How To Make DIY Peppermint Lip Scrub Recipe

How To Make DIY Peppermint Lip Scrub Recipe




DIY peppermint lip scrub with sugar and essential oils is ready in less than 5 minutes, with just 6 ingredients! This homemade candy cane lip scrub recipe is easy, smells delicious and makes a cute handmade holiday gift. This vegan lip scrub without honey comes with free printable labels for packaging and gifting.

Homemade peppermint lip scrub materials

This peppermint beauty recipe is based on my strawberry lip scrub, and the materials of both sugar scrub recipes are similar. Here are the DIY peppermint sugar scrub ingredients and supplies:

• granulated sugar – Almost any type of sugar can be used for this lip scrub DIY. Since the skin of our lips is very delicate and tears easily, I prefer regular granulated/caster sugar.
• coconut oil – I like coconut oil lip scrub, but in case you prefer peppermint lip scrub without coconut oil, use shea butter instead. The scrub will be slightly harder but just as effective.
• Jojoba oil – Jojoba oil, a liquid plant wax, is deeply moisturizing, very soothing for dry skin, and helps to restore chapped, rough lips.
• Vitamin E oil – Vitamin E oil nourishes and moisturizes the skin, keeping your lips hydrated and soft. As a potent antioxidant, vitamin E oil also fights free radicals and may prevent premature signs of aging.
• Peppermint essential oil – Peppermint essential oil has hydrating properties and is a good addition to keep dry lips moisturized during the colder months.
• red and pink sprinkles – For visual appeal, I added cute sprinkles to the lip scrub recipe, but this is optional. I don’t recommend crushed candy cane because some of the pieces can have sharp edges. Instead, use sprinkles that are round in shape (e.g. nonpareils/hundreds and thousands).
• lip balm pots – I used cute 1-oz cosmetic pots as lip scrub containers.

For organic lip scrub, prepare the recipe with organically sourced materials.

How to make edible lip scrub

How do you make edible lip scrub? This peppermint lip scrub DIY is very versatile, and you can turn the recipe easily into edible lip scrub by replacing the essential oil with peppermint extract. While peppermint essential oil isn’t toxic, you should be cautious about consuming it orally.

If you make this lip care recipe for children or teens, who have more sensitive skin than adults and may be prone to eating lip scrub (it is a peppermint sugar scrub after all!), choose another form of peppermint oil. Peppermint essential oil is the most concentrated form, whereas peppermint extract is more diluted and milder, which brings me to my next question:

Can you use vanilla extract in lip scrub? Or peppermint extract?

In my DIY peppermint lip tutorial, I explained that flavor extracts aren’t suitable for lip balm recipes. But you can use food-grade flavor extracts, like peppermint or vanilla extract to make a homemade lip scrub. The extracts are easily absorbed by the sugar and add a nice aroma to the recipe. If you want to learn more, have a look at my strawberry lip scrub where I used strawberry flavor extract.

Peppermint extract on lips won’t have the same effects as the essential oil, but the lip scrub will smell and taste delicious. And you can use leftover peppermint extract for baking, too.

How do you make peppermint lip scrub?

How to make a candy cane lip scrub? The lip scrub without honey is enough to fill 2 to 3 1-oz tin containers. If you need more for gift-giving, simply double or triple the recipe.

Here are the easy steps to make this simple DIY lip scrub with coconut oil:

• Using a fork, mix together the sugar, coconut oil, and jojoba oil in a small mixing bowl. Work the sugar scrub mixture until well combined.
• Tip: If the coconut oil is too hard, warm it a little in the microwave to soften but don’t fully melt the oil.
• Add the vitamin E oil and peppermint essential oil. Incorporate well.
• Optional, stir a few sprinkles into the recipe.
• Using a spoon, fill and press the scrub into storage tins.
• Apply a printable lip scrub label to the lid and seal.

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