Here is a very easy recipe for a Homemade Peppermint Sugar Scrub. This can be a fun gift idea or just something to whip up for yourself.
You can use any variety of fragrance that you like- I thought Peppermint would be fun for the holiday season. Lavendar, vanilla, lemon, rosemary, orange are all other fragrance ideas to consider.
Also this batch is colored red just to show how that looks. You can skip the colored mica and your scrub will be white. I think I actually prefer the pretty white color but that is totally up to you. For lemon and citrus fragrances using the extra coloring is a really nice touch.
Ingredients:
- 1 Cup Sugar
- ½ Cup Coconut Oil
- 2-3 Drops Peppermint Essential Oil
- 1 tbsp Vitamin E Oil
- Red Mica (Optional- this just gives it an extra shimmer and adds the color)
- Rubbing Alcohol (optional- this will just sanitize your container)
Directions:
- Spray a container of choice with rubbing alcohol and set aside until dry.
- In a microwave safe bowl, melt coconut oil. This should only take a few seconds unless you have your coconut oil stored in a warm place, in which case it is likely already melted.
- Add in essential oil, vitamin E oil, and sugar, and stir until well combined.
- Separate mixture into two bowls. Using your red mica, color 1 bowl of scrub red.
- Spoon your scrub into your jar, alternating between the white and the red.
- Store in a covered container at room temperature.
Easy!
You can use this in the shower for any spots that might need a little extra exfoliating. I like this for my hands because they get so dry in the winter.
All of the ingredients listed above can be found at natural foods stores like Whole Foods or you can get everything you need at Amazon. The prices for coconut oil in particular are usually pretty good from Amazon.
And if you are wondering what to use the rest of your coconut oil on:
- Easy Deep Conditioning Hair Treatment
- Homemade Popcorn
- Homemade Chocolate Magic Shell
- Homemade Almond Butter
- Homemade Lotion Bars
Fantistic idea! Definitely going to make this for the women in my family for Christmas 🙂 As a side note, Costco also has an excellent price on coconut oil. We have replaced most of our cooking and baking with this. We love it and its healthier. Thanks again for the idea!
Yes Pam I have seen those containers- they are too big for me but if you use it all the time it might be a good value.
Where would you look for a decent price on several containers? My daughter has nurses, aides, school bus drivers, teachers, (over 20 people) that we give gifts to for Christmas. I like to give them something nice but over $5.00 a gift just for 1 child add’s up pretty fast. I just thought this would be perfect especially since most people working with her wash their hands many, many times a day for infection control.
Suzanne,
I like World Market for good containers and I also like Joann’s. I prefer Joann’s because they allow multiple coupons and they have lots of little containers and jars if you wander. Possibly the Dollar Store too.
I love the recipe but have a daughter allergic to anything coconut. Could you use any other type of oil?
Hi Tracy,
Absolutely! Mineral Oil or Almond Oil or Olive Oil would work. I have heard of using inexpensive hair conditioner or for just the hands Dawn Renewal Dish soap too :).
Just made this with my 16 year old daughter and we both love it! Thanks!
B- I am so glad!
Dollar tree (if there’s one near you) has those containers and everything is a dollar 🙂
Approximately how much does this recipe make? Thanks
What is red mica?
Dianna, I mentioned what it does in the post at the top and then here is where you can buy it:
http://www.amazon.com/s/?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&field-keywords=red%20mica&linkCode=ur2&tag=myfrugadve-20&url=search-alias%3Daps
But as I said you don’t need to use it if you don’t want too.
Can you use something other than red mica? I like the idea of making the scrub red and white, but I can’t find red mica anywhere and I don’t have time to order it online.
Megan you can try red food coloring. It wouldn’t be my first choice but in this small of an amount you shouldn’t have any issues with staining.
This looks amazing! How long does the scrub store for?
What size jar would this all fit into?
What size jar does this all fit into?
Hi Kim,
Whatever size jar you want to use. A standard mason jar would work.
Where can I find coconut oil? I have never made this before and don’t want to buy the wrong thing.. thanks!
Hi Katlyn- you can find it in the baking section of nearly every store. It will be in a jar that looks like this:
http://www.amazon.com/Spectrum-Naturals-Coconut-Unrefined-liquid/dp/B000AN36I0