Today, I wanted to share with you my handmade sugar peach scrub recipe using real peaches. I’ve seen recipes with peach flavours or essences or peach tea and whilst I’m sure they are amazing too, I think using the fresh fruit makes a big difference.
Making my own sugar scrubs has recently become my favourite thing to do. The basic recipes are so simple to follow, and I love that I can use fresh fruit to make the scrubs.
Homemade sugar scrubs are also so much cheaper than shop-bought ones, which means I can re-allocate my money on something I can’t actually make at home!
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The benefits of using a fresh peach fruit
The good thing about peaches is that they contain something called alpha hydroxy acid. These alpha-hydroxy acids are a group of natural acids found in various foods such as fresh citrus fruits, cane sugar, apples or milk.
The beauty industry often adds these acids to their products as they have a positive impact on the skin (smoothing wrinkles, brightening skin tone etc.)
These acids also work as an exfoliant and when used with the abrasive properties of sugar, they help to break down dead skin cells and regenerate your skin.
Peaches are also full of Vitamins A and C, which will nourish and brighten your skin.
The Benefits of Exfoliation
I use facial sugar scrub about once or twice a week to keep my skin looking fresh and bright.
peach sugar scrub skin suitability
This sugar scrub is perfectly suitable for any skin types, but if you have very sensitive skin, you might like to try just a little bit on your hand first and see whether this scrub is suitable for you.
Sugar Scrub Storage & Shelf Life
Once made, this peach sugar scrub should be kept in a closed container and since we’ve used fresh fruits, it needs to be refrigerated.
This sugar scrub should be fine for about seven days after which the fruit will start to get spoiled. If you notice any spoilage after or during the seven days, you can still use it, but you might like to use up the sugar scrub quickly and perhaps on your feet and legs rather than on your face or hands.
If the fresh fruit sugar scrub develops mould or smells strange, it’s really best not to carry on using it. This might happen if you forget the scrub in the fridge for a long time or you leave it out in the room temperature or somewhere warm (like your bathroom) instead of your fridge.
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Peach sugar scrub Ingredients
- Peach
- Coconut oil
- Honey
- Brown granulated sugar
Peach
Any kind of peach will be fine for this recipe. This scrub recipe is a great way to use up any peaches you might have slightly dented or in not so perfect condition (and you don’t want to eat them)
Coconut oil
If you can stretch your budget, it’s better to use unrefined 100% organic coconut oil for this sugar scrub recipe, as it’s a good quality and will leave your skin nicely moisturised and glowing.
There is no special coconut oil you’d use for sugar scrubs making, it’s the same type you use for cooking. You can easily make your own coconut oil at home following my step by step guide or buy some from a local health shop.
brown sugar
Again, any kind of brown sugar will work with this recipe, from light brown sugar, turbinado sugar, unrefined brown sugar or dark molasses sugar.
If you don’t have brown sugar at hand, you are welcome to use white sugar. It will work just as fine.
how to make Peach sugar scrub recipe at home
First of all mash the peach with a fork until smooth. You can also use a blender or food processor, but if like me, you don’t like the extra work with washing up tidying up, just use a fork and a bowl.
Mix in the coconut oil and warmed up honey. When completely smooth, add the brown sugar.
Because every peach has a different size and has a different amount of water inside, add the sugar spoon by spoon. Always mix in and then add more sugar if you feel the mixture needs to be thicker.
The final consistency of the sugar scrub should be like a very thick sauce.
How to use your peach sugar scrub for facial
Splash a bit of water on your face first and then apply a small amount of your peach sugar scrub in a circular motion. This will help to exfoliate and smooth your skin. Make sure you add your neck to the process.
If you can, let the sugar scrub on your few minutes like a face mask. Read a magazine for a bit and relax.
When you are ready, rinse your face with warm water and use a face cloth to rinse all the sugar scrub from your face.
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Hope this post inspires you to make your own natural cosmetics and if you do, I’d love to what you think! Let me know in the comments below or find me on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter and add the hashtag #practicalfrugality so that I can see your post.
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Peach sugar scrub recipe
Materials & Ingredients
- 1 fresh peach peeled and pitted
- 1/2 table spoon of coconut oil
- 1/2 table spoon of warm honey
- 3 table spoons of brown granulated sugar
Instructions
- The method First of all mash the peach with a fork until smooth. You can also use a blender or food processor, but if like me, you don’t like the extra work with washing up tidying up, just use a fork and a bowl.
- Mix in the coconut oil and warmed up honey. When completely smooth, add the brown sugar.
- Because every peach has a different size and has a different amount of water inside, add the sugar spoon by spoon. Always mix in and then add more sugar if you feel the mixture needs to be thicker.
- The final consistency of the sugar scrub should be like a very thick sauce.
This blog post was originally written on 5 March 2018 and last updated on 2 February 2024
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