This cinnamon sugar DIY coffee scrub recipe combines the exfoliating properties of sugar and coffee with the soothing aroma of cinnamon. We'll show you how to make this at home, step-by-step, and enjoy a spa-like experience at home.

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Why I Keep Making This Scrub

This coffee sugar scrub is one of the easiest DIYs on the site, and it's a great one to start with if you've never made your own scrub. I use it in the shower, where the grounds rinse right off and I don't have to think about cleanup. I always make it with jojoba oil because I love the way it leaves my skin feeling in a scrub. With the coffee and cinnamon together, it smells almost like an autumn latte!

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Coffee Scrub Ingredients

Granulated sugar: Any granulated sugar will work. I love to use white sugar or coconut sugar, but brown sugar works, too.

Coffee: Use strong, dark fresh ground coffee for best results. Regular-grind fresh coffee grounds work better than an espresso grind.

Oil: Any carrier oil you like will work well. I love to use jojoba oil or hemp seed oil, but olive oil, coconut oil, and sweet almond oil are also excellent choices.

Cinnamon: Ground cinnamon adds a delightful warming scent.

Fun Variations

For a scrub minus the sugar, use oat flour instead.
You can add complementary essential oils to this coffee scrub. A few drops of cinnamon, clove, or orange oil smell wonderful in this homemade body scrub recipe.
You can use the used coffee grounds in this homemade scrub recipe as a sustainable way to repurpose them and cut down on costs.
For salt scrub, omit the sugar and use sea salt instead.
Add a touch of vanilla extract for even more warmth.

A small jar of coffee scrub sits on a wooden table, with a wooden spoon holding some of the coffee scrub in the foreground and coffee beans and cinnamon sticks scattered nearby.

How to Make DIY Coffee Body Scrub

A metal bowl with coffee grounds, sugar, and cinnamon powder sits ready to become a fragrant coffee scrub, surrounded by coffee beans and cinnamon sticks on a wooden table.

A wooden spoon stirs a mixture of ground coffee, sugar, and spices in a metal bowl, creating a fragrant coffee scrub.

A wooden spoon stirs a mixture of ground coffee and sugar in a metal bowl, creating a rich coffee scrub, with cinnamon sticks and coffee beans on a wooden surface nearby.

A wooden spoon stirs a mixture of sugar and ground coffee in a metal bowl while oil is being poured in, creating a nourishing coffee scrub.

A metal bowl with coffee grounds, sugar, and oil being mixed with a wooden spoon on a wooden table, creating a homemade coffee scrub, with cinnamon sticks in the background.

A metal bowl with a mixture of ground coffee and sugar is being stirred with a wooden spoon to create a fragrant coffee scrub; cinnamon sticks and coffee beans are scattered on the wooden surface nearby.

Combine all of the dry ingredients in a mixing bowl. Mix well.
Slowly drizzle the oil into the dry ingredients, while stirring.
Stir until all is moist and well incorporated.
Enjoy!

A glass jar filled with aromatic coffee scrub sits on a wooden table next to a wooden spoon, scattered coffee beans, and fragrant cinnamon sticks.

Why Coffee Works in a Scrub

Ground coffee has a coarser, grittier texture than sugar alone, so the two together give you a scrub with more grip. Sugar dissolves as you rinse, while the coffee grounds rinse away. And the smell of fresh coffee with cinnamon is the main reason people keep making this one.

A wooden spoon with a scoop of dark coffee scrub rests on a wooden table, highlighting the rich texture of the coffee scrub as a glass jar filled with it and scattered coffee beans create an inviting background.

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DIY Coffee Scrub

Prep Time: 0

Active Time: 10

Total Time: 10

Yield: uses

Author: Kristen Wood

Cost: $1

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Equipment

Sweet Almond Oil

Materials

1 cup granulated sugar white cane sugar, brown sugar or coconut sugar all work!
½ cup ground coffee
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ cup carrier oil of choice see post above for options

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Instructions

In a large mixing bowl combine the sugar, coffee and cinnamon. Mix well.
Slowly pour the oil into the dry ingredients while stirring. Continue stirring until the oil is evenly distributed and the dry ingredients are saturated in oil.
Keep the coffee scrub stored in an airtight container in a cool, dry place for up 3 months.
To use, take approximately 1/4 cup of scrub into your hands and massage in a circular motion over damp skin. Rinse and enjoy your smooth skin!

Notes

A simple mason jar works great for storing this coffee scrub.

On average this has a shelf life of around 3 months. To extend that further, store this scrub in the refrigerator.