30+ DIY Body Recipes Using Peppermint Essential Oil

This roundup is all about Peppermint Essential Oil. I recently started creating roundups that used the same oil rather than a style of DIY. Why? I was getting into the bad habit of buying an Essential oil for the purpose of one recipe but then being stuck with 25mls of extra oil essential oil. Which as you may know would be a very expensive project.

So let’s take a moment to talk about Peppermint Essential oil. Why is it good? How can you use it?

Peppermint essential oil can be extracted from the leaves of the peppermint plant and is used for a variety of purposes.

When it is applied to the skin, peppermint essential oil has a mild cooling and soothing feeling. It is also a natural antibacterial and antimicrobial cleanser.

Peppermint oil is promoted for topical use (applied to the skin) for problems like headaches, muscle aches, joint pain, and itching. In aromatherapy, peppermint oil is promoted for treating coughs and colds, reducing pain, improving mental function, and reducing stress. I keep a small roller of peppermint in my handbag and have used it for nausea, travel sickness, headaches, hayfever, and even used it to freshen my breath with a dab onto my tongue.

So that is a whole lot of goodness in one bottle of Peppermint oil right?

So this list of over 30 projects and recipes all use peppermint oil. I will continue to add more tutorials as I make them or come across them, so it is just 30 for now, but I will be updating it, so make sure you pop back and check it out.

Bath Salt – Peppermint

Body Butter – Peppermint

Peppermint Body Candy

Bath Bomb – Peppermint

Green Tea & Peppermint Toner

Homemade Peppermint Lip Balm! – Jenni Raincloud

DIY Foaming Peppermint Face Wash

How to Make Fantastic Home-made Peppermint Foot Scrub

Peppermint Foot Scrub – Recipes with Essential Oils

Peppermint Foot Bar — CraftBits.com

Soothing DIY Peppermint Foot Soak

DIY Lavender Peppermint Body Scrub Recipe – Joyfully Treasured

Peppermint Mocha Face Scrub – Our Oily House

DIY Peppermint Lip Balm Recipe – A Few Shortcuts

DIY Anti-Itch Hair Spray with Peppermint,

Home Made Herbal Shampoo — CraftBits.com

Peppermint Homemade Lotion Bars | The Taylor House

Rosemary and Peppermint Energizing Shower Soap – Garden Therapy

How to Make Lavender Mint Bath Salts (Recipe) | Wellness Mama

DIY Peppermint & Charcoal Soap – One Essential Community

10-Minute DIY Holiday Gift Idea: Peppermint Soap – Happiness is Homemade

Easy 3 Ingredient DIY Peppermint Lip Balm

Mommy’s Favorite Things: Orange Peppermint Goat’s Milk Soap DIY

White Chocolate Peppermint Christmas Soap – Humblebee & Me

Uplifting Eucalyptus-Peppermint Shaving Cream – The Darling Bakers

Make this Easy Peppermint Candy Swirl Soap Recipe for the Holidays

Cold and Flu – Eucalyptus Shower Melts — CraftBits.com

This Apple Tart Soap is such a sweet little soap-making project, and I love how it turns a simple melt and pour soap base into something that looks almost good enough to eat. The idea of using clear glycerin soap with apple pie fragrance oil, cinnamon, and a whipped white soap topping gives this project a warm, cozy dessert-inspired feel without making it overly complicated.

What makes this project especially appealing is how beginner-friendly it is. Melt and pour soap is one of the easiest ways to get started with handmade soap, and this recipe keeps the ingredient list short while still creating a finished soap that feels fun and gift-worthy. The whipped topping detail is a clever touch because it instantly makes the soap look more like a tiny apple tart or bakery-style treat.

I also really like the packaging potential for this project. These soaps would look beautiful wrapped in clear cello, brown kraft paper, or a small handmade gift box. Adding dried apple rounds, a cinnamon stick, twine, or a rustic gift tag would make them perfect for fall gifts, teacher presents, craft stalls, Christmas hampers, or homemade bath and body gift baskets.

Because the soap uses cinnamon and fragrance oil, I would treat this as more of a novelty hand soap or decorative gift soap rather than something for very sensitive skin. As with all handmade bath and body projects, it is a good idea to use skin-safe fragrance oils and soap-safe colorants where possible.

Overall, this is a charming little melt and pour soap project with lots of handmade gift appeal. It is simple enough for beginners, pretty enough for gifting, and has that cozy apple pie scent that makes it especially lovely for autumn, holiday markets, and homemade Christmas gifts.

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