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DIY Peppermint Soap

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Finding unique items to give to others for Christmas is not as difficult as you think! Homemade gifts add a bit of charm that no other store bought present can replicate. DIY 15-minute Peppermint Soap is a gift that anyone would enjoy! Even your toughest to please recipients will love to find this simple and handmade gift under the tree. And, it really only takes 15 minutes!

This Peppermint Soap is a simple project that only takes 15 minutes. It makes a perfect homemade Christmas present. DIY.

DIY Peppermint Soap

Sometimes even the best intentions when gift giving come up short! Giving someone a batch of DIY 15-minute Peppermint Soap shows you care enough to give homemade. But, it won’t require a whole weekend to whip this gift up! A snappy 15 minutes is all you need.

All the supplies you need for homemade peppermint soap.

Gather these supplies:

  • Melt and pour soap
  • Peppermint essential oil
  • Candy canes
  • A soap mold

First things first! Unwrap 5 to 6 candy canes and break them into pieces.

Unwrap your candy canes.

Next, place your broken up candy canes into a food processor to break them up into a fine powder. Don’t have a food processor? That’s okay! Place your candy canes in a large zip-top bag and use a rolling pin or other heavy item to break them up.

Place your unwrapped candy canes in a food processor.

Then, pulse your food processor until your candy canes are the consistency of coarse sand. Pink sand!

Pulse until your candy canes are the consistency of sand.

Time to work on the soap! Cut your soap into small chunks and place them in a microwaveable bowl. Microwave in 30 second increments and stir between each one. (It’s kind of like melting chocolate!)

Cut your soap into small squares and place in microwave-safe bowl.

Once your soap is melted and smooth, add 20-30 drops of Peppermint oil. Stir well to incorporate. If your soap starts thickening, you can pop it back into the microwave for another 30 seconds. At this point, you could add your candy cane pieces into your soap and stir them up! I choose to add mine to the top.

Add peppermint oil to your soap.

Next, pour your soap into the molds. Be careful not to overfill them!

Pour your melted soap into molds.

Top your soap with the candy cane powder. You can add as much or as little as you like. I wanted lots! I covered the whole top of my soap!

Cover the top of your soap with the candy cane pieces.

Last, allow your soap to harden up and then simply pop them free from the mold! Need your soap to harden quicker? Pop them into the fridge for 15 minutes!

Once your soap hardens, you may remove it from the molds.

That’s it! Your gift giving is complete! Wrap them up in a brown paper sack, or stack them in a glass jar!

This peppermint soap is an easy DIY that makes a perfect homemade Christmas gift.

You can check everyone off of your gift list!

About Tracie Nall

Tracie lives in Arizona with her husband, teen daughter, and more books than her shelves will hold. She spends her days writing and editing. Many of her words end up on her blog, From Tracie. Find Tracie on Twitter @FromTracie and on Instagram where she takes pictures of things that are yellow.

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  9. Sarah Nenni Daher says

    I had no idea it was that easy to make fun soap. I’m going to add that to my craft store shopping list ASAP – thank you for sharing (and for the link up)!

  14. Angelica says

    I thought the soap looked good enough to eat, too! This is a great idea! Going to check out the rest of those recipes 🙂 Thanks for the share!!