10 Natural DIY Bath and Body Gifts for The Holidays

These homemade bath and body gifts are sure to delight the natural beauty lover on your Christmas list! From cranberry bubble scoops and sugar cookie body butter, to peppermint bath bombs and homemade soap recipes. Our handmade holiday gift list is perfect if you enjoy both making and giving DIY bath and body gifts.

There is something extra special about receiving a homemade gift, so we compiled a list of some of the best holiday themed DIY natural bath and body skincare gift ideas we could find.

If you prefer to give gifts with natural and non-toxic ingredients, hopefully this list will give you an idea or two. Plus, if your recipient has sensitive skin or is prone to allergies, making your own gifts allows you to know exactly what goes into them.

All of these recipes are very easy to make, so even beginner DIY beauty makers can whip up these easy homemade bath products in a weekend. And of course, there is the economical and money-saving aspect to handmade gift giving as well.

Plus, if you’re looking for smaller, stocking-sized gifts, you may also enjoy our gift guide for DIY natural beauty stocking stuffers.

Homemade Bath and Body Gift Ideas

1. DIY Holiday Bubble Scoops – Orange Spice and Cranberry

First up is the perfect DIY gift for the bath enthusiast in your life. In this tutorial from Soap Deli News, you will learn how to make foaming DIY bubble scoops in two decadent holiday scents: spiced orange and frosted cranberry.

These bubbling bath scoops produce lush foam and bubbles for an extra special holiday bath and body gift idea.

The orange spice aroma was created with Simply Earth’s blood orange essential oil and their Winter Spice essential oil blend. Orange spice is a citrusy aroma that is warm yet sweet, and it’s the perfect holiday scent to use in holiday bubble scoops!

You can also use the orange spice blend in our orange spice holiday soap recipe.

Be sure to check out Soap Deli News for a variety of holiday soap recipes as well.

If you’re short on time, you can also purchase handmade bubble scoops on Etsy, such as these festive candy cane bath truffles.

2. DIY Christmas Cupcake Bath Bombs

Next, we have a handmade bath bombs recipe. Who doesn’t love a good bath bomb? These absolutely adorable Christmas cupcake bath bombs from Tweak & Tinker are perfect for holiday gift giving.

Shaped like cupcakes, these homemade cupcake bath bombs are sure to delight both adults and kids alike. Not only do they look festive, but they’re also incredibly nourishing for your skin.

They’re also naturally scented with essential oils, and can be made in two holiday-themed scents: peppermint candy cane and Christmas tree.

Plus, the addition of kaolin clay gives these DIY bath bombs both gentle cleansing and exfoliating properties. These cupcake bath bombs would also make for cute stocking stuffers as well.

3. Sugar Cookie Holiday Body Butter Recipe

If you love the scent of warm holiday baking, you will definitely enjoy this sugar cookie body butter recipe, and so will your lucky recipient.

The perfect holiday scent of warm sugar cookies is captured in this decadent Christmas body butter recipe, which is scented with our original sugar cookie essential oil blend.

The star ingredient is bitter almond essential oil, which gives our cookie essential oil blend a marzipan-like aroma that will make your mouth water!

This sugar cookie body butter is a wonderful compliment to our sugar cookie body scrub. That way your giftee can exfoliate and cleanse their skin before moisturizing.

4. Moon Milk Bath Recipe

Another idea for the bath lover in your life is a milk bath recipe which is enjoyed under the light of moon. According to Kristy from Life-n-Reflection, there is nothing like a moon milk bath to help you relax your body, unwind your mind, and indulge your soul.

This DIY moon milk bath recipe makes for an easy, luxurious and economical gift, but it’s also the perfect way to unwind after a long day of Christmas shopping for yourself as well.

During both busy and stressful times, it’s important to indulge in a little bit of self-care, and a luxurious milk bath with beautiful pomegranate flowers is a lovely way to care for yourself.

In her tutorial, Kristy also explains the many benefits of a milk bath, including its ability to promote more restful sleep, as well as leave your skin feeling softer and more moisturized.

A moon bath in the most simplistic terms means basking under the light of the moon, and this milk bath recipe is sure to be a welcome addition to your lucky recipient’s bath ritual.

5. DIY Sugar Cookie Soap

Our sugar cookie soap which looks just like a real frosted sugar cookie, complete with soap icing and soap sprinkles, makes for a fun DIY holiday gift.

This cute soap has a moisturizing goats milk soap base and is naturally fragranced with our unique sugar cookie essential oil blend.

This is hands down one of our favourite essential oil blends to use around the holidays. It took a lot of trial and error to come up with this cookie blend because our goal was to create something both original and natural.

Bitter almond oil was the key to our original recipe, and sugar cookie has quickly become our favourite scent to use in our winter skincare recipes during the holiday season, like in our sugar cookie holiday sugar scrub.

It’s also perfect for use in a home fragrance, such as our sugar cookie holiday room spray.

If your recipient loves homemade soap and the smell of holiday baking, this frosted sugar cookie soap is sure to be a hit.

6. DIY Whipped Body Butter Recipe for Winter Skincare

Perfect for the colder months, this winter body butter from Simply Beyond Herbs is made with nourishing butters and oils and infused with warming herbs and spices.

This body butter recipe is extra moisturizing and can help protect skin against cold and dry weather.

Vladka of Simply Beyond Herbs formulated this winter body butter with spices such as cinnamon, clove, and ginger, along with fresh foraged pine needles (or pine essential oil), which are all glorious scents for use in winter skincare.

With its delicious aroma and rich, whipped texture, this herbal body butter is ideal for gifting and perfect for warming and nourishing dry winter skin.

7. DIY Peppermint Bath Bombs That Look Like Candy

A gift list of bath and body recipes for the holiday wouldn’t be complete without a recipe for traditional DIY peppermint bath bombs with essential oils!

Irena and Cyna from Country Hill Cottage will teach you how to make a homemade candy cane essential oil blend to fragrance these cute bath bombs. Plus, you will learn tips and tricks on how to paint your candy shaped bath fizzies with mica for the most realistic peppermint candy bath bombs ever.

An easy Christmas bath bomb recipe that looks and smells like a sweet candy cane, and creates a wonderful fizzy bath experience, is a handmade bath gift idea for the holiday season that is sure to impress your recipient.

If you’re short on time, you can also buy handmade candy cane bath bombs on Etsy as well.

8. Apple Pie Spice Essential Oil Soap Recipe

For another homemade soap recipe for the holidays, this layered apple pie soap captures the scents of the season perfectly. Apple pie spice might not be as popular as traditional pumpkin spice, but it should be!

The spicy apple spice soap is made with layers of moisturizing melt and pour soap base and infused with real cinnamon.

Cari of Everything Pretty also includes 10 essential oil blends for your soap, including delicious caramel apple, spiced apple cider, and several apple pie essential oil blends. Cari also shares a secret essential oil that smells like apples!

9. DIY Pumpkin Spice Sugar Scrub Recipe

Not only is the aroma of pumpkin spice reminiscent of fall, but it’s also one of the most quintessential holiday scents. It evokes memories of the holidays like Thanksgiving and pumpkin pie for dessert.

So for the recipient on your list that can’t get enough of that pumpkin spice aroma, this super easy pumpkin spice sugar scrub recipe from Suburban Simplicity is sure to be a hit.

Plus, getting softer skin while basking in the delicious aroma of cinnamon and spice, is the perfect spa day at home gift.

Crafted with simple, skin-softening ingredients like brown sugar and coconut oil, this holiday sugar scrub gift can be whipped up in a flash.

10. Willow and Sage Magazine Bath and Body Gift Bundle

Many of our original bath and body recipes can also be found in Willow and Sage magazine which features bath and body recipes, skincare recipes and ideas for packaging homemade products.

This gift bundle includes the Willow and Sage Winter 2021 issue, which is chock full of holiday bath and body recipes, and is perfect for the gift recipient that has an interest in DIY beauty.

The issue includes 25+ winter skincare recipes, including a plethora of DIY bath and body products featuring winter scents such as rosemary, pine and peppermint chocolate.

Additionally, the bundle also includes their candle making magazine which is the perfect compliment to the bath and body issue. Bathing by candle light is the perfect spa day experience during the holiday season.

So this idea is for those who don’t have time to make their own bath and body gifts, but still want to give the gift of homemade beauty.

Willow and Sage also carries a variety of DIY Bath and Body Kits that are perfect for gifting.

More DIY beauty gift ideas for the holidays and beyond

If you enjoyed this list of handmade gift ideas, you might also enjoy our post on the 10 prettiest DIY beauty gifts for natural beauty lovers.

More bath and body and holiday skincare recipes:

• Pumpkin Spice Shower Steamers
• Peppermint Hot Cocoa Body Butter
• Gentle Cranberry Face Scrub
• Exfoliating Pumpkin Face Mask
• Holiday Lip Scrub Recipes

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