrub to come to room temperature. Place the scrub into the jars and add a lid.

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31. We hope that you have had fun creating this exfoliating scrub recipe with us!

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