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DIY Peppermint Candy Cane Sugar Scrub

December 26, 2018 by stefaniebaginspirationcom Leave a Comment

Recentls I surveyed the pantry and spied a bunch of leftover candy canes. I had used some of them to make peppermint bark and had a few left.

My mother also gives the kids these giant candy canes every Christmas and I don’t have the heart to tell her that they just don’t like them quite that much.

In years past, I would let them sit in the pantry for six months before finally throwing them away. This year I had a better idea – DIY Candy Cane Sugar Scrub! I guess I am recycling candy canes :). Super easy and fast and would make a great gift.

Ingredients (makes one batch)

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup crushed candy canes
  • 1/2 cup cooking oil (I used canola, but any type would work – sunflower, olive, safflower – I think a lighter oil works best)
  • 8 drops peppermint oil (optional)

Yep, that’s it! The essential peppermint oil is optional, but it makes it smell fabulous. You can buy it a health food store and some craft stores carry essential oils.  I used five regular candy canes and that giant one you see in the photo. I was able to make three batches; each batch is about 1.25 cups of scrub.

Directions

First I pulverized the candy canes in a food processor until they were finely ground.

Look at that giant candy cane!

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Finely crush them all, then mix in the sugar, canola oil and peppermint oil:

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Fill a jar with the scrub and you’re done!

These would make great gifts, but I kept them for myself :). I have one at the kitchen sink and one in the shower.

I mostly use it on my hands and feet, but I think you could use it anywhere. I especially love it in the shower because the peppermint is a nice wake-me-up on our cold winter mornings.

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Filed Under: Around The House, Crafts, Fashion/Beauty

About stefaniebaginspirationcom

Stefanie has a love of the outdoors and has been on a journey to have her family live a greenier life. She and her friend Michelle write green tips for the busy mom in their blog GreenInspiration. They love combining taking their eco friendly passion into other parts of their life and do this at BagInspiration where they find eco chic bags, most of which are fair trade, making them feel like they are helping the environment and the world. When she's not running the kids around or running her business, she is out running, biking, skiing or just taking a nice walk with her dog. Stefanie Kushner

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