There is no reason to buy expensive scrubs when you can easily make them at home for a fraction of the cost! Our homemade Peppermint Sugar Scrub recipe will help you create a scrub that you can use yourself to make your skin super soft and lightly scented.
Elf on the Shelf DIY Sugar Scrub!
We like to call this scrub our “Elf on the Shelf” scrub since it is a perfect holiday gift for relatives, friends, co-workers or even for a grab bag.
One of the things I particularly love about this recipe is that the cost is so low! I see scrubs in some retailers going for $20 a jar, but this can be made for just a few dollars. The Peppermint Oil was the most expensive item – but that can be used for other projects as well!
The scrub recipe makes about 8 ounces of scrub.
If you are looking for something for any time of year – you can take a look at our Lemon Sugar Scrub recipe too! Personally, that one is my face since I LOVE lemon scents.
Ingredients
- 1 cup white sugar
- ½ cup canola oil
- 2 drops peppermint essential oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Red and green gel food coloring
- Small jar with a lid
Instructions
- Blend the sugar and canola oil together in a medium size bowl.
- Divide the sugar and canola oil mixture in half placing each half in separate bowls.
- In one bowl add the peppermint essential oils stirring to blend well.
- Add several drops of the red gel food coloring continuing to stir well.
- In the second bowl add the vanilla and the green gel food coloring stirring to mix well.
- Begin to layer your scrub in your container with ½ of the red scrub on the bottom of the container.
- Use the back of the spoon to level the red colored scrub flat.
- Add ½ of the green colored scrub on top of the red scrub, flatten this with the back of your spoon.
- Next, for your third layer spoon in the second half of the red scrub, level this out.
- For your final step add the final green half of the scrub.
- Store with the lid on the jar.
Peppermint Sugar Scrub
Tired of scaly skin? Try this wonderfully smelling Peppermint Sugar scrub that you can make yourself!
Materials
- 1 cup white sugar
- ½ cup canola oil
- 2 drops peppermint essential oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Red and green gel food coloring
- Small jar with a lid
Instructions
- Blend the sugar and canola oil together in a medium size bowl.
- Divide the sugar and canola oil mixture in half placing each half in separate bowls.
- In one bowl add the peppermint essential oils stirring to blend well.
- Add several drops of the red gel food coloring continuing to stir well.
- In the second bowl add the vanilla and the green gel food coloring stirring to mix well.
- Begin to layer your scrub in your container with ½ of the red scrub on the bottom of the container.
- Use the back of the spoon to level the red colored scrub flat.
- Add ½ of the green colored scrub on top of the red scrub, flatten this with the back of your spoon.
- Next, for your third layer spoon in the second half of the red scrub, level this out.
- For your final step add the final green half of the scrub.
- Store with the lid on the jar.
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