After Christmas sales are my favorite shopping times. Who doesn’t want to get candy for 50% off? Candy canes are literally a dime a dozen in the weeks following Christmas. I stock up on several boxes and use them for all sorts of treats. Crushed candy canes can be used to make candy spoons for cocoa, peppermint marshmallows, cookie toppings and more. While I’m making all of my favorite indulgences, I also like to whip up a batch of this easy Peppermint Sugar Scrub. This recipe is perfect to use on your body or as a lip scrub. It smells divine and can easily be given as a sweet Valentine’s Day gift.
Easy Peppermint Sugar Scrub Recipe
You’ll only need three ingredients to make this scrub. If you want to get fancy and give it a cute pink tint, you’ll need four ingredients. Even better you probably have all the ingredients -except maybe the peppermint-sitting in your pantry. Another great thing about this recipe is that it is adaptable. You can use a variety of oils and can substitute peppermint essential oil for the fresh peppermint if you prefer. Best of all, this recipe takes around five minutes to make from start to finish. It’s also a great stress reliever to make. When you’re feeling frustrated, place the candy canes in a plastic bag and smash them. That always relieves some of my tension!
Here’s how to make the Peppermint Sugar Scrub:
You’ll need
unwrapped peppermint candies or candy canes
granulated sugar
oil- you can use olive oil, canola oil, tea tree oil, coconut oil, or almond oil. I recommend a lighter oil that doesn’t have much taste, especially if you use this as a lip scrub. This recipe is gluten-free so if you accidentally get some in your mouth, it’s no problem.
red food color or red food gel (optional, only if you want to give it a pink tint)
Once you’ve unwrapped the candy canes, place them in a plastic food storage bag and smash them. Depending on the mood I’m in, I’ve used a hammer, a rolling pin, or just my hand to pulverize them. You can also just put them in a food processor for a few seconds.
In a medium bowl, mix the sugar, oil, and crushed peppermint until blended. If you plan on using the food coloring or food gel, mix in a few drops and stir. Repeat until you have the color you desire. I usually use a small amount because I want the recipe to be a light pink.
Store the peppermint sugar scrub in an airtight jar and use within the next two weeks.
Printable Recipe:
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup oil of your choice (olive, tea tree, almond, vegetable)
- 6 to 8 peppermint candies, unwrapped
- 3 to 5 drops peppermint essential oil, optional
- 3 to 5 drops red food coloring, optional
- Unwrap peppermint candies and place in a pint storage bag. Crush the peppermint using a wooden spoon. Set aside.
- In a small bowl, mix the sugar and olive oil until blended.
- If using, stir in peppermint essential oil and red food coloring.
- Stir in crushed peppermint.
- Pour the sugar mixture into an airtight storage container. I use small mason jars.
- Store for up to two weeks.
Have you made sugar scrub before? What is your favorite recipe?
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I always have the goal to check out the sales the day after Christmas and I always forget! Maybe next year. This looks like an awesome scrub!
This looks like a lovely gift for valentines day! So colorful and fun!
Thanks for the recipe! I want to make it asap! Sugar scrub is so expensive, homemade is always better and cheaper!
That sounds good and I bet it smells amazing. No, I haven’t made any sugar scrub before. I would love to though.
I absolutely love the smell of peppermint. I’ve never actually tried a sugar scrub before, but this one looks so pretty I might just give it a try! Thanks for the recipe.
I’ve never made a sugar scrub, but it seems easy enough. This would be a great gift to make, thanks for the idea!
I havent made a sugar scrub in probably a year – but this one is enticing me to make it! I adore peppermint, so I definitely want to try it!
What a great use of all the peppermint candies we have leftover from the holidays. This would come in handy as a self-care gift for a new mama.
A very crafty idea indeed! My daughter is going to have some friends over and my wife is going to do this with them as an activity for the girls to do.
I have never tried to make a sugar scrub and it looks so easy to make plus the peppermint flavor sounds really great. I will definitely try to make this for me and for my siblings.
I love a great sugar scrub recipe. This one sounds great too. Peppermint is one of my favorites. Looking forward to making this.
This is something that I will be making. We are always on the look out for natural things to make in our home for health and beauty and beyond.
I would imagine this smelling really good and very refreshing! My wife might like this. I’ll share it with her.
OK I most definitely need to try and make this myself. I love a good scrub and yet I have never really made one myself. I shall have to change that for sure!
Ohhh I love the look of this! I love peppermint, the smell is just so lovely and clean! I need a good scrub, I’m going to make this!
I am just getting into the scrub craze. I bought some keylime scrub the other day when I went out of town and my gosh I wanted to eat myself lol. I will make this one to add to my collection
I would love this for sure! I know it’ll smell amazing. I haven’t used a sugar scrub in a while and I really should.
I love making sugar scrubs. My personal favorite is brown sugar scrub. I use Thieves as my essential oil and it is amazing.
We have made all kinds of sugar scrubs but we always us essential oils in our scrubs. Everyone loves them and they make wonderful gifts.