DIY Vanilla Coconut Body Polish

Reveal your skin’s natural radiance with this homemade body polish! This DIY vanilla coconut body polish recipe gently buffs away dead skin cells, leaving behind a heavenly scent and a silky-smooth texture.

With summer right around the corner, I have been searching for the perfect body polish, and I finally found it—well, I made it, actually.

This homemade body polish is better than any store-bought body polish out there, and it is 100% all-natural.

It exfoliates the skin, moisturizes the skin, and cleanses the skin.

Crafted with love and natural ingredients, this homemade treat will revitalize your skin, revealing a soft, glowing complexion.

Benefits of Body Polish

Exfoliation is key to healthy, glowing, soft skin. Using a body polish is a great, all-natural way to exfoliate and remove dry skin. The oils in the body polish also help moisturize the skin.

I love using body polish all summer long to keep my skin soft and glowing.

I also like to use my body polish before shaving to free ingrown hairs and also before applying self-tanner.

Body Polish Vs Body Scrub

Body polish and body scrub can both exfoliate the skin. The main differences between the two are their texture and abrasiveness.

Body polish is made with superfine sugar or salt, making it a mild and gentle exfoliant.

Body scrub typically uses chunkier sugar or salt crystals, making it more abrasive.

Body scrub should only be used once a week, and body polish can be used several times a week.

If you are looking for a good homemade body scrub recipe, I recommend checking out my homemade grapefruit body scrub or my DIY pumpkin spice body scrub.

How Can I Polish My Body at Home?

Polishing your body at home is super easy. You can simply combine very fine sugar (like caster sugar) and carrier oil (like coconut oil) and gently apply it to the skin using a washcloth or your hands.

Or, if you want to polish your body at home using something a little more luxurious, I recommend making your own homemade body polish using the ingredients below.

DIY Body Polish Ingredients

To make DIY body polish, you’ll need the following ingredients and supplies.

Glass Jar

You’ll need a jar or container to store your homemade body polish. I just reused an old jar I had on hand. I believe it is around 12 ounces. The recipe below should make approximately 12 ounces of body polish.

These glass jars from Amazon are perfect.

These ones would work well, too.

Caster Sugar

Caster sugar is the secret ingredient in this DIY body polish recipe. It is a superfine sugar that gives this body polish its exfoliating power.

The sugar crystals are super fine, which makes them perfect for gently exfoliating the skin.

I also use caster sugar in my easy DIY lip scrub, and I absolutely love it.

You don’t have to use caster sugar, but it is the finest sugar I have ever used and the one I recommend. If you have another sugar that you would prefer to use, you can use that instead.

Keep in mind that if the crystals are not super fine, your body polish may turn out to be more like a body scrub.

You can also use salt instead of sugar as long as the crystals are super fine.

Cocoa Butter

Cocoa butter is the base for this DIY body polish, and it also gives it its ultra-creamy consistency.

Cocoa butter is amazing for the skin. It helps boost skin hydration, improves skin elasticity, and more.

You can click here to learn more about cocoa butter.

Coconut Oil

Coconut oil is also part of the base for this DIY body polish. It helps to give it a firm consistency and is also very moisturizing.

Be sure to only use solid coconut oil, not fractionated coconut oil.

Castile Soap

Castile soap is the second secret ingredient in this homemade body polish recipe. The sugar exfoliates, the cocoa butter and coconut oil moisturize, and the