Peppermint Presents
Just in time for a cold blast of winter air, I ran out of my Pumpkin Spice Sugar Scrub. It really helped moisturize my skin, a must with the cold outside and the dry heat outside. So what's a girl to do? Well, make another batch- this time with seasonal favorite- Peppermint!
There are a lot of recipes for Peppermint Scrub on the internet. Based on these recipes and what I learned when I made the Pumpkin Spice Scrub, I decided to start from scratch and adjust the recipe as I needed. Here are the ingredients:
1/3 cup Coconut Oil
Peppermint Essential Oil (NOT Peppermint Extract!)
1-2 cups sugar
Red Food Coloring (Optional)
A few notes: You can purchase Peppermint Essential Oil at your local health food store. After I made my first batch of Pumpkin Spice Scrub, I discovered that you can buy a cosmetic grade coconut oil at the health food store as well. I just use the plain old grocery store variety that works very well for me.
As I mentioned in my post on the Pumpkin Spice Scrub, I am a little reluctant to use glass in the bathroom, but I am giving it a try with this batch. I found these little jars in the canning section of Walmart and decorated them with some peppermint striped ribbon I found at Michaels.
I used a Wilton gel food coloring. I was concerned that it may stain my skin, but it did not. Some of the recipes I found used berry juice of various types. I would be concerned that some types of juices would stain.
This Sugar Scrub would be a perfect little gift or stocking stuffer, especially if combined with Peppermint Soap that we will be making next time!
Thanks for stopping by today!
~Cynthia
There are a lot of recipes for Peppermint Scrub on the internet. Based on these recipes and what I learned when I made the Pumpkin Spice Scrub, I decided to start from scratch and adjust the recipe as I needed. Here are the ingredients:
1/3 cup Coconut Oil
Peppermint Essential Oil (NOT Peppermint Extract!)
1-2 cups sugar
Red Food Coloring (Optional)
- Melt the coconut oil in the microwave in a microwave safe bowl (I just used my glass measuring cup) for about 30 seconds, Stir. If not completely melted, microwave for another 10 seconds and stir again.
- Pour oil into a medium sized mixing bowl and stir in 1 cup of sugar. Sample the mixture by rubbing some of it between your fingers. If it feels too oily, add more sugar in 1/4 cup increments, stirring after each addition until the texture feels good to you, but is not too dry.
- Once sugar and oil are mixed together, add about 10 drops of Peppermint Oil and stir completely. If the mixture is not "Pepperminty" enough for you, add more drops about 3-5 drops at a time until you reach the desired level of peppermint scent.
- If desired, add a small bit of red food coloring to create a light pink color. You can also split the batch in two and only add red food coloring to half, then layer the colors for a candy cane effect. This requires a larger container than I am working with right now.
- Scoop the mixture into a container for personal use or small jars for gift giving.
As I mentioned in my post on the Pumpkin Spice Scrub, I am a little reluctant to use glass in the bathroom, but I am giving it a try with this batch. I found these little jars in the canning section of Walmart and decorated them with some peppermint striped ribbon I found at Michaels.
I used a Wilton gel food coloring. I was concerned that it may stain my skin, but it did not. Some of the recipes I found used berry juice of various types. I would be concerned that some types of juices would stain.
This Sugar Scrub would be a perfect little gift or stocking stuffer, especially if combined with Peppermint Soap that we will be making next time!
Thanks for stopping by today!
~Cynthia
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