Peppermint Mocha Body Scrub

I've had a lot of fun whipping up batches of several different body scrubs and bath salts that I've found recipes for on pinterest. I came across one over the weekend that used coffee for the exfoliant. Brilliant!

Since I do love me some Starbucks, what would be better than to scrub myself down with one of the wonderful scents that sends my pickup through the drive up nearly every time I go into town?!

That's how my peppermint mocha body scrub was born! It was so easy, especially since I already had all the ingredients.

Okay, I lie. I refused to use my good coffee and purchased some inexpensive stuff specifically for this project.
Everything else, I had. Really.


You will need...

1 cup ground coffee
1 cup turbinado or brown sugar
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/2 cup oil (safflower, vegetable, canola, olive oil, etc)
1 tsp vit E
5-10 drops peppermint oil

First, combine all the dry ingredients really well. Make sure to break up any clumps of sugar or cocoa.


Add oils and mix well.


If this scrub is for you, turn the shower on and you're ready to go.

If you're gifting it, scoop some into a container**, attach a label and you have an easy, frugal gift that you made in minutes!


**While I think gifts like this look super cute in a glass jar, the images of said glass jar dropping and breaking a toe or shattering and slicing a foot isn't nearly so cute. Both events would ruin your shower and this terrific scrub. That is why I use plastic containers. They're very inexpensive to purchase and if my friends return them when they're empty, I'll provide refills!