Sarah Blooms.

Fall is the best time of year! Enjoy fall scents like pumpkin spice, cinnamon, cloves, spiced cider, and more with these Easy DIY Fall-Inspired Sugar Scrubs!

Fall is by far my favorite season. 

I’ve always wondered if this is because I was born in October, but I just love everything about this time of year.

The gorgeous foliage, cozy sweatshirt weather, Halloween fun, and fall aromas. Smells that I love, but don’t usually get to experience any other time of year.

That’s why I love these Fall Scented Sugar Scrubs! I can make them all year long and enjoy scents that remind me of my favorite time of year.

They also make my skin look and feel amazing! Seriously, they are the only thing that has been able to soften my rough elbows!

And the best part? These sugar scrubs can be made with ingredients you already have in your kitchen! They also make great gifts for birthdays, Christmas, bridesmaids gifts, or just because.

I like to use mason jars to store my scrubs. Wide mouth jars make scooping the scrubs so much easier! These jars are also the perfect size for healthy overnight oats!

When giving them as gifts, I add seasonal and holiday decorations to my mason jars. This pretty packaging makes my DIY gifts a huge hit! 

Plus, I let close friends and family know that if they return the mason jar, I just might fill it again with some other goodie, which makes them more than happy to oblige! 

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My Favorite All-Natural Sugar Scrub Ingredients

In my quest for health, all-natural body care has become ultra important to me.

Like all body care products, body scrubs are applied directly on the skin, so the ingredients can be absorbed into your body.

That’s why I always make sure to use the highest quality ingredients in my body scrubs!

Here are some of my favorite all-natural brands.

Plant Therapy Essential Oils

Not all essential oils are created equal.

Just because a product is labeled as an “essential oil” doesn’t mean you are getting a therapeutic-grade oil.

Essential oils are made of concentrated plant essences, and it takes many plants to produce a single bottle of essential oil.

For example, to make just one pound of essential oil, you would need 250 pounds of lavender, 10,000 pounds of rose petals, or 1500 lemons!

This is why 100% pure oils are typically so pricy!

Cheaper brands are typically just fragrance oils containing harmful chemicals and artificial additives that can pose dangerous health risks when inhaled, ingested, or applied topically.

My favorite essential oil brand is Plant Therapy. It’s conveniently available on Amazon or through their website here.

Here are my top reasons why I love Plant Therapy:

• They are 100% high-quality pure essential oils.
• They offer organic essential oils, too.
• They even have a kids-safe line made especially for kids’ sensitive bodies.
• They are NOT an MLM company, so no minimum orders! You can buy one bottle at a time if you like.

My favorite Plant Therapy Essential Oils are patchouli (my favorite scent), Germ Fighter (their version of Young Living’s Thieves, and it works just as well!), lavender (for relaxation), and peppermint (to wake me up).

You can find the set I have here.

While I love shopping on Amazon, you might catch a good sale on the Plant Therapy website. I got a nice discount there when I bought my set.

PRO TIP: Be careful using citrus essential oils in body scrubs!

Cold-pressed citrus oils like lemon, lime, and grapefruit can cause a phototoxic reaction that will make your skin prone to serious burns from the sun!

This reaction is knows as phototoxicity or photosensitivity.

Some brands of Bergamot essential oil can also cause photosensitivity, but Plant Therapy’s Bergamot is Bergaptin-free, meaning it won’t cause this reaction.

You can learn more about essential oils and the sun here.

If you use one of these oils on your skin, please stay out of the sun, or use Plant Therapy’s line of steam distilled citrus essential oils that do not cause photosensitivity.

Organic Sugar

To keep my sugar scrubs pure, I like to use organic sugars, such as pure cane sugar or brown sugar.

You can also use turbindo sugar (e.g. Sugar in the Raw) for extra exfoliation, but many people may find this coarse grain too harsh for their skin.

Carrier Oils

Since I want only the best quality carrier oil in my body scrubs, I stick with organic virgin coconut oil, olive oil, and sweet almond oil.

In addition to its wonderfully moisturizing properties, coconut oil can also reduce bacteria, making it the best option for acne, infections, and other skin conditions.

Sweet almond oil has a lovely scent that can add to the therapeutic benefits of your DIY sugar scrub.

DIY Fall Inspired Sugar Scrubs That Will Transform Your Skin

1. Vanilla Pumpkin Spice Scrub

It’s Pumpkin Spice time!  Calm your senses with fragrant vanilla and pumpkin pie spice. Pumpkin is rich in Vitamins A and C, which makes this scrub a wonderful treatment for acne prone skin.

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2. Sugar Cookie Scrub

Fall and winter are the perfect time to enjoy fresh baked sugar cookies. Capture that warm and inviting scent any time with this super simple sugar scrub!

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3. Autumn Spice Scrub

Smells of the season – ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cardamom – provide calming fragrance and anti-inflammatory properties to this sugar scrub.

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4. Caramel Vanilla Scrub

I love caramel – in my desserts and in my body scrub! 

The warm, comforting scent of caramel screams fall  with caramel lattes and caramel apples for Halloween.

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5. Chai Tea Scrub

Chai is another warm drink I like to enjoy when cold weather comes. This scrub reminds me of cozy dinners at our local Indian restaurant – so comforting!

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6. Apple Spice Scrub

I’m so excited that apples are finally coming in season now after months of dealing with soft, mealy apples. 

Apples, especially when combined with warming fall spices, smell great too, which is the inspiration for this invigorating Apple Spice Sugar Scrub.

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7. Clove Scrub

Clove not only smells great, it is also known for its antibacterial, anti-viral, and anti-infective properties, so this scrub is perfect for cold and flu season.

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8. Cinnamon Orange Scrub

Fall isn’t just about pumpkin. Orange oil sweetens this fall scrub to help you enjoy the season without pumpkin overload.

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9. Rose Petal Scrub

Put dried rose petals to good use in this soft and floral scrub.

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10. Candy Corn Scrub

I may not like to actually eat candy corn, but I can’t think of much that so perfectly symbolizes the season. 

This recipe uses red and yellow food coloring.

Since conventional food dye can be bad for your health, be sure to use a natural store bought brand or use these great DIY recipes to make your own!

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11. Pumpkin Coffee Scrub

Not crazy about the smell of pumpkin pie spices, or just don’t want those warm fragrances in your body scrub?  

This sugar scrub contains seasonal pumpkin with coffee, sugar, and coconut oil for a super simple DIY scrub to clean and moisturize your skin without all the fuss.

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12. Vanilla Rosemary Scrub

Use up the last of the rosemary before winter with this fragrant seasonal scrub.

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13. Vanilla and Patchouli Scrub

Patchouli essential oil is one of my favorite scents and perfect for the season! Vanilla and patchouli combine in this easy, relaxing body scrub.

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14. Autumn Morning Coffee Scrub

What is better than waking up early on a quiet, foggy, peaceful fall morning and enjoying your first cup of warm, comforting coffee alone on your porch in the cool morning air?  

Bring back that feeling any time with this antioxidant rich, firming coffee scrub.

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Colder weather means we need to take care of our skin to ensure it doesn’t get dry and sensitive. 

Make your beauty care routine easier with these exfoliating, moisturizing, and super fragrant DIY Fall-Inspired Sugar Scrubs!

What do you think of these Fall-Inspired Sugar Scrubs? Is fall your favorite time of year? Please share your thoughts in the comments below!

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