Bring the scents of the season into your bath with this aromatic pumpkin pie sugar scrub, a gentle exfoliating scrub with a hint of cinnamon, cloves, allspice and zesty ginger to freshen and invigorate the skin.
Sugar scrubs are formulated with granules of sugar which are used to physically remove dead skin cell buildup that naturally occurs. This process is known as exfoliation. The pumpkin pie sugar scrub offers a gentle exfoliating process that gives the appearance of smoother, glowing skin.
How to Make Pumpkin Pie Sugar Scrub
You’ll Need:
- 1 cup of sugar
- 1/4 cup of pumpkin seed oil (can use olive oil instead)
- 1/4 cup pumpkin puree
Next.. add a pinch of each of the following
- ground cloves
- cinnamon
- ground allspice
- nutmeg
- ground ginger
Combine the sugar and spices in a small bowl, mixing well. Drizzle in the pumpkin seed or olive oil and stir. The pumpkin scrub will be the consistency of a thick paste when it’s ready to use.
How to Use a Sugar Scrub:
- Sit on the edge of a tub and moisten the area you wish to scrub.
- Place a tablespoon or so of the body scrub in the palm and gently work each area for approximately 1 minute. If you work too quickly you won’t properly exfoliate.
- Scour gently for just a few minutes.
- Rinse with warm water.
- For baby smooth skin, exfoliate up to twice weekly.
How often should you exfoliate?
Typically, the average person needs to exfoliate about twice per week using a topical sugar scrub such as this pumpkin pie sugar scrub recipe we shared above. You’ll find that during the late fall and winter months, this scrub is invigorating and moisturizing as well.
Additional Sugar Scrub Recipes
Here are several additional sugar scrub recipes that you may also enjoy for your home spa experience or to give as gifts to friends and family.
- Chocolate Silk Coffee Scrub
- Gingerbread Sugar Scrub
- Lavender & Rosewood Sugar Scrub
- Brown Sugar Body Scrub
- Cinnamon Swirl Coffee Scrub
- Pumpkin Foot Scrub
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gonna make this today. and am then gonna try to use it, and not eat it! sounds awesome.
will let you know my results!
ok, this was my first attempt (and second) at making a home “beauty” product. i left the first batch on my kitchen counter… and sure enough, my teenage grand-daughter ate half of it.
she loved it, so i had to hide batch #2 in my bedroom for myself. I used olive oil since it was on hand, and I love the results. Thanks for sharing RowansGarden.
definitely am going to try this! two questions – does it need to be refrigerated and does it expire??
this is amazing stuff i love how soft my skin was after i used it. i didnt have to run and put anything on right after. made a bunch up for my friends to try also waiting to here back from them as well.
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