If you belong to the category of people who haven’t heard of exfoliating your lips before then you are not alone. When it comes to taking care of your lips or exfoliating them we always lack behind. We give importance to hydrating them. But we need to exfoliate our lips regularly to maintain a healthy, smooth lips and of-course the pout. Because of the frigid weather our lips get dry and chapped, this results in flake and peel of lips. On this account lip scrub will help you in getting soft and healthy lips. But why to spend money on purchasing expensive lip scrubs when you can make lip scrub recipes at home with very few ingredients that you will be able to find easily in your kitchen. Continue reading to find out some amazing DIY lip scrub recipes.
What are lip scrubs generally made of?
Mainly a lip scrub contains two components first an exfoliant and second a nourishing agent. Nourishing agent helps in providing hydrating base to the exfoliator and it also makes it easy to apply on the lips. These two agents go hand in hand and gives moisturise and soothing effect to your pink lips.
Here are some DIY lip scrub recipes that will help in giving new look to your lips.
To your sudden surprise some of the recipes are so delicious that you might want to eat them up! But don’t do that!
How to Make Lip Scrubs at Home
Shea Butter and Sugar Scrub
Ingredients you need-
- 1 tablespoon of sugar
- 1 tablespoon of shea butter
Steps to follow-
- Take a bowl.
- Add 1 tablespoon of sugar and 1 tablespoon of shea butter in it.
- Mix both the ingredients well.
- Apply this mixture all over your lips and scrub it for at least one minute.
- Wash your lips with lukewarm water followed by a lip balm.
Why this recipe works?
Shea butter contains vitamin A and E these help in moisturise and soothes chapped and dry lips. Sugar is best when it comes to natural exfoliator and it acts good with shea butter.
2. Sea Salt and Sugar Scrub (With Coconut Oil)
Ingredients you need-
- 1 tablespoon of sea salt
- 1 tablespoon of sugar
- 2 tablespoon of coconut oil
Steps to follow-
- Take a bowl.
- Add 1 tablespoon of sea salt and 1 tablespoon of sugar.
- Mix both the ingredients well.
- Apply this mixture all over your lips and scrub it for at least 1 minute.
- Wash your lips with lukewarm water followed by a lip balm.
Why this recipe works?
Sea salt act as a great exfoliant agent and coconut oil is an excellent moisturiser. This scrub recipe will give you pink rosy lips.
3. Mint Cocoa Coffee Lip Scrub
Ingredients you need-
- 2 tablespoon of sugar
- Half teaspoon of cocoa
- Half teaspoon of coffee grounds
- 1 tablespoon of avocado oil
- 3 drops of peppermint essential oil
Steps to follow-
- Take a bowl.
- Add 2 tablespoon of sugar, half teaspoon of cocoa, half teaspoon of coffee grounds, 1 tablespoon of avocado oil and 3 drops of peppermint essential oil.
- Mix the ingredients well until you get a good consistency.
- Apply this mixture all over your lips and scrub it for at least a minute.
- Wash your lips with lukewarm water followed by a lip balm.
Why this recipe works?
This scrub is enriched with cocoa, coffee and sugar. These natural ingredients help in exfoliating the skin and helps in removing dead skin cells and helps in nourishing the lips from deep within. Avocado oil helps in moisturising and hydrating the lips.
4. Vitamin E Lip Scrub
Ingredients you need-
- 1 tablespoon of honey
- 1 teaspoon of olive or coconut oil
- 1 teaspoon of vitamin E oil
- 1 tablespoon of brown sugar
Steps to follow-
- Take a bowl.
- Add 1 tablespoon of honey, 1 teaspoon of olive or coconut oil, 1 teaspoon of vitamin E oil and 1 tablespoon of brown sugar
- Mix your ingredients well.
- Apply this scrub on all over your lips with clean finger in a circular motion.
- Wash you lips with lukewarm water.
- Followed by a lip balm.
Why this recipe works?
This lip scrub contains vitamin E oil which is a natural conditioner and antioxidant. It helps in treating dry and chapped lips. Brown sugar will exfoliate the lips.
5. Vanilla and Coconut Lip scrub
Ingredients you need-
- 1 teaspoon of coconut oil
- 2 teaspoon of sugar
- One fourth teaspoon of vanilla extract
Steps to follow-
- Take a bowl.
- Add 1 teaspoon of coconut oil, 2 teaspoon of sugar and one fourth teaspoon of vanilla extract.
- Mix all the ingredients well to get desired consistency.
- Apply this scrub with clean finger onto your lips for a minute at least.
- Wash your lips with lukewarm water followed by a lip balm.
Why this recipe works?
This scrub contains coconut oil which helps in soothing chapped and dry lips and deeply moisturise them. Sugar helps in exfoliating the lips and also removes all dead skin cells from your lips. If we talk about vanilla extract it helps in treating the sunburns.
6. Lemon and Petroleum Jelly Lip scrub
Ingredients you need-
- 1 tablespoon of lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon of petroleum jelly
- 2 tablespoon of sugar
Steps to follow-
- Take a bowl.
- Add 1 tablespoon of lemon juice, 1 teaspoon of petroleum jelly and 2 tablespoon of sugar.
- Take mixture on your clean finger and gently massage this scrub over your lips for a minute.
- Wash you lips with cold water or you can just wipe it off with wet wipe.
- Followed by a lip balm.
Why this recipe works?
This scrub contains lemon juice which act as a natural bleaching agent for the lips. This scrub will help in exfoliating your lips and will also remove all the dead skin cells from your lips. After using this scrub your lips will feel fresh.
7. Rose Petals and Milk Lip Scrub
Ingredients you need-
- Rose petals of one rose
- Milk
Steps to follow-
- Take a bowl.
- Add rose petals of one rose in it and mash it properly.
- Now add milk to the bowl and mix the ingredients well to achieve desired consistency.
- Rub this scrub on your lips with clean finger for at least a minute.
- Wash your lips with lukewarm water.
- Followed by a lip balm.
Why this recipe works?
This scrub contains rose petals which is a natural lightening agent and also gives tone to discoloured lips. Rose have antibacterial properties which helps in protecting your lips from external impurities. And cold milk helps in brightening the lips.
8. Almond and Honey Lip Scrub
Ingredients you need-
- 2 tablespoon of brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon of honey
- 1 tablespoon of almond oil
Steps to follow-
- Take a bowl.
- Add 2 tablespoon of brown sugar, 1 tablespoon of honey and 1 tablespoon of almond oil in the bowl.
- Mix the ingredients well until you get desired consistency.
- Apply this scrub with clean finger all over your lips and scrub this for a minute.
- Gently rinse to take off the sugar but leave almond oil on lips for hydration.
Why this recipe works?
This scrub contains almond oil which helps in rejuvenating the dead skin cells and also protects the lips from further dryness and chapping. Sugar helps in exfoliating the skin. You can use this recipe on regular basis for healthy, rosy and hydrated lips.
9. Coffee and Honey Lip Scrub
Ingredients you need-
- 1 tablespoon of coffee powder
- 1 tablespoon of honey
Steps to follow-
- Take a bowl.
- Add 1 tablespoon of coffee powder and 1 tablespoon of honey in the bowl.
- Mix the ingredients well.
- Apply this scrub with a clean finger all over your lips in a circular motion for a minute at least.
- You can leave this scrub on your lips for one minute.
- Wash you lips with lukewarm water.
- Followed with a lip balm.
Why this recipe works?
This scrub contains coffee which is a great weapon that you can use on your skin and lips to keep them looking healthy, happy and soft. When coffee is mixed with honey it works amazingly as a great exfoliator and moisturiser for the lips.
10. Orange Peel and Almond Oil Lip Scrub for dark lips
Ingredients you need-
- 2 tablespoon of dried orange peel powder
- 2 tablespoon of brown sugar
- 15 drops of almond oil
Steps to follow-
- Take a bowl.
- Add 2 tablespoon of dried orange peel powder, 2 tablespoon of brown sugar and 15 drops of almond oil.
- Mix all the ingredients well.
- Apply this scrub with clean finger on your lips and massage it for 30 seconds in circular motion.
- Wash your lips with lukewarm water followed by a lip balm
- You can repeat this process twice in a week for better results.
Why this recipe works?
This scrub contains orange peel which works excellent for treating dark and discoloured lips. This scrub also contains almond oil which helps in nourishing and moisturising the lips. And sugar is a great exfoliator for the lips.
You Can Store Your DIY Lip Scrub- How?
You can store your lip scrub in a clean and dry old lip balm or eyeshadow case. You should sterilise your container by leaving it in hot water for a short span of time. It is important to do as it will prevent germs and then refrigerate the container and use lip scrub within a week.
Moreover, it is always good if you make your lip scrub in small batches as they will remain fresh.
These were the 10 different lip scrub recipes try them out and you will love them and they will give you amazing results.