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Break out this practical and adorable Christmas craft each year when you’re looking for something easy to gift! These Christmas tree sugar scrub bar DIY Christmas gift idea is a simple stocking stuffer that your friends and family will love to use! Easy to make, these little scrub bars are a fun and festive way to feel refreshed! Surprise your loved ones with a cute spa gift that looks great in a stocking, under the tree or as a Christmas party favour.
Adorable Christmas Tree Sugar Scrub bar DIY Christmas Gift Idea
With the help of a little silicone mould, these Christmas tree sugar scrub bars are a breeze to make yourself! Ditch the trendy spa brands this season for a natural, homemade cleansing bar that’s perfect for gifting. Seriously, these things were a blast to make and they turn out looking as good as Christmas cookies! What’s better is you can customize the scent to you or your recipient’s liking.
Send your dinner guests away with something to treat themselves with! Arrange one or two of these in a silken gift bag with some ribbon, a loofah and a candle for the ultimate Christmas themed spa basket!
How do you Decorate These Christmas Tree Sugar Scrubs?
There’s two things you’ve got to be sure of if you want to be able to make these scrubs like they appear in our step-by-step instructions! First off, you need to find some nonpareils sprinkles to use as ‘ornaments’, or mini decorations. They’re easy to apply, since they’re the first thing you’ll add to the mould!
There are other options, of course! You can swap these out for these candy cane sprinkles, which also add a lovely holiday charm to your sugar scrubs! Spruce up your trees any way you’d like, it’s the easiest way to add a personal touch to these adorable Christmas tree scrub bars.
Using the right silicone tree mould tray is the easiest way to get the best results making these sugar scrub bars. The one featured in our instructions are the perfect size for making these! They’ve also got small ridges on each tier of the tree. This ensures your sprinkles will line up nicely, creating an authentic look for your little DIY Christmas tree scurbs.
Materials
- I/4 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 5 drops Forest Pine fragrance oil (optional)
- 2 drop Chartreuse soap colorant
- Red, green and white nonpareils sprinkles
- Tree mold
- Small glass measuring cup or bowl
- Wooden craft stick for stirring
- Soap base
How to Make DIY Christmas Tree Sugar Scrub Bars
First, pour the desired amount of sprinkles into each of the tree shapes on the silicone mould.
Melt your soap base in the microwave for anywhere between 15-30 seconds. After that, add the sugar, 2 drops of soap colourant, fragrance, and olive oil. Mix these together with a silicone spoon or spatula.
Add this paste to the Christmas tree moulds. Be sure to fill each cavity in the mould completely. If you mixture starts to harden while you’re handling it, microwave it for 10 seconds to make it liquid again.
Once they’re hardened, pop them out of the mould and store them in an airtight container.
Christmas Tree Sugar Scrub Bar DIY Christmas Gift Idea
Checm out these adorable Christmas tree shaped sugar scrub bars! They even smell like a Christmas tree, too!
Tools
Instructions
- First, pour the desired amount of sprinkles into each of the tree shapes on the silicone mould.
- Melt your soap base in the microwave for anywhere between 15-30 seconds. After that, add the sugar, 2 drops of soap colourant, fragrance, and olive oil. Mix these together with a silicone spoon or spatula.
- Add this paste to the Christmas tree moulds. Be sure to fill each cavity in the mould completely. If you mixture starts to harden while you're handling it, microwave it for 10 seconds to make it liquid again.
- Once they're hardened, pop them out of the mould and store them in an airtight container.
