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Homemade Peppermint Sugar Scrub Recipe

10/29/2013 By Charlene 21 Comments

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Homemade Peppermint Sugar Scrub Recipe

 

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.

Homemade Peppermint Sugar Scrub Recipe

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 

 

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Comments

  1. Pam says

    10/29/2013 at 4:50 PM

    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!

  2. Charlene says

    10/29/2013 at 5:26 PM

    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.

  3. Suzanne says

    10/29/2013 at 7:19 PM

    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.

  4. Charlene says

    10/29/2013 at 8:31 PM

    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.

  5. Tracy Claseman says

    10/30/2013 at 6:40 AM

    I love the recipe but have a daughter allergic to anything coconut. Could you use any other type of oil?

  6. Charlene says

    10/30/2013 at 9:48 AM

    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 :).

  7. b says

    11/06/2013 at 8:06 AM

    Just made this with my 16 year old daughter and we both love it! Thanks!

  8. Charlene says

    11/06/2013 at 9:01 AM

    B- I am so glad!

  9. Kim says

    11/11/2013 at 5:26 PM

    Dollar tree (if there’s one near you) has those containers and everything is a dollar 🙂

  10. Stephanie says

    11/16/2013 at 9:17 AM

    Approximately how much does this recipe make? Thanks

  11. Dianna says

    11/25/2013 at 4:53 PM

    What is red mica?

  12. Charlene says

    11/25/2013 at 6:00 PM

    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.

  13. Meagan says

    12/18/2013 at 11:44 AM

    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.

  14. Charlene says

    12/18/2013 at 12:44 PM

    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.

  15. Tisha says

    10/13/2014 at 3:06 PM

    This looks amazing! How long does the scrub store for?

  16. Kim says

    10/27/2014 at 9:35 AM

    What size jar would this all fit into?

  17. Kim says

    11/24/2014 at 10:33 AM

    What size jar does this all fit into?

  18. Charlene says

    11/24/2014 at 10:58 AM

    Hi Kim,

    Whatever size jar you want to use. A standard mason jar would work.

  19. Katlyn says

    12/09/2014 at 2:38 PM

    Where can I find coconut oil? I have never made this before and don’t want to buy the wrong thing.. thanks!

  20. Charlene says

    12/09/2014 at 6:42 PM

    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

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