Chapped or dry lips from winter? Don't waste money on lip scrubs. Try this homemade lip exfoliant. Super easy to make with what you've already got at home.
Salt & Sugar Lip Scrub
Mix salt, white sugar and vaseline. Apply the mixture on your lips and gently rub the mixture to remove dead skin cells.
Rinse with water and your lips will be soft and smooth. = )
The best time to exfoliate your lips (and skin) is during a shower when the skin is soft and pliable.
Another method to make a homemade scrub.
¼ cup sugar/sea salt
½ cup honey
½ cup olive oil
Mix the oil and honey well then add the salt or sugar to the mixture. Allow the salt/sugar to absorb the oil/honey mixture then apply to skin during a shower. NOTE: Olive oil WILL make your tub/stall slippery so if you have a rubber bathmat please use it.
These are great tips, beauties! We posted a fab DIY lip scrub recipe a few weeks back :)
Exfoliating Lip Scrub
Clean container
4 aspirin – The inexpensive kind without a coating
2 teaspoon of brown sugar
2 teaspoon of honey
1 teaspoon of olive oil
1 vitamin E capsule
In your clean container, add in the aspirin and a few drops of water to break them down. Mix in all the other ingredients and your lip scrub paste is ready! You can omit the aspirin and add in more brown sugar if you like. If your consistency is too dry, add in more extra virgin olive oil. If your scrub is too wet, add in more brown sugar. You can use your finger or a toothbrush to apply the scrub to your lips.
The Vitamin E helps in moisturizing and soothing the lip area. I think you can just do with olive oil but try experimenting and see what works best with your lips!
These tips are so awesome, especially for the winter! I like to also brush my lips with my toothbrush after washing my teeth, too. (And then running my toothbrush under really hot water to sanitize.) <3
The salt and sugar scrub is a hot mess.. it actually made my lips worse and it burns lol... the only thing ive done that i actually like is when I brush my teeth I brush my lips as well.. it takes off the dead skin and blood rushes to your lips so it looks pink :)
I found that mixing sugar and olive oil and microwaving it a tiny bit made it the perfect consistancy. I also added some of my lipglosses from the Body Shop that I don't use to add a delicious smell to them. I found the smell of olive oil sickening and now I have a mint lip scrub and a watermelon lip scrub that I love. I never eat them anyways but just enjoy the smell.
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Jan 11, 2011
Ali K.
Chapped or dry lips from winter? Don't waste money on lip scrubs. Try this homemade lip exfoliant. Super easy to make with what you've already got at home.
Salt & Sugar Lip Scrub
Mix salt, white sugar and vaseline. Apply the mixture on your lips and gently rub the mixture to remove dead skin cells.
Rinse with water and your lips will be soft and smooth. = )
Jan 11, 2011
Candi R.
I need to try that!
My lips tend to get dry around this time. thanks!!
Jan 11, 2011
Bethany N.
This is a great tip! :)
xoxo,
Bethany aka
macbarbie07
Jan 11, 2011
Joyce S.
This is an awesome tip!
What I usually do is mix olive oil and sugar and rub my lips to take off the flakes.
I want to try this and compare (:
Jan 11, 2011
Yasmin K.
The best time to exfoliate your lips (and skin) is during a shower when the skin is soft and pliable.
Another method to make a homemade scrub.
¼ cup sugar/sea salt
½ cup honey
½ cup olive oil
Mix the oil and honey well then add the salt or sugar to the mixture. Allow the salt/sugar to absorb the oil/honey mixture then apply to skin during a shower. NOTE: Olive oil WILL make your tub/stall slippery so if you have a rubber bathmat please use it.
Jan 11, 2011
Victoria S.
These are great tips, beauties! We posted a fab DIY lip scrub recipe a few weeks back :)
Exfoliating Lip Scrub
Clean container
4 aspirin – The inexpensive kind without a coating
2 teaspoon of brown sugar
2 teaspoon of honey
1 teaspoon of olive oil
1 vitamin E capsule
In your clean container, add in the aspirin and a few drops of water to break them down. Mix in all the other ingredients and your lip scrub paste is ready! You can omit the aspirin and add in more brown sugar if you like. If your consistency is too dry, add in more extra virgin olive oil. If your scrub is too wet, add in more brown sugar. You can use your finger or a toothbrush to apply the scrub to your lips.
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Jan 12, 2011
Alexandra G.
victoria do u need the aspirin? Will the rest of the ingredients exfoliate your lips well enough?
Jan 12, 2011
Victoria S.
Hi Alexandra! In the original recipe it says you can omit the aspirin and add more brown sugar if you prefer, it will still exfoliate well :)
Jan 13, 2011
Alexandra G.
Thanks! :) and what about the vitamin e capsule?
Jan 13, 2011
Victoria S.
The Vitamin E helps in moisturizing and soothing the lip area. I think you can just do with olive oil but try experimenting and see what works best with your lips!
Jan 13, 2011
Alexandra G.
Thanks! :)
Jan 13, 2011
Dejeri L.
hmmm gonna try this tonight. great tip! xoxo
Jan 23, 2011
Jen V.
These tips are so awesome, especially for the winter! I like to also brush my lips with my toothbrush after washing my teeth, too. (And then running my toothbrush under really hot water to sanitize.) <3
Jan 25, 2011
Tree S.
A drop of fresh lemon juice (it doesn't take much) and enough sugar to make it not run. Keep excess in the refrigerator.
Feb 21, 2011
Cristina C.
sugar and lemon juice... scrub on to lips and lick it off.. YUMMMY homemade lemonade lip scrub ohhh natural
Feb 21, 2011
Louise-Lesley J.
If you want a natural lip scrub - definitely don't use the vaseline! Petroleum is anything but natural!
Mar 25, 2011
Julie J.
I just tried this and it works! I love it! Thanks!
Mar 25, 2011
Lon M.
The salt and sugar scrub is a hot mess.. it actually made my lips worse and it burns lol... the only thing ive done that i actually like is when I brush my teeth I brush my lips as well.. it takes off the dead skin and blood rushes to your lips so it looks pink :)
Mar 26, 2011
Keshonta B.
Lol@ Lon m. What is the asprin for? Or shall I say what purpose does it serve
Mar 26, 2011
Andrea F.
I just mix sugar and olive oil and it gets the job done. :) I really want to try the Lush ones!
Jun 18, 2011
Leigh M.
Sugar and Honey are a really good combination and it tastes good too :) xx
Jun 18, 2011
Shauna M.
Oh I love this thread! :)
Jun 20, 2011
Kennedy A.
I found that mixing sugar and olive oil and microwaving it a tiny bit made it the perfect consistancy. I also added some of my lipglosses from the Body Shop that I don't use to add a delicious smell to them. I found the smell of olive oil sickening and now I have a mint lip scrub and a watermelon lip scrub that I love. I never eat them anyways but just enjoy the smell.
Nov 18, 2012
Kaitlyn D.
I really like the honey and sugar mixture. It really works!!! And it tastes amazing! Especially since I added a little bit of lemon juice to it :)
Dec 30, 2012
NiCole T.
These tips totally works Thanks!