Cane you believe it? It’s the festive season again! If you’re like me and find yourself pondering just what low-impact presents to gift this year, look no further than this quick and easy candy cane lip scrub recipe. Think delicious, scrubby, pepperminty-candy-cane-y goodness to leave lips smooth, soft and ready for the mistletoe (especially if gifted with our best-selling ultra-nourishing lip balms). You’re welcome 😄 Not a fan of peppermint? No problem. This recipe is easily customisable so the (scent) ball is in your court. Most of the ingredients below can be purchased from bulk food stores to help you cut down on plastic packaging waste. We recommend using clean jars to reuse what containers you already have at home for a truly low-impact gift option. So, let's get on to it with this quick and easy recipe that will have everyone thinking “Is this Ethique? I love it!”. Quick & easy candy cane lip scrub recipe Ingredients: 20g Cocoa butter 32g Fractionated coconut oil OR liquid oil of choice e.g. jojoba oil 48g White sugar 0.8g Peppermint essential oil (or any other combination of essential oil) Optional ingredients: 0.3g vitamin e (optional - if not using, add into liquid oil portion) Replace 24g of the white sugar with finely crushed candy canes Replace 24g of the white sugar with brown sugar for a finer, slightly more gentle scrub. Other things you’ll need: Cold water Mini pottles Bowls Instructions: In a bowl, melt together the 20g cocoa butter and 32g fractionated coconut oil or liquid oil of choice eg jojoba oil Once melted, add 48g white sugar or sugary mix to the bowl. Place bowl into a cold water bath and stir for a minute to cool, make sure it doesn’t start to get too cold – you want it to be scoopable once gifted! To the bowl, add 0.8g peppermint essential oil or any other combination of essential oil though make sure not to use more than 0.8% of essential oils in the total recipe. Add 0.3% vitamin e. Scoop mixture into mini pottles. Best before date: once made up, this lip scrub should be used within 12 months. And voila, you’ve hand-made candy cane lip scrubs! If you do try out our recipe, do me a favour and send our team an email at hello@ethique.com or let us know on Social. It’ll absolutely make our day ☺️ Take care and we hope you have a lovely holiday season! ~Team Ethique Discover more: Ethique product gift guides Chocolate recipes; bodywashes, scrubs, body or face masks How to host low-impact holiday events like a pro Low-impact gift ideas