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    Home » Gift Ideas

    Peppermint Pampering Gifts In Jars

    Modified: May 9, 2023 · Published: Nov 13, 2013 by Tonia Larson

    This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Gifts in a jar are perfect for giving homemade Christmas gifts. This Peppermint Pampering Jar is filled with items like body butter, foot, and sugar scrub.

    Peppermint pampering mason jar gift.

    Giving homemade Christmas gifts is so affordable! This Christmas, I am giving gifts in a jar with a Peppermint Pampering theme. It is filled with homemade peppermint spa products and peppermint treats. If you want to make your own spa products, the recipes are below. If not, you can buy small-sized bottles of similar spa products to put in the jars. Or buy large bottles and divide them into small containers.

    In This Post: Everything You Need To Make Peppermint Pampering Gifts In A Jar

    • Peppermint Body Butter
    • Peppermint Sugar Scrub
    • Peppermint Foot Soak
    • Peppermint Pampering Labels
    Mini plastic containers.

    I started with lots of these small containers from Family Dollar and spray-painted the lids red. Be sure to use spray paint that is specially formulated for plastics. I used Krylon Fusion For Plastic in Pepper Red Gloss to paint these lids. Don’t worry if you can’t find these exact containers. Try looking for small plastic containers in the bead aisle at a craft store or in the food storage aisle of a large retailer like Walmart or Target.

    Supplies for making peppermint body butter.

    To make the peppermint body butter, I used one Net Wt 7.5 oz jar of Vaseline Cocoa Butter petroleum jelly, three 8 fl. oz bottles of Bath and Body Works Twisted Peppermint body lotion (bought them on sale) and two Net Wt. 4 oz jars of Studio 35 Vitamin E cream.

    Whipping body butter with a stand mixer.

    Put all of the ingredients into the mixer bowl and add drops of red food coloring, 5 teaspoons peppermint extract and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract. Whip everything together.

    Peppermint body butter in small containers.

    Fill up as many small containers as you need and put the rest into large containers. This recipe makes 48 oz of lotion. If you don’t need that much, cut the recipe in half.

    Peppermint Body Butter

    Sugar scrub ingredients in a bowl.

    To make the peppermint sugar scrub, put 1/2 cup of fractionated coconut oil in a large bowl.

    Add 1 1/2 cups of granulated sugar, 2-3 teaspoons peppermint extract, 1 teaspoon vanilla and 2 drops of red food coloring (if desired).

    Peppermint sugar scrub in a bowl.

    Mix everything until the color is evenly distributed.

    Peppermint sugar scrub in small containers.

    Fill containers with the sugar scrub.

    Peppermint Sugar Scrub

    Whisking peppermint foot soak in a bowl.

    Next, I made some peppermint foot soak by mixing together 1 cup baking soda, 1/2 cup Epsom salt, 2 teaspoons peppermint extract and 2 drops of red food coloring. Use a whisk to mix well. The extract made the mix a little wet so I poured it onto a piece of parchment paper and let it dry for 1/2 an hour.

    Put 2 tablespoons of peppermint foot soak into each container. When ready to use the foot soak, pour the entire contents of the small foot soak container into a basin of warm water.

    Peppermint Foot Soak

    Peppermint foot soak, sugar scrub and body butter.

    Print, cut out and glue the labels onto the containers. You can print the FREE labels below.

    • Peppermint Body Butter Labels
    • Peppermint Sugar Scrub Labels
    • Peppermint Foot Soak Labels

    Put a piece of candy cane washi tape across the top of the containers.

    Peppermint pampering jar supplies.

    Here is everything I put into my peppermint pampering mason jar: Ghiradelli Mint Chocolate, a peppermint hot cocoa packet, a red manicure set, candy cane Chapstick, and peppermint candy. I used a Kerr one quart (32 oz) wide-mouth mason jar.

    Add a candy cane to the top.

    Carefully add everything to the jar so that it all fits.

    Add a snowflake to the top of the jar.

    Put a piece of candy cane-striped Washi tape around the lid and add a snowflake to the top. I bought a pack of these snowflakes in the dollar section at Target.

    I am making a ton of these gifts in a jar to give away this Christmas! I’ve got a head start and now I just need to be sure to finish them!

    Peppermint pampering mason jar gift.

    Want more gifts in a jar? Try these next:

    A Pedicure In A Jar includes all of the things you need to give yourself a pedicure at home.

    The Spa In A Jar mason jar gift includes everything you need for an at-home spa day.

    Looking for other Mason Jar Gifts? We have a full tutorial on how to put everything in a jar.

    Peppermint Pampering Printable Labels

    To make the peppermint pampering labels, open the files you want and download the pdf to your computer. Each pdf is a full sheet of one kind of labels. Print the labels onto paper using your printer and cut out each label. Glue the labels to the containers. Or you can print the labels onto full sheet label sticker paper and cut each label out. Then, peel off the backing and attach the labels to the containers.

    peppermint pampering labels.

    Body Butter Printable Labels

    Sugar Scrub Printable Labels

    Foot Soak Printable Labels

    Peppermint pampering mason jar gift.

    Peppermint Pampering

    Gifts in a jar are perfect for giving homemade Christmas gifts. This Peppermint Pampering Jar is filled with items like body butter, foot, and sugar scrub.
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 25 minutes minutes
    Servings: 1 mason jar
    Cost: $25
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    Equipment

    • fractionated coconut oil
    • condiment container

    Ingredients

    Peppermint Body Butter

    • 7.5 oz (Net Wt) jar of Vaseline Cocoa Butter petroleum jelly
    • (3) 3.8 fl. oz. bottles of Twisted Peppermint body lotion
    • (2) 4 oz (Net Wt) jars of Studio 35 Vitamin E cream
    • 2 drops red food coloring
    • 5 teaspoons peppermint extract
    • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

    Peppermint Sugar Scrub

    • ½ cup fractionated coconut oil
    • 1½ cups of granulated sugar
    • teaspoons peppermint extract
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 2 drops red food coloring if desired

    Peppermint Foot Soak

    • 1 cup baking soda
    • ½ cup Epsom salt
    • 2 teaspoons peppermint extract
    • 2 drops red food coloring

    Instructions

    Peppermint Body Butter

    • Put all of the ingredients into a mixer and whip them together.
    • Fill containers with the body butter. This recipe makes 48 oz of lotion.
    • Attach a label to the front.
    • Add a strip of washi tape across the top.

    Peppermint Sugar Scrub

    • Put the fractionated coconut oil into a large bowl.
    • Mix in sugar, peppermint extract, vanilla extract and red food coloring.
    • Fill containers with the sugar scrub. Recipe makes 16 oz of sugar scrub.
    • Attach a label to the front.
    • Add a strip of washi tape across the top.
    • Be careful when using because products containing oil can make the shower/tub slippery!

    Peppermint Foot Soak

    • Mix together baking soda, Epsom salt, peppermint extract and red food coloring with a whisk.
    • Allow the mixture to dry out before adding to the containers. I poured it onto a piece of parchment paper and let it dry for ½ an hour.
    • Put 2 tablespoons of peppermint foot soak into each container. Recipe makes enough that you can put 2 tablespoons into 10 containers.
    • Add a strip of washi tape across the top.
    • When ready to the foot soak, pour the entire contents of the small foot soak container into a basin of warm water.
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    About Tonia Larson

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    1. Christianne says

      December 9, 2022 at 10:30 pm

      I would like to clarify. In the foot soak did you use peppermint essential oil or peppermint cooking extract?

      Reply
      • Tonia says

        December 10, 2022 at 12:47 am

        I used peppermint cooking extract because that is what I had on hand. You can you peppermint oil but only use 1/2 teaspoon since it is 4 times as strong.

        Reply
    2. Delise Nix says

      December 6, 2022 at 7:10 pm

      Hi. Not sure if anyone will answer but found this in pintrest and exactly what I’m looking for for Christmas gifts for my coworkers. However, where do I find the labels? Do they make them in those shapes? Thank you

      Reply
      • Tonia says

        December 7, 2022 at 4:28 pm

        Hi Delise,
        You can download the printable label pdfs in the post above. You’ll need to print them and cut them out. I glued mine to the small containers but you could also print them out on full sized sheets of label paper.
        Best of luck,
        -Tonia

        Reply
    3. Patrice says

      December 3, 2022 at 8:42 pm

      I realize this is an old post but I was wondering how to get the labels printed for the peppermint set

      Reply
      • Tonia says

        December 4, 2022 at 10:21 am

        Hello Patrice,
        Under the photo of the stack of the three containers, there are three links to the labels. You can download the labels to your computer and print them from there. Let me know if you need me to email them to you instead.
        Thanks,
        Tonia

        Reply
    4. Jeanne says

      December 28, 2019 at 11:25 am

      Looking for a bunch of red nail brushes. Any idea in bulk?

      Reply
      • Tonia says

        December 30, 2019 at 2:07 pm

        Hi Jeanna,

        Are you looking for the red scrub brushes for nails? It looks like Amazon has them in bulk here: https://amzn.to/2sykIPS

        Best,
        Tonia

        Reply
    5. Gail says

      December 13, 2018 at 12:43 pm

      Wow, what a wonderful Idea!! I had to make 14 gifts for the girls at work. Not only was this fun to put together, your instructions were wonderful, right down to the labels!!! Thank you!

      Reply
      • Tonia says

        December 13, 2018 at 2:38 pm

        You are very welcome! I’m so happy to hear that you made 14 of them!

        Reply
    6. Christy says

      December 11, 2018 at 11:47 pm

      This looks like a great Christmas gift to all the girls and women in my family. On the body butter can you substitute the petroleum jelly, peppermint body lotion and vitamin E cream with just regular cocoa butter body lotion?

      Reply
      • Tonia says

        December 12, 2018 at 8:37 pm

        Hi Cristy,
        I’m not sure what you are asking…which ingredient did you want to substitute?
        ~Tonia

        Reply
        • Christy says

          December 15, 2018 at 2:15 pm

          The body butter has coconut oil, I have a couple girls that are allergic to coconut. And on the small containers what size are they to be able to fit 3 in the 32 oz. mason jar?

          Reply
          • Tonia says

            December 15, 2018 at 3:15 pm

            You can use any body lotion you want in place of the twisted peppermint body lotion I used. Yes, I was able to fit 3 of the 2.4 oz containers in my 32 oz mason jar along with the other items. Best of luck! ~Tonia

            Reply
    7. Stacey says

      December 8, 2018 at 7:18 am

      If I only want to make 10 of these how much ingredients would I need?

      Reply
    8. Chloe says

      December 13, 2017 at 8:59 am

      Can I just say that this is the most brilliant and easy DIY mason jar gift. Thank you so much for the idea! So cute! Followed your recipes exactly except halved the body butter recipe and it all came out perfect. Thank you for sharing!

      Reply
    9. Katie says

      November 27, 2017 at 6:37 pm

      Hi! Would it be possible to make the body butter with Bath and Body Works body cream instead? I would LOVE to make this, however they aren’t coming out with the Twisted Peppermint scent in the regular lotion this year, just the body cream.

      Reply
      • Tonia says

        November 28, 2017 at 2:16 pm

        Hi Katie,
        Yes, you can use the body cream. Or you can use another brand peppermint lotion but the Twisted Peppermint is my FAVE cause it smells just like candy canes!
        ~Tonia

        Reply
        • Katie says

          December 10, 2017 at 9:15 am

          I just made it last night using the B&BW body cream – I wasn’t sure if it would be too thick – but it still turned out amazing! 🙂 I’ve made a similar recipe in the past and followed it exactly, so I never thought to sub B&BW scents for the lotion!! Thanks for the great idea!

          Reply
          • Tonia says

            December 11, 2017 at 12:29 pm

            Fabulous! Can’t wait to make this year’s batch!

            Reply
    10. Jessica says

      October 11, 2017 at 11:53 am

      Instead of studio 35 can I use… Genes Vitamin E Creme Swiss Collagen Complex Moisturizing Creme for Dry and Sensitive …. I know in the previous comments you said any vitamin E cream but I would rather ask to double check since I didn’t see it on the list of others that you said would work.

      Reply
    11. Jordan says

      December 2, 2016 at 4:21 pm

      Hi, what can I use to substitute the vitamin E cream. I have searched high and low for that stuff and it is no where to be found. I tried Walgreens as you stated you purchased yours there, they have, cannot be sold online and not available at any stores within a 100 miles radius of me. Is there anything I can use instead of that? I have even looked on Amazon and they carry nothing like it. Only lotions with Vitamin E in it. HELP!!!!

      Reply
      • Tonia says

        December 3, 2016 at 4:26 pm

        Hello Jordan,
        You can use any brand of Vitamin E Cream that you can find in your area. If you can’t find it, substitute with another creamy lotion with that is unscented or lightly scented, depending on how much money you want to spend.

        Here are a few of the many brands I found on Amazon: (affiliate links)
        Now Foods Vitamin E Cream: http://amzn.to/2fXvEtW
        Fruit of the Earth Vitamin E Cream: http://amzn.to/2gT8dqd (I believe this one is also sold at Walmart and Family Dollar)
        Vital Care Vitamin E Cream: http://amzn.to/2h68835

        Best of luck!
        Tonia

        Reply
        • Belle says

          August 11, 2017 at 4:46 pm

          Tonia is the scrub for lips or just body ? and does the red stain ?

          Reply
    12. Deborah says

      November 26, 2016 at 6:29 pm

      I don’t use petroleum jelly, but I do make am un-petroleum jelly. I don’t know the measurements off hand but your u use olive oil and bees wax. I also make my own lotions. I’m trying to go all natural. I think I will try these recipes using homemade items listed.

      Reply
    13. Emilia says

      April 3, 2016 at 9:50 pm

      Well, here’s my experience. First, never use a rubber spatula unless you will keep it for this use only: the petroleum jelly plus all the oil and the perfume will stick to the rubber, a nightmare! My mixture did not come out like the one in your pictures. There were lumps from the petroleum jelly, some of them quite big and I only saw them later, because they did not show while whipping. I wonder if the petroleum jelly has to be a bit warmed up… I used it in my hands and body and, despite only liking lotion, this was fine. I am going to try to use your recipe with unscented lotion and regular petroleum jelly; or maybe even almond oil. I personally don’t like scented lotions–or soaps for that matter. There’s enough perfume in shampoo! Thanks for sharing.

      Reply
    14. Emilia says

      April 2, 2016 at 9:17 am

      Is the extract in the recipes cooking extract? I was wondering… This is all so lovely. How creative you are. And it was so nice of you to share your ideas!

      Reply
    15. Kathie says

      December 30, 2015 at 7:39 pm

      Could raw shea butter that is whipped be substituted for the lotion?

      I made these for Christmas gifts and my friend is in love with the body butter and scrub (she’s not a foot soak kind of person, so she didn’t get any of that).

      Thanks for posting!

      Reply
      • Tonia says

        January 1, 2016 at 10:40 am

        Sorry Katie! I’ve never tried using raw shea butter. Let me know how it turns out if you do decide to try it! ~Tonia

        Reply
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