These cute little massage peppermint massage truffles are perfect for sore muscles, minor burns, or just cooling yourself down a bit before going to sleep on a hot night. They look good enough to eat (please don’t, though), and their cute wee size makes them great gifts. And, best of all, they’re super easy to make.
The base of these bars is honey-scented beeswax, cocoa butter (USA / Canada), and grapeseed oil. They’re formulated to melt easily at body temperature, so don’t start swapping things around (though you could use a different liquid oil if you like), or they’ll likely be too soft or too hard.
The cooling burst comes from peppermint essential oil (USA / Canada) and menthol essential oil. Cassia essential oil increases circulation and amplifies the cooling effect, though I find you can’t really smell it at all.
Peppermint Massage Truffles
20g | 0.7oz cocoa butter (USA / Canada)
20g | 0.7oz beeswax (USA / Canada)
10g | 0.35oz grapeseed oil5g | 0.17oz peppermint essential oil (USA / Canada)
3g | 0.1oz menthol essential oil
8g | 0.28oz cassia oilMelt the cocoa butter (USA / Canada), beeswax, and grapeseed oil over medium low heat in a small saucepan, keeping a close eye on it so it doesn’t smoke or burn. As soon as everything is melted, remove from heat.
Stir in the essential oils. Pour into little silicone chocolate moulds, popping the pan back over the heat to re-warm as needed (these solidify quickly).
Let the truffles set for an hour or two before removing from the moulds. To use, massage into sore muscles and wait a couple minutes for the cooling to set in. Enjoy!
Hi Marie! These look great – must try them. Thought of you at the Hollywood Costume exhibition here in Melbourne – they had Titanic costumes! (amongst other very cool iconic outfits)
Cheers,
Jane
GASP! I am so jealous! Which ones? I got to see the Swim Dress at Titanic Belfast in Ireland last September… that was pretty much the highlight of my year 😛
Hi, these look fabulous. I live in California and really enjoy your blog. I have a measurement question. I am confused by the gram measurements for essential oils. I am used to ml or drops or ounces and never see grams for liquids. I would love to try this recipe and have asked several people how to make the conversion and so far no one has been able to help me out. 5 grams of peppermint oil seems like a lot. Please advise. Thanks
just weigh it. You’re used to measuring by volume, but grams are a measurement of mass (weight), so just use a scale.
Thanks, Dawn! You are absolutely right 🙂
Awesome, thanks for reading, Kendra! As Dawn said, grams are a unit of measurement. I looooove developing my recipes by weight instead of volume because it means I don’t have to get a bunch of different measuring spoons dirty. It’s also more accurate. One gram= one milliliter of water (though not all liquids have the same density as water, so though this is a fairly good rule of thumb, it’s not going to be 100% accurate). Have fun & let me know how it works in the California heat 🙂
Oooh this sound good enough to eat!!! I’ve wanted to make massage melts or truffles for ages. Just been so busy with my miniatures. Some day….for Christmas prezzies maybe…I am going to get the measurements of your huge wooden soap mold from you in August and get my Dad to make me one, so I can make lotsa soap for Christmas presents. I washed my hair with that grapefruit soap last night and it turned out real nice.
XX
Ruth
Haha, you and your miniatures 😉 I wish I had more time for all my body products as well! Silly work, getting in the way of doing the hobbies it funds… catch 22 😛 So glad that grapefruit shampoo is being lovely for you, it’s one of my faves 🙂
These sound fantastic 🙂 would almond oil be a good substitute for the grape seed oil? Thank you!
It would! Thanks for reading, Tammy 🙂 You can read more on carrier oil substitutions here as well.
So cute! About how many truffles will this recipe make?
My little truffle molds are wildly different sizes depending on the shape, but this recipe will make approximately twelve 5g (~1 tsp) truffles.
Thank you!
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If I menthol is a migraine trigger, is it possible to substitute another skin safe essential oil such as lavender? Thank you.
You definitely can, but you’ll miss out on the cooling sensation… which is probably the point if it’s a migraine trigger for you 🙂 Enjoy!
Hi Marie! Love all your recipes! I’m wanting to try making this but have coconut oil instead of cocoa butter – do you think this will work? Thanks heaps! Clare 🙂
Not to be a bummer, but no, it will definitely not work 😛 Check out my article on carrier oil substitutions for more info. Thanks for reading & DIYing with me!
Hey, Marie! I love this recipe and am super excited to try it, but I am having trouble finding Menthol essential oil; could you suggest somewhere I can find it? I checked New Directions Aromatics and can only seem to find the crystals, and it seems to also be the only thing I can find elsewhere, too. Would those work as a substitute? Please let me know what would work best, and thanks for sharing! 🙂
Hi Jocelyn! I got my menthol EO from NDA, but they’ve since discontinued it. Since the crystals are oil soluble those should work perfectly well as a substitute. I think a 1:1 substitution should work fairly well as both forms are highly concentrated sources of menthol. Have fun!
Hey Marie, I love this little DIY Project and thought it would make a good X-Mas prezzie 😉 I got a little problem with the sizes though. Those silicone moulds you use look a lot like muffin moulds but muffin moulds seem way too big for the amount of liquid for 12 truffels. Can you give me an idea how big your truffels are?
Thanks 🙂 Hanna
Oooh, infamous lack of scale 😉 These truffle moulds are actually for making wee chocolates, so each of these little truffles is about the size of a chocolate from a box of chocolates. Also, those leaves in the background are peppermint leaves, so that might help with scale. Have fun!
Alright. That’s roughly what I thought. Bought some heart moulds today and will make the truffels a little bigger 😉 Thank you very much for the response though. Appreciate that you take the time. Greetings from Germany and happy holidays!
Oooh, lovely! I’d love to see a photo when you’re done—you can tag me on Instagram @MarieRayma if you like 🙂 Happy Holidays & enjoy all your fantastic German baked goodies 😉
I had a question regarding silicone vs. paper molds. I’ll repeat somewhat it here:
Is it okay to use paper molds rather than silicone when making these? Will the paper allow the mixture to leach through the molds? These would be gifts and I wouldn’t want the giftee to keep my molds over a long period [sorry Mom!] as I would want to use them for other items.
Thanks Marie!!
Sadly, paper’s not a good idea as I’m fairly certain the liquid oils will soak through it and you won’t so much have a mould as a piece of flat, oily paper. But… you don’t gift the bar in the mould anyways, so it’s kind of a moot point? I like to put these little truffles in pillow boxes or bunch them together with tissue paper.
Well I took your advice and made these in a cupcake pan instead. When they were cool, I placed them in paper wrappers. They are so perfect I cannot wait to see my mother’s face when she opens them!
Fantastic! I love it 😀 Share a photo with me on Instagram? (@marierayma)
OK I will take a photo tonight 🙂
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Hi Marie. I am so excited to have just discovered you! I would love to make these truffles, but I am wondering where you purchased the scale to measure the ingredients from? Can you purchase one from a hardware store? Thanks so much for all the inspiration you give us! I live in Canada 🙂
Hi Judy! Scales are pretty easy to find, I’ve picked them up at Costco, Sears, and the Bay pretty easily. I’d recommend grabbing one from Lee Valley, though, since they’re an awesome company with well-vetted products and a great return policy. They’ve also got 2 different kinds of scales—one that measures in 1g increments, and one that measures in 0.1g increments. Have fun with your new scale, I promise you’ll love it—especially for baking!
Thank you!!!
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Do you make your own botanical peppermint extract?
I don’t—it’s from New Directions Aromatics (link above in the big box).
Plan “B” it is 🙂
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Olá, Marie! Adorei suas receitas! Vou fazer e volto pra te contar como foi, combinado? um grande abraço direto de São Paulo – Brasil!
Hello , Marie ! Loved your recipes! I will do and come back to tell you how it was , okay? a large direct embrace of Sao Paulo – Brazil !
Thanks Alexandre! Enjoy 🙂
I’m having problems finding peppermint botanical extract. Any thoughts on a substitute? Extra essential oil?
I’d just leave it out—it’ll make for a smoother massage truffle 🙂
How long can we keep them ? Is there an expiration date? Thank you!
Hi Alexandra! Read this 🙂
Hi 🙂 I wanted to know if I could substitute grapeseed oil with more coco butter?
Please read this post: https://www.humblebeeandme.com/a-guide-to-carrier-oil-substitutions/ 🙂 Generally, though, this newer formulation is better!