Exfoliate and cleanse at the same time with this adorable succulent sugar scrub soap recipe. The succulents are sugar scrub cubes embedded in soap This easy DIY soap recipe takes just a few hours to make.

Succulents are all the rage right now. I have flowers, vegetable, and herb plants outside, but I don't keep plants inside because I have two cats.

Carly probably wouldn't touch them, but Chloe chews on non-food items like a teething baby. Seriously, it's like she has pica or something. Can cats have pica?

So I settle for cute succulent soaps instead of the real thing.

How to make a cute succulent sugar scrub soap. This unique sugar scrub bar is perfect for summer. Use melt and pour soap for this easy DIY. Get creative by making homemade sugar scrub bars recipe. If you need soap making ideas, try this. This makes great DIY gifts too! The grapeseed oil helps dry skin. Instead of sugar scrub cubes, make these cute succulent soaps. #soap #succulent

Earlier this year, Rebecca from Soap Deli News posted sugar scrub soaps for Valentine's Day with heart sugar scrub cubes embedded in soaps. They were so cute, so I asked her if she minded if I used the same idea for this mold.

This sugar scrub soap recipe is easy to make, but it does take three pours. You only have to make one batch of sugar scrub soap and one batch of soap that you can remelt for the third pour, so it really isn't hard or time consuming.

Succulent Sugar Scrub Soap Recipe

Melt and Pour Soap

I used Crafty Bubbles melt and pour soap for this recipe. I used their white soap for both the sugar scrub soap and the soap.

It's only available from their website. You can also use any white melt and pour soap for this recipe.

Grapeseed Oil

You don't have to add a carrier oil to this sugar scrub soap recipe, but I usually add some for some extra moisture. I chose grapeseed oil to add to both the succulent sugar scrub and to the soap.

Grapeseed oil is a light oil, so it soaks into the skin quickly. It won't leave you feeling greasy. It's high in vitamin E and omega-6 fatty acids for your skin.

It won't clog pores, so it's great even for oily skin. Since I'll be using this as a body soap, I wanted a lighter oil that won't leave my skin feeling oily after using it.

You can use any carrier oil for this recipe. Learn more about more than 40 carrier oils in my book Carrier Oils.

Fragrance

You can use any fragrance oil or essential oil for this succulent sugar scrub soap recipe. I used an essential oil blend called Awake from Crafty Bubbles.

Awake is a blend of:

Peppermint
Spearmint
Lemon
Rosemary
Ginger
Clove
Grapefruit
Lemon Eucalyptus
Tea tree
Sweet fennel
Myrhh
Tangerine

It's a fun scent, and I need all the help I can get to wake up. I also recommend the Energy blend from Simply Earth, Focus blend from Simply Earth, or the Pick Me Up blend from Mountain Rose Herbs.

Succulent Mold

I used two molds for this succulent sugar scrub soap. The first one I used was the Wilton succulent mold. This makes a shallow succulent in three sizes, so you can use them as soaps or as embeds.

I used the Crafters Choice round mold. It makes 5 ounce soaps 3 inches in diameter and 1 inch deep, so I only filled it about half full.

Melt and Pour Soap Colorant

I used mica to color both the succulents and the soap base. I have this set of mica. It comes with 24 colors in baggies of 0.1 ounce for each color.

To be honest, I was scared of the bags, but I've had very little spillage. You barely use any each time you use it, so this this will last me forever.

I used two colors of green to get the shade I wanted. The brown didn't get as dark as I had hoped, but it still looks pretty.

You'll need to make a sugar scrub soap first and then make the soap for the base, so I'll separate the list of ingredients.

SUGAR SCRUB SOAP INGREDIENTS

8 ounces sugar
5.5 ounces melt and pour soap
3 ounces grapeseed oil
1.5 ounces glycerin
0.2 ounce fragrance oil or essential oil ( I used Awake)
Mica or soap colorant
Succulent mold

SUGAR SCRUB SOAP DIRECTIONS

STEP #1

Use a digital scale to weight the soap. Cut into small chunks and melt in a Pyrex measuring cup in the microwave. Use 30 second intervals, stirring at each interval.

STEP #2

Add the sugar, grapeseed oil, glycerin, fragrance, and colorant. Stir well.

STEP #3

Pour into your succulent mold. Let sit until completely cool.

SOAP INGREDIENTS

8 ounces melt and pour soap
1/2 teaspoon grapeseed oil
0.15 ounce fragrance oil or essential oil (I used Awake)
Mica or soap colorant
Spray bottle with rubbing alcohol
Crafters Choice round mold

SOAP DIRECTION

STEP #1

Melt the soap like you did in step one.

STEP #2

Add the grapeseed oil, fragrance or essential oil, and mica or colorant. I used brown mica.

STEP #3

Pour into the round mold and fill about half fall. Spray with rubbing alcohol to remove bubbles. Let cool completely.

You'll have soap left over. Leave it in the container to use later.

STEP #4

Use a knife to score the top of the soap slightly. This helps the next pour stick better. Then spray with rubbing alcohol and place a succulent sugar scrub soap in the middle of the mold.

STEP #5

Remelt the leftover soap. Stir well. Carefully pour around the succulent. You'll want to cover about half of the succulent.

Spray with rubbing alcohol to remove air bubbles. Let cool completely.

Now you have cute little succulent sugar scrub soaps! Use these like you would any other soap. The sugar scrub cubes in the middle help exfoliate your skin.

Since they exfoliate, they make great soaps for your hands (I use them in the kitchen) or use before shaving for a closer shave.

For more fun melt and pour soap techniques, check out these posts:

I hope this succulent sugar scrub soap recipe inspires you! If you make this or something similar, let me know in the comments or tag me on Instagram.