Homemade Lip Scrub Recipe - Live Laugh Rowe (2024)

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How to make homemade lip scrub? ›

All you need is coconut sugar (or any grainy sugar) + olive oil. That's it! In under 5 minutes, you can have soft, smooth lips all day.

5.Almond Oil, Honey & Brown Sugar

The lip scrub is effective but gentle. Try this lip scrub for soft, pink lips. Take 2 tablespoons of Almond Oil with one tablespoon of honey and two tablespoons of brown sugar.

Pro Tip: If you're in a pinch and want to exfoliate your lips, you can DIY your own lip scrub with one part oil and two parts fine sugar. (4) You can also apply a drop or two of oil onto a soft-bristled toothbrush and lightly rub back and forth over your lips before rinsing.

A creamy lip scrub needs a creamy base; ours is made from a blend of rich jojoba butter and silky sweet almond oil. Jojoba butter is a pseudo butter rather than a true butter—it's made by blending liquid jojoba oil with solid hydrogenated soybean oil.

2 tbsp finely ground sugar. 1 tbsp olive oil. ½ tsp honey. 1-2 drops of your favorite essential oil.

This lip scrub recipe should last up to 3 months. However, you should never scoop the scrub from the container using your fingers as this can introduce bacteria into the scrub; greatly shortening its shelf life. Instead, use a clean spoon or cosmetic spatula.

Shea butter, honey, brown sugar, and ground coffee. Coconut oil, cocoa butter, and coconut sugar. Users mix together equal parts sugar and base ingredients. Try adding flavor, such as a drop of pure vanilla extract or a dash of cocoa powder.

Sugar scrubs are gentler on your skin and better for your face and other sensitive areas than salt scrubs. However, unrefined sugar scrubs are harsher, and you should only apply them to your body.

Are homemade lip scrubs good? ›

If you're wondering whether or not homemade lip scrubs are beneficial, be assured that they're a great, inexpensive addition to your beauty routine! Homemade lip scrubs exfoliate your lips, removing dead and dry skin. It also moisturizes and nourishes the lips, leaving them looking fuller, healthier, and more hydrated.

These lip exfoliants typically have a thick vaseline-like consistency. Lips scrubs contain ingredients like sugar crystals and shea butter and are used to remove dead skin cells and moisturize your lips – leaving them soft and supple.

In homemade lip scrubs (and storebought ones), you'll likely see granulated sugar used. This works too, but we prefer brown sugar as it's a little bit finer and therefore gentler on the lips.

Shea butter, honey, brown sugar, and ground coffee. Coconut oil, cocoa butter, and coconut sugar. Users mix together equal parts sugar and base ingredients. Try adding flavor, such as a drop of pure vanilla extract or a dash of cocoa powder.

Sugar contains natural skin brightening properties which is great to remove lip pigmentation or dark lips. Lemon juice is loaded with the goodness of vitamin C which helps with skin brightening as well. Take one tablespoon of sugar and a teaspoon of lemon juice. Rub this scrub in a circular motion for a few minutes.