Take better care of your lips and remove old skin cells with this DIY lip scrub recipe. Made with all-natural ingredients like sugar, coconut oil and essential oils, this lip scrub will become a staple in your skincare routine. It’s also a fantastic gift for friends and family!
Why we love this homemade lip scrub
Making your own DIY lip scrub couldn’t be easier! This recipe takes less than 5 minutes to put together and makes a wonderful holiday or party favor!
It’s also so important to exfoliate your lips – a step many of us forget! Like the rest of our body, our lips accumulate dead skin cells and dry skin which can lead to chapped lips and also black heads around our lips.
This natural lip scrub is safe to use with ingredients like sugar, coconut oil and essential oils that leave your lips feeling smooth and luscious. Trust me, if you haven’t tried a lip scrub, once you’ve done it, you won’t go back!
Ingredients for a DIY lip scrub
Sugar – I prefer to use regular white sugar (sugar cane) in this recipe as it’s a bit less pungent, but brown sugar or even coconut sugar works great too.
coconut oil – All you need is a tablespoon of coconut oil. This helps add moisture to your lip scrub, but also creates the texture to easily apply to your lips. You could try a different oil like olive oil or jojoba oil, but I haven’t tested it myself.
Volatile oil – I like to use 1-2 drops of lavender oil purely for fragrance purposes, but feel free to use any essential oil you prefer (peppermint oil and various citrus oils would be great)
vitamin E – This is entirely optional, but Vitamin E helps extend the shelf life of this dry lip sugar scrub and is also a great source of hydration and healing for your lips.
How to make a DIY lip scrub for dry lips?
STEP 1: MIX INGREDIENTS
Mix all ingredients together in a small mixing bowl.
STEP 2: SAVE
Store in a small jar (these 2-ounce mason jars are great) or in smaller balm jars. See instructions below for long-term storage + use.
How to use a DIY lip scrub
Using this DIY lip scrub is very, very simple. I keep mine by my sink and do it at night a couple times a week while I complete my skincare routine.
Use: Take a small amount of lip scrub with a clean finger and massage into lips in circular motions to remove dead skin cells. Rinse with warm water and pat dry. Feel free to apply some lip balm after use.
How to keep and store the lip scrub
This DIY sugar lip scrub 3-6 months shelf life when stored in a cool, dry place.
Remember to always use clean and dry hands when scooping the lip scrub out of the container to avoid any kind of contamination!
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DIY lip scrub recipe
Take better care of your lips and remove old skin cells with this DIY lip scrub recipe. Made with all-natural ingredients and easy to put together, this lip scrub will become a staple in your skincare routine. It’s also a fantastic gift for friends and family!
- Preparation time: 5 minutes
- Cooking time: 0 minutes
- Total time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 2 ounces 1X
- Category: DIY
- 1/4 cup Sugar
- 1 tbsp coconut oil, melted
- 1–2 drops of lavender essential oil*
- 5–10 drops of vitamin E oil**
- Combine all the ingredients together in a small bowl.
- Divide into small canisters (I like these) or a small 2-ounce mason jar.
- Application: Take a small amount of the lip scrub with your finger and apply it to the lips in a circular motion to remove dead skin cells. Rinse and pat dry.
- Can be kept for 3-6 months when stored in a cool place.
*optional or can be substituted with a preferred essential oil.
**optional but helps maintain the lip scrub so it lasts longer and is very healing for the lips.
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