And now for something completely different....we decided to switch gears a bit from all the usual Christmas cooking of yummy edible treats and cook up yummy smeliing bodycare gifts this year. Inspired in part by this awesome and easy recipe for Peppermint Lip Balm from Amanda Soule of Soule Mama, we also concocted a few more potions of our own including Peppermint Bath Salts and Vanilla Coconut Sugar Scrub. Yum! The house smells so good and I didn't have to monitor anyone's sugar consumption while making the gifts!
The recipes were incredibly simple. We just made them up after being inspired by many different recipes we came across while browsing lots of different sources online.
Peppermint Bath Salts (makes two 8 oz. jars)
2 cups Coarse Sea Salt
2 Tbsp. Baking Soda
2-3 Drops of Peppermint Essential Oil
Mix all ingredients together and pour or spoon (we used a funnel) into glass mason jars.
Vanilla Coconut Sugar Scrub (makes 4 or 5 8 oz. jars- we did the recipe twice to get 9 jars)
2 cups Coarse Sea Salt
2 cups Turbinado Sugar
1 cup Coconut Oil (liquified by placing jar in warm water)
2 tsp Vanilla Extract
Mix all ingredients together and spoon into glass mason jars.
Smell the goodness in the air!
