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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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).
Mix everything until the color is evenly distributed.
Fill containers with the sugar scrub.
Peppermint Sugar Scrub
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
Print, cut out and glue the labels onto the containers. You can print the FREE labels below.
Put a piece of candy cane washi tape across the top of the containers.
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.
Carefully add everything to the jar so that it all fits.
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!
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.
Body Butter Printable Labels
Sugar Scrub Printable Labels
Foot Soak Printable Labels
Peppermint Pampering
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.
Leigh Anne says
Where is the best place to buy the studio 35 vitamin E cream ?
Tonia says
Hi Leigh Anne,
I bought the Studio 35 vitamin E cream from Walgreens but you can use any brand. Walmart has a 4 oz Fruit of the Earth brand of vitamin E cream that is less expensive but I don’t have any Walmart’s close by. I would recommend smelling whatever brand you choose before buying it to make sure that it smells okay and will work with the peppermint smell.
Best of luck and thanks for stopping by!
~Tonia
Angel @ Whimsy Living says
Thanks for sharing these creative gift idea with us!
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says
Okay I’m in LOVE with all your scrubs, but I think these are my favorite. I am SO making these jars for Christmas! Such a great idea Tonia!
Connie says
Love your ‘gifts in a jar’ (and many other recipes & decorations) you share. I plan on making this for Christmas gifts but have a quick question… in looking up some of the items (so I know where to go shopping), is there a typo on the Vaseline Cocoa Butter Petroleum Jelly? Everything I ‘google’ shows a 7.5 oz jar, not a .75 oz… I just want to make sure I am making the recipe correctly, so would appreciate clarification on this. Thanks!
Tonia says
Hi Connie,
Whoops! You are totally right. I will get that fixed. Also, you can use the unscented petroleum jelly if you prefer.
Best of luck and thanks for letting me know!
~Tonia
Connie says
No prob 😉 I just tend to be very goofy about following recipes/instructions 🙂 And thank you also for sharing your labels/tags! I have not one artistic bone in my body so being able to print what you’ve created helps immensely!! Have a great weekend!
Connie says
One more quick question… how far in advance can I make these peppermint treatments?? I want to get a jump on making stuff for Christmas as time is limited as we get closer to Santa’s arrival. Wondering if early December (in a couple of weeks) is OK with plans to give the week before and at Christmas…. thanks again!
Tonia says
I’m not sure how long in advance but early December would definitely be okay. I will be giving these as gifts so I hope that they are still good by Christmas. The sugar scrub with the coconut oil will harden a bit but as soon as it warms up it will soften again. Thanks Connie!
Lolly Jane says
This is soooo clever and executed so pretty! Those little containers are the perfect size- great find!!! xo
malia says
Tonia, what a fantastic idea and tutorial! I love it! xoxo
Jenna says
Wonderful Tonia! Thanks for all the recipes for these peppermint pampers! So cute!
Michelle says
Tonia! These are so cool…pun intended! ha ha. Anyway, could I ask what brand of spray paint you use? I made your spa in a jar and I spray painted the colorful lids gray, but the paint pooled and was in consistent. Just wondering if there’s a special paint you buy.
Thanks so much!
Tonia says
Hi Michelle,
I use spray paint that is specially formulated for plastic. I can’t remember the brand I used for the silver lids but for these red ones, I used Krylon Fusion For Plastic in Pepper Red Gloss: http://www.krylon.com/products/fusion-for-plastic/ Thanks for asking! I will update the post so everyone see this.
Best of luck!
~Tonia
lisa sims says
Brilliant idea! My girls and I are going to do this for their school friends, our church friends and for family this year! Thank you for sharing such a cute and fun (for us) gift idea!
Jane's Adventures in Dinner says
Oh, yes please!
Angie @ CCC says
Adorable as always!!
Jenny says
This is pure genius Tonia! We were definitely on the same wavelength with the peppermint.
Tonia says
We sure were! Thanks Jenny!
Anna Bennett says
Tonia,
I don’t have the ability to do the things that you & your friends all have, but I really do enjoy the E-Mails that you send & share.
Thank you so very much.
Lisa says
What a fun gift idea! I absolutely LOVE it…
Tonia says
Thanks Lisa!
Suzy says
…Thank-you sooo much!!! Wanted to do a “Gift in a Jar” this year and have been searching for the “perfect” one–no longer in search for one–love love love peppermint! Thank you Tonia = )
Tonia says
Thanks Suzy! Enjoy!!
Keren says
You don’t know how Excited I would be if I got this!!! Anything that helps me get some “ME TIME” is much needed and appreciated!!
Those printable make it even more special!!
LOVE!!!
Tonia says
I agree! You could even soak your feet while blissfully blogging away! Thanks Keren!
Mary Beth|Cupcakes and Crinoline says
This is an awesome idea, Tonia. I love peppermint and this is such a great way to give homemade gifts that are useful. Adding to my ‘to make’ list!
I’m so glad to be participating in the Mason Jar Extravaganza with you.
Have a lovely week.
Tonia says
Thank you Mary Beth! Homemade gifts are so much more fun to give than things like gift cards!
andrea cammarata says
WOW…this is one awesome mason jar gift project…I am in love with all the homemade goodies and even though I don’t have smellavision…I do believe I can catch a bit of a pepperminty breeze just sitting here! Awesome gift!!! So happy to be doing this mason jar extravaganza with you! Hugs and wishes for a picture perfect day!
Tonia says
Thanks Andrea! I hope you have a wonderful day too!
Dawn says
These look so nice! Great idea 🙂 My only concern is the red food coloring….won’t that dye the skin when the stuff is used or is it ok since its such a small amount? I am thinking of making it for my grandfather…I know it sounds girly, but he has very dry skin and loves good lotions. Thank you!!
Tonia says
It is such a small amount that it should be fine but you can totally leave it out too! Since the color is more pink and red, your grandfather would appreciate it being white. Thanks Dawn!
Linda @ it all started with paint says
Your gifts in jars are the BEST!!! So beautiful! I can almost smell that delicious peppermint smell as I read your post! So happy to have you as part of the mason jar holiday party!
🙂 Linda
Tonia says
Awww…thanks Linda! I am so happy that I was able to join the party. My house smells awesome right now!