Once you make these Peppermint Orange Sugar Scrub Bars, you will never want to buy store-bought soap again! Making your own DIY soap allows you to not only have soap when you need it, but you also know exactly what ingredients are in the soap. Plus, depending on what essential oils you are using, you can totally customize your soap for every holiday or season!

How to Make Your Own Peppermint Orange Sugar Scrub Bars

I think another reason that I really like making these sugar scrub bars is that the smell that is in your kitchen while you are making these is absolutely amazing!

Why This Recipe Works

Learning to make your own sugar scrub bars is a great idea because they are:

Versatile
Budget-friendly
Easy to learn to do
And they make great gifts!

Expert Tips, Supply List and Suggestions for Success

Melt and pour soap base
White granulated sugar
Extra virgin olive oil
Orange Mica Powder
Sweet orange essential oil
Peppermint essential oil

These are the basic supplies that you will need.

Pink Soap Mold
Microwave safe measuring cup with spout
Wooden stir sticks
Cutting board
Knife

Can You Use Olive Oil?

Yes, you can. It’s a great hydrating oil. You can also use virgin coconut oil or grapeseed oil.

How Long Will These Last?

When using olive oil, they should last around 3 months if stored in an air-tight container. However, once you start using them, you’ll be using them all the time, so you won’t have to worry about them lasting that long.

Does Olive Oil Remove Dead Skin?

Yes, it does. It’s a great exfoliator.

How Do You Get Soap Out of a Silicone Mold?

If you’ve let the soap sit for the time stated in the instructions and it still hasn’t hardened enough to release, let it sit for a bit more.

If that doesn’t work, try running warm water over the back of the silicone mold and apply gentle pressure to the mold. That may create enough pressure to allow the soap to come loose.

What Type of Sugar is Best?

White granulated sugar is honestly the best.

How Long do Melt and Pour Soaps last?

Since these set up quickly, they don’t last as long as other soaps. As long as they are stored in air-tight containers, they should last up to three months.

Is Melt and Pour Soap Real Soap?

It is a ready-made soap base. It has natural ingredients, fatty acids, and glycerin.

It’s made through a process called “saponification”. This process combines mixing lye and fats together. Once these ingredients are mixed together, they are cured for up to a month before it’s ready to be used.

Step by Step Instructions

Step 1: Cut the melt and pour soap base into cubes that are 1″ x 1″.

Step 2: Melt two of the cubes in a microwave-safe cup.

Step 3: Add in the sugar and the olive oil.

Step 4: Soften things up again by microwaving the ingredients.

Step 5: Add in your mica powder and the essential oils. Then pour the soap into the molds.

Step 6: Let the soap set.

Step 7: Remove the soap and enjoy.

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