I have been trying to get ready for a women’s retreat that is taking place this weekend. I always like to gift a few items to some of the women that I know will be there working with me. This time I thought I would try make some Peppermint Foot Cream.
I found this recipe a few years back on someone’s site…..I have no idea anymore whose site it was. So I apologize for not putting a link in here to your site if this is your recipe. Back when I hand wrote this recipe into my essential oil recipe notebook I was not blogging and did not see the need to write my source down as I was going to make them just for personal use.
When you are going to attempt this cream it is a good thing to assemble what you will need. I have found I feel a lot more organized when I do this.
The recipe is as follows:
Peppermint Foot Cream
1/4 cup Shea Butter (I bought it here)
1/4 cup Coconut Oil (purchased at local grocery store)
2 Tablespoon Olive Oil (local grocery store)
15 drops Peppermint Essential Oil (buy yours here)
Melt Shea & Coconut Oil
Add:
Olive Oil and stir
Let cool and add Peppermint EO
Beat till smooth and creamy
I have found that if I microwave water in a bowl ,
I can put my Shea butter and Coconut oil in a small stainless steel bowl,
set it in the bowl of boiling water, and it will melt easily. (See photo above)
Once the oils have been mixed I place the stainless bowl
in my freezer for approximately 5-7 minutes.
Once it has cooled and the edges have started to solidify
I remove, add the essential oil and use my Kitchenaid hand mixer to whip.
This recipe makes 4 oz. of cream. I like to put it into 4 containers (1 oz.) for gift giving.
This foot cream smells amazing! It also feels wonderful. The peppermint seems to warm your feet and the Shea butter and coconut oil do wonders for moisturizing the dry areas on your heels and ankles.
I made this for my sister-in-law last year. She made the mistake of using it on her feet right before she went to her yoga class. She said her feet felt wonderful, they smelled wonderful, but…….they would not grip the yoga mat and she kept sliding off. (I really wish she had gotten a video of that!)
It is kind of fun to make your own spa-type products. Some of them turn out better than others…..and that is half the fun. If you give this recipe a try, let me know how it turned out for you.
“Our lives are a Christ-like fragrance rising up to God.
But this fragrance is perceived differently by those who are being saved
and by those who are perishing.”
2 Corinthians 2:15
New Living Translation
Nice post. May have to give making this a try. Love the smell of peppermint. Will surely make nice gifts for the ladies at the retreat.
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It is really easy to make and works up quickly. The peppermint smell wonderful.
The ladies loved it and the retreat was a wonderful weekend.
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Glad the weekend retreat was perfect. Peppermint is such a great smell.
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Cooo this sounds really lovely.
erm … does it, by any chance, come with a tall, dark, handsome to rub the cream into my delicate little feet and toes?
Not saying that I don’t sometimes get Himself to rub cream into my feet and legs (and boy what a treat it is when it’s being done for me) …but thinking that if it’s a womans re-treat, then we won’t be taking our husbands with us – so it would be a rather nice touch if there was a tall, dark and handsome, of the right age, who doesn’t talk about the jobs he’s done in the garden, and how starving hungry he is, and doesn’t give up the massaging the minute he gets bored .. this would be such a nice little touch.
[hashtag not asking for much]
Are you going on this retreat Chicken?
Sending squidges and love ~ Cobs. x
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LOL. Yes I did go to the retreat. I was in charge of housekeeping and on my feet all day. (I am pretty much ready for a foot massage!)
It was a Christian women’s retreat so there was no massaging of feet by other men tall dark and handsome or other wise. You made me laugh like crazy…..I had to read your comment to my husband and he just started laughing.
The retreat was amazing. Time spent with women and God. I was in the group of those who had been to this retreat before and we were the workers. Our job was to pamper the new ladies so they could listen to talks and realize how much God cares for them and values them……all in all an amazing weekend.
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Absolutely brilliant! What a wonderful way to connect and re-connect, not just with other Christian ladies, but also with God, … and in such a great environment!
The girls who attend must come home feeling lighter, uplifted and loved. Be they those who were pampered, or those doing the pampering.
A truly beautiful thing for truly beautiful reasons, and with truly beautiful women.
Sending love from my corner to yours,
and a message for Mr.Chicken … psssstt. Pssssst!! She needs a footrub Mr. Chicken! [and it will earn you brownie points!]
Love Cobs. x ❤
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that sounds like a great idea!! Maybe Mr. Chicken and I can give each other a foot rub while enjoying a walnut whip! That sounds like a win win.
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PERFECT!
A match made in heaven. ❤
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I love coconut oil for absolutely everything. I have tried tea tree oil and eucalyptus as a foot rub, but I need to try the peppermint oil.
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I love tea tree and eucalyptus! I put those in a foot soak that I make. It also has Epsom salts, sea salt and baking soda. I may have to post the recipe for that one soon.
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I love it!! I gotta try this definitely!
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It feels absolutely wonderful! And smells good too. If you give it a try let me know what you think.
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This I will do!
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Ps…welcome home! Hope the ladies enjoyed the gift!
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It was an amazing God filled weekend! So much hurt and heartache in this world and God has such a way of dealing with it and bringing about change, forgiveness, healing and peace. The retreat is a series of talks over a few days about Grace, Christian Community etc. You go through the weekend the first time and are pampered. After that you come back and work and get to do the pampering. I was a worker this time and it is a blessing.
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That is so wonderful! You get to be blessed and then bless in return!
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Well, I did it. I made the peppermint foot cream! I think it turned out OK. I’ll test it on my co-volunteer ladies tomorrow.
Today was a Monday of all sorts. I went to renew my plates on the car which turned into an 8 hour 150+ mile ordeal. But, without all this I would have never gone to Springfield and found the raw shea butter!
Dog does not understand making things in the kitchen without her sampling. I cannot get her off my feet. She is trying to eat me! She loves it as well! I just don’t know how she’ll digest it 😆
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Actually I do think it is safe for dogs! Everything in it is edible :). Peppermint is supposed to be good for digestion so I would think Dog would be fine :).
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Hooray! I’m super pleased!!! So is Dog (we made beef jerry next!)
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that sounds really good!
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This sounds really good. I tried making hand cream a couple of years ago, with mixed results. I broke one mixer so tried using a hand blender instead. The mixtures was too runny I think and as the blender was a bit more vigorous, then whole kitchen got spattered with coconutty oily gloop. Took hours to clean. It smelled good though.
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I feel your pain on the coconutty oily gloop….I have had that same experience. This one works pretty good if you put it in the freezer for just a bit before you whip it.
I have also had mashed potatoes all over my cupboard doors. Didn’t smell as good as peppermint would.
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Lol! I always feel better when I find out someone else has had the same misfortunes! The freezer tip is a good one though and I will remember it, I hope!
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I guess we could just figure that by the time we splat stuff all over our kitchen it is probably time it gets thoroughly cleaned anyway?
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Definitely! Nothing like having your arm jogged a bit!
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This is such a wonderful gift to give them! It sounds wonderful, I only need the Shea butter! 🙂 Thank you for the recipe!
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I hope you give it a try! It is fairly easy to make and does feel to good!
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Sounds good enough to eat but I’m sure it feels really good. Could use some about now. I have had company all week and this me is very tired. let us know about the retreat.
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The retreat was amazing. I was in charge of housekeeping for the weekend and on my feet all day. I am ready for a good foot soak and the foot cream :).
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How very thoughtful of you, I bet they loved it!! Sounds easy enough to make too. My assistant love peppermint maybe I’ll try making her this for Christmas…thanks for sharing!! 🙂 So happy you had such an amazing time too! xo
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It is pretty easy to make and usually turns out good so a win! Yes the retreat was great! Tiring but worth it.
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I think she would love it too! Well as you said get your rest, relax and put your feet up for a while! 🙂
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Wow! Those women are so blessed to have you grandma! Thanks for sharing the recipe with us
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I am blessed every time I work that retreat. God is in the building that weekend and you just feel bathed in Him.
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How wonderful!! I’d love to make this for Christmas presents! Thank you for sharing this!
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I plan to do the same for Christmas. Plus the Tea Tree/Eucalyptus foot soak. I will have to share that one soon.
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Ooooo! Yes please!
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I really should make this for Christmas presents. We’ll see if I can manage the time.
Thanks for sharing this super comfort.
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It really works up fast. You could make some for Brodie :).
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For sure🐾🐾🐾
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Thank you for sharing this! I’ve never tried making anything like this, but it’s not that easy to find 100% natural creams with good fragrances… Do you store it refrigerated?
We have small collection of essential oils and use them in our aroma diffuser.
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In the summer I do store in the fridge as it gets warm in our area. In the winter my bathroom is usually chilly as our wood stove does not radiate out that far. I usually refrigerate so the coconut oil doesn’t melt. I find Mountain Rose Herbs or Abundant Health is a good source for natural things.
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Thank you! I’ll check them out! Love everything natural
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I do too and I am slowly getting things switched over….from my foot cream to my house cleaner.
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We’ve switched to Dr. Bronner’s soap and natural sulfate-free shampoo, body wash and tooth paste from our local Trader Joe’s. But I’m always searching for something like this. You can find some natural goods at Burt’s Bees also.
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I have started using the Thieves household cleaner from Young Living. It is concentrated and one bottle makes 14 spray bottles. I use it for floors, appliances, shower, toilet….pretty much everything. It is all natural and I love it. I am also trying their Thieves toothpaste. I love the Dr. Bronner’s soap.
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I need to try Thieves household cleaner then, thank you!
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I posted a picture of the Thieves starter kit on my essential oils page. Has lots of things in it that I use all the time.
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Thank you! I found this cleaner on their website. It’s quiet pricey, but I’ll keep it in mind and will consider as a possible replacement for my current cleaner when I’ll run out of it.
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If you have any questions just ask away
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This is great! Does it expire? How long does it keep?
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I have never had it around long enough to go bad. When I put it in the smaller containers I usually gift all but one (for me) LOL. If you store in your fridge it should be good for a long long time. I hope you enjoy it!
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Thanks for replying. Will definitely try this. 🙂
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