A delicious smelling Peppermint Beauty DIY, these super simple DIY Layered Peppermint Bar Soaps are a festive addition your bathroom or a great homemade gift.

A fun and easy Christmas Beauty DIY, these peppermint bar soaps make a gorgeous addition to your bathroom or a thoughtful homemade gift with an invigorating candy cane scent.

DIY Peppermint Soap Bar Craft

Three years ago, I shared an amazing Peppermint Massage Oil for holiday gift giving, and last year, Ella and I made a pretty Peppermint Swirl Sugar Scrub for her to give as a homemade teacher gift. It seemed only right to keep up the Peppermint DIY tradition with this year’s addition: a candy cane striped peppermint bar soap.

I actually always have a peppermint-scented shower item year-round. The scent is so clean and invigorating, it wakes up my senses on mornings when I wish I was still in bed. Peppermint is also a headache cure and I’ve found that when I have minor headaches, the fresh scent really does help – at least temporarily.

If you prefer a pure peppermint scent, you can just stick to the peppermint essential oil and leave out the candy cane scent. Or, if you can’t find the candy cane scent, you can balance out the peppermint oil by adding some vanilla essential oil or vanilla extract.

We also added some cosmetic glitter to make these peppermint bar soaps extra special, but you can leave that out, if you prefer.

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Check out our quick video to see how to make your own layered candy cane soaps – and then don’t forget to scroll down to grab your free printable recipe card:

Peppermint Bar Soap Ingredients

Melt and Pour Goats Milk Soap Base, cut into cubes
Melt and Pour Clear Soap Base, cut into cubes
Red Soap Coloring
White Pearlescent Mica Coloring, optional
Red Cosmetic Glitter
White Cosmetic Glitter
Peppermint Essential Oil
Candy Cane Soap Scent
Spray Bottle of Rubbing Alcohol
Loaf Soap Mold
Microwave safe bowls or Measuring Cups
Mixing Spoon

Scroll down to the printable recipe card for full measurements.

Tip: If you do not have the loaf mold I used, that is fine! You can use any mold you like and get the same layered effect. If so, you may need to adjust the amount of soap you use. The important thing is that you have fun!

How to Make Peppermint Bar Soap

To make the red soap layers:

Add 8-12 cubes of the clear soap base (this depends on how thick you want each layer to be) to a microwave safe bowl or measuring cup and melt soap cubes in 30 second intervals, stirring after each until completely melted.

Add 1 teaspoon of candy cane soap scent.

Add 10 drops of Peppermint essential oil to container.

Add 1-2 drops of red soap coloring and stir. If color is not what you want, add 1 drop and stir until desired color is achieved. (Keep track of how many drops you use so each layer is the same color!)

Add 1 teaspoon of the red cosmetic glitter to container and stir. Add more glitter as desired.

Spray bottom of mold with rubbing alcohol to prevent bubbles from forming on the bottom. Pour red soap mixture into mold. Spray with rubbing alcohol to prevent bubbles from forming on the top. Allow to harden completely before pouring the next layer. Each layer will need more time to dry as they get thicker as you move to the top of the mold. You can tell if the layer is not hardened if you blow on it and you see ripples.

To make the white soap layers:

Add 1 teaspoon of candy cane soap scent.

Add 10 drops of Peppermint essential oil to container.

Add 1 teaspoon of white mica coloring and stir. If color is not what you want, add ½ tsp. more and stir until desired amount of sheen is achieved. (Keep track of how much mica you use so each layer is the same pearlescent effect.) You can leave this step out if you like as the soap base is already white. I love this mica as it adds a sheen to it the soap on its own does not lend.

Add 1 teaspoon of the white cosmetic glitter to container and stir. Add more glitter as desired.

Spray red layer of mold with rubbing alcohol. This helps each layer adhere to one another. Pour white soap mix into mold. Spray top with rubbing alcohol to prevent bubbles from forming. Allow to harden completely before pouring the next layer. Each layer will need more time to dry as the size of the soaps get thicker as you move to the top of the mold. You can tell if the layer is not hardened if you blow on it and you see ripples.

Repeat steps outlined above for each alternating layer until mold is filled or you have the height you want for your soaps. Allow to harden to least 24 hours. Gently remove loaf from mold and remove soap. Cut soap into bars. Store in an airtight container until ready for use.

Pin this Easy Candy Cane Soap Recipe for your holiday gift making:

How to make candy cane striped Peppermint Bar Soap - a festive way to add some Christmas cheer to your bathroom or a practical homemade Christmas gift

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Yield: 8 bar soaps

Layered Peppermint Bar Soap

A fun and easy Christmas Beauty DIY, these peppermint bar soaps make a gorgeous addition to your bathroom or a thoughtful homemade gift with an invigorating candy cane scent.

Prep Time 5 minutes

Active Time 20 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

Difficulty Medium

Estimated Cost $5

Materials

1/2 pound melt and pour goats milk soap base cut into cubes (each cube is approx. 1 ounce)
1/2 pound melt and pour clear soap base cut into cubes (each cube is approx. 1 ounce)
Red soap coloring
White pearlescent mica coloring, optional
Red cosmetic glitter
White cosmetic glitter
Peppermint essential oil
Candy Cane soap scent

Tools

Spray bottle of rubbing alcohol
Loaf Soap Mold
2 microwave safe bowls or measuring cups
Mixing spoon

Instructions

For the Red Soap Layers:

Add 1-2 drops of red soap coloring and stir. If color is not what you want, add 1 drop and stir until desired color is achieved. (Keep track of how many drops you use so each layer is the same color!)
Add 1 teaspoon of the red cosmetic glitter to container and stir. Add more glitter as desired.
Spray bottom of mold with rubbing alcohol to prevent bubbles from forming on the bottom.
Pour red soap mixture into mold.
Spray with rubbing alcohol to prevent bubbles from forming on the top. Allow to harden completely before pouring the next layer. Each layer will need more time to dry as they get thicker as you move to the top of the mold. You can tell if the layer is not hardened if you blow on it and you see ripples.

To make the white soap layers:

Add 8-12 cubes of the clear soap base (this depends on how thick you want each layer to be) to a microwave safe bowl or measuring cup and melt soap cubes in 30 second intervals, stirring after each until completely melted.
Add 1 teaspoon of candy cane soap scent.
Add 10 drops of Peppermint essential oil to container.
Add 1 teaspoon of white mica coloring and stir. If color is not what you want, add ½ tsp. more and stir until desired amount of sheen is achieved. (Keep track of how much mica you use so each layer is the same pearlescent effect.) You can leave this step out if you like as the soap base is already white. I love this mica as it adds a sheen to it the soap on its own does not lend.
Add 1 teaspoon of the white cosmetic glitter to container and stir. Add more glitter as desired.
Spray red layer of mold with rubbing alcohol. This helps each layer adhere to one another. Pour white soap mix into mold. Spray top with rubbing alcohol to prevent bubbles from forming. Allow to harden completely before pouring the next layer. Each layer will need more time to dry as the size of the soaps get thicker as you move to the top of the mold. You can tell if the layer is not hardened if you blow on it and you see ripples.
Repeat steps outlined above for each alternating layer until mold is filled or you have the height you want for your soaps. Allow to harden to least 24 hours. Gently remove loaf from mold and remove soap. Cut soap into bars. Store in an airtight container until ready for use.

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