Peppermint Candy Cane Sugar Scrub
I love making gifts for my family, whether it is baking them a sweet array of delicious treats or these amazing sugar scrubs I am always finding new things to create for them.
This year I wanted to gift all the women in my life a little “me-time” where they can pamper themselves. Of course I have yet to win the lottery so buying them all a day at the spa was out of the question. I scoured online what I could make for them and had a few ideas floating around in my head. It came down to bath bombs or sugar scrub and since I love all things sugar scrubs it wasn’t hard to make that final cut.
These super simple 10-minute D.I.Y Peppermint Candy Cane Sugar Scrubs are the perfect gift for any lady on your gift giving list.
DIY Peppermint Candy Cane Sugar Scrub
You can do this any time of the year using many different essential oils. For Valentines Day I will be making this exact recipe except exchanging the peppermint oil for cinnamon leaf oil!
DIY Easy 10-Minute Peppermint Candy Cane Sugar Scrub
Ingredients
- Containers
- 4 cups Organic Sugar or Granulated Sugar
- 1 cup Coconut Oil
- Peppermint Oil
- Vitamin E Oil
- Frozen Raspberries - a handful will do
- Twine
Instructions
1. In a large mixing bowl pour in your 4 cups of sugar.
2. Liquefy your coconut oil by placing it in a glass bowl or measuring cup and use your defrost option on your microwave heating for 15 second intervals until it turns into liquid.
3. Slowly add in your coconut oil mixing well until you reach a soft consistency but not too oily.
4. Add in about 5-10 drops of vitamin e oil and mix well. Then add in about 10-20 drops of peppermint oil depending on how soft or strong you would like it to smell and mix well.
5. Separate your mixture into two bowls equally.
6. In a separate small dish place a handful of frozen raspberries. Add in a few tablespoons of water and using a fork smash the raspberries until you have a nice red juice
7. You can strain the juice or like me use a spoon to scoop out some liquid trying to not get any bits or seeds and add it to one half of your mixture a spoonful at a time mixing well each time until you reach the colour you desire.
8. Once you have your red/pink mixture make a large paper funnel and place a few scoops of red into your container. Use your fingers or an end of a wooden spoon (or in my case the end of my rolling pin) to pat down the layer. Then do the same for the white and alternate until your jar is full.
9. Add on a nice tag or some Christmas twine like I did in little bows and a perfect holiday gift you will have!
What are your favourite essential oils to use in homemade sugar scrubs? Let me know in the comment section below!
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Jenn says
AWESOME IDEA! I want to make these for my friends! They would love it!
Jennifer (momvstheboys) says
yum! I bet that smells amazing and the valentines one sounds great too!
Merry120 says
Oh I bet it smells heavenly! I won’t get to make this in time for Christmas but I will make some after. The Calgary winters wreak havoc on my skin!
Jenna Em says
Wow, I would love to have received this as a Christmas gift! My feet are very dry this winter and this would feel great on my skin.
paula schuck says
I love peppermint anything so this would be a massive treat for me. You had me at the first picture for sure!
Caroline says
I love at home spa days and I really love body scrubs. I use them often. Looks like a great recipe! I must try it!
Wanda Bergman says
I love this idea! I think it would make a great Christmas present for a friend.
Joy Mitton says
Great idea! I just made these for our volunteers but am looking forward to trying your recipe in the future and adding the raspberries! Wondering if you prefer the solid coconut oil or already liquefied? Merry Christmas!!
Aimee says
Hi Joy, I normally buy the solid and melt it myself in the microwave 🙂
Sheryl says
I love this diy idea. I may need to try it for gifts this year. Thank you for sharing
NJ Nowoselski says
Forget giving this away I want to try it out for me 🙂 Great idea with the raspberries for the natural colour.
Debbie White Beattie says
This is such a great idea and I bet it not only smells wonderful but I bet it also does a great job. I like the use of real raspberries too.
kathy downey says
Thanks i’m going to make this for my sisters!
Chandra O’Connor says
I’m doing some homemade gifts for my landlord.