After spending $90 at Bath and Body works on Black Friday, I went home with a bag full of goodies and an empty wallet. Sure, they make fantastic products, and who doesn't love receiving great smelling toiletries in their Christmas stocking? But the prices add up, and when you think about it, you can make most of those same holiday items at home for a fraction of the price! I love body scrubs and with the explosion of Pinterest in 2011, I learned to make most of my favorites at home! I'm sharing my favorite Homemade Peppermint Sugar Scrub in a Jar with y'all today because not only is it fun to make for yourself, but it makes lovely gifts too!
I save up my spaghetti sauce and salsa jars all year long so that I can make Cookies in a Jar as gifts for my friends and family, so I had plenty to work with. I also have a few decorative Mason jars that my mom has picked up for me throughout the year. When you have the most expensive part of the project sitting in your cabinet, this Homemade Peppermint Sugar Scrub in a Jar becomes even more inexpensive, as you'll likely have the ingredients laying around the kitchen!
Homemade Peppermint Sugar Scrub in a Jar
Makes 1 small mason jar full
Ingredients
1 cup granulated white sugar
¼ cup coconut oil
¼ teaspoon peppermint extract
pink sugar sprinkles or a drop of pink/red food coloring
Directions
In a small bowl, mix the granulated sugar and coconut oil until thoroughly combined. It should be crumbly but not too oily. Depending on the brand of coconut oil you are using, you might need a little more than ¼ cup - add it gradually until you have the consistency you desire.
Add peppermint extract and mix again!
Drop about 3 tablespoon fulls of the mixture into your jar, then add about a tablespoon of pink sugar.
If you are making your own pink sugar, take a tablespoon of your mixture and mix it with a small drop of food dye in a separate bowl.
Add another 3 tablespoons of the mixture, and top with another tablespoon of pink sugar.
Top with remaining mixture!
Note: You'll want to use regular coconut oil, NOT virgin coconut oil. Virgin coconut oil usually has a fragrance, and you will not want to actually smell any coconut!
I cut out a small piece of Christmas wrapping paper using the lid of the mason jar as a guide.
If you want to do the same, make sure you cut about ⅛ of an inch away from the guide so that there will be a little bit of an overhang. That will prevent the paper from moving around once you screw the lid on.
Add a ribbon and you're all set! You can add a Christmas label to the front for easy gifting, or let the colors of the Homemade Peppermint Sugar Scrub in a Jar speak for itself!
Merry Christmas!
Tammy says
What a delightful gift this would be to receive! And the scent...I bet I'd want to gnaw on my arm 😉
Stefanie says
LOL we're making the same scrub for gifts!
Jennifer Quillen says
Honestly, I wanted to just eat it right then and there. LOL
Jennifer Quillen says
Awesome! I saw your gingerbread scrub earlier today when I was blog hopping, it looks really good too! I just bought some apple syrup and I am going to be making apple pie scrub this week!
Tiff says
How cute and I bet it smells amazing!
Shell Feis says
I love peppermint anything! I need to make some of this.
Mellisa says
This is so cute! I make something similar to hand out to my friends and family.
Colleen says
I've so enjoyed seeing all the scrub receipes. My sister and I are not exchanging gifts this year but I may make something like this just as a little something.
Theresa says
I love seeing all the homemade gift ideas!
Robin Gagnon says
I need to make some of this, my skin could use it.
Toni says
I love the smell of peppermint, it makes me hungry.
Lisa - Between the Kids says
This is fantastic! I would love to do this with peppermint essential oil! Thank you! 🙂
HilLesha says
I love body scrubs, especially during the winter when my skin gets a bit dry and dull looking.
Lolo says
I bet that smells and feels great!
Julie says
Is this edible? It would be perfect if it could double as a snack. 😉
Kathleen says
I was going to buy some expensive scrub the other day, but this is so much better. Thanks!
Ty says
Looks like this would smell amazing!
Leilani says
I love making my own sugar scrubs, especially since some are very pricey. Great idea to use peppermint extract!
Liz says
I never would have thought it would be that easy to make my own. I am obsessed with peppermint and I buy bottles and bottles of BBW lotion every year, but this would be a perfect add-on for it!
Kelsey Apley says
Wow this looks really cute and pretty simple to make! I agree I love BBW but it is really pricey!!
April Decheine says
First off I love the homemade gifts! I am addicted to Peppermint scrubs.
Donna says
I'm going to make my own sugar scrub! 🙂 Thanks for sharing this!
Todd Lovessweeps says
Great gift idea ! Thanks
Julie Smith says
I love this! and saving spaghetti jars, etc. through the years is GENIUS .. I would never have thought of that (every year I end up buying a bunch of canning jars for my homemade kitchen mixes). Thanks so much!
Julie says
Hi, I love this idea of making it yourself and putting it into a jar! I want to make this with my daughter and I pinned it! Julie at julieslifestyle.blogspot.com