Sugar: 66%
White granulated sugar provides the scrubbiness for emulsified sugar scrubs. The small grain size is gentle enough to use on the face if you decide to make a face scrub, but is also nice for hands and feet.

Oil: 17–20%
Any cosmetic oil can be used in sugar scrubs, but we prefer oils with an excellent glide. Avocado oil, apricot kernel oil, evening primrose oil, pomace olive oil, rice bran oil and sweet almond oil are some of our favorites.

Butter: 7%
Butters add an extra touch of luxury to emulsified sugar scrubs. Mango butter, Sal butter and Shea butter are popular choices, but you could also use a slightly harder butter such as Tucuma butter or any cosmetic butter blend.

Emulsifying Wax: 3%
Emulsifying wax binds the ingredients together to give emulsified scrubs that homogenous consistency. This ingredient is the main difference between traditional sugar scrubs and emulsified sugar scrubs.

Stearic Acid: 3%
Stearic acid hardens and gives body to emulsified sugar scrubs. It also aids in stabilizing the emulsion.

Germall Plus
Liquid: 0.50%
Sugar scrubs are sometimes used in the shower and sometimes users dip wet hands into the jar. Both of these circumstances will introduce water to the sugar scrub, which eventually will lead to bacterial growth. Germall Plus Liquid is our preservative to keep our scrub pristine.

Optional:
Fragrance: 0–2%
Fragrance adds that wonderful smell to your product. Essential oils, fragrance oils and natural fragrance oils are all commonly used in scrubs. Make sure to use them at their safe usage rate.

Antioxidant: 0.05–0.50%
Antioxidants such as Vitamin E and Rosemary Oleoresin Extract (ROE) extend the shelf life of the oils and butters in the recipe. Without the antioxidant the oils will turn rancid much quicker.

Mica Color: < 1%
Color attracts customers to your product, easily differentiates scents if you have more than one scented scrub and creates a beautiful finished product. We love using oil-locking mica colors in our scrubs for even color.

 

Now that you have our formula breakdown, here are a couple recipes we have created using the guidelines.

Lemon Sugar Scrub
66% White Sugar
15.45% Sweet Almond Oil
7% Natural Shea Butter
3% Camelina Oil
3% Stearic Acid
3% Soft & Silky Emulsifying Wax
2% Lemon Essential Oil
0.50% Germall Plus Liquid
0.05% Rosemary Oleoresin Extract (ROE)
< 0.01% Golden Pineapple Yellow Mica Powder


Nectarine & Wild Berries Sugar Scrub
66% White Sugar
18% Apricot Kernel Oil
7% Shorea (Sal) Butter
3% Stearic Acid
3% Traditional Emulsifying Wax
2% Nectarine & Wild Berries Fragrance Oil
0.50% Germall Plus Liquid
0.50% Vitamin E
< 0.01% Coral Oil Locking Mica Shimmer

Cool Frost Sugar Scrub
66% White Sugar
18.45% Hazelnut Oil
7% Tucuma Butter
3% Stearic Acid
3% Traditional Emulsifying Wax
2% Jack Frost Fragrance Oil*
0.50% Germall Plus Liquid
0.05% Rosemary Oleoresin Extract (ROE)
< 0.01% Blue Oil Locking Mica Shimmer

Wild Strawberry Sugar Scrub
66% White Sugar
18% Rice Bran Oil
7% Chamomile Butter Blend
3% Stearic Acid
3% Traditional Emulsifying Wax
2% Wild Strawberry Fragrance Oil
0.50% Germall Plus Liquid
0.50% Vitamin E
< 0.01% Red Orange Oil Locking Mica Shimmer