Lip scrubs are easy to make at home with the help of naturally available ingredients at home. These ingredients are affordable, edible, easy to blend with, they don’t give any side effects, hence buying expensive lip scrubs is unnecessarily wasting your money. Another main advantage of making your own homemade lip scrub is, you can make it whenever you need the scrub! The recipes are really simple, convenient, and quick hence anybody can try these scrubs that come with lots of benefits.
How to make Lip Scrub at home?
There are two main ingredients…
Lip scrub basically needs an exfoliator and hydrating or nourishing source. Sugar is a great exfoliator that easily removes dead skin cells. Hence not only in lip scrubs, but sugar can also be used to exfoliate the facial skin. Apart from Sugar, you can use any natural ingredient that is granular such as coffee grounds or sea salt.
After the exfoliation, lips need nourishment that helps them to moisturize. Hence nourishing source is a necessary ingredient in the DIY lip scrub recipe. This can be honey or any oils such as almond oil, coconut oil etc. For color and fragrance, you can add any essential oil or fruit juice to make it look perfect!
Thus you can prepare your own homemade lip scrub or face scrub by implementing the above formula.
DIY Lip Scrub – 10 Homemade Recipes
1) Beetroot and Sugar Lip Scrub
2) Coffee Lip Scrub without Honey
3) Vitamin E Lip Scrub
4) Vaseline Lip Scrub
5) Turmeric Lip Scrub
6) Cinnamon Lip Scrub
7) Rice Flour Lip Scrub
8) Raspberry Lip Scrub
9) Orange Peel Lip Scrub
10) Strawberry Lip Scrub
Here’s how you can make these lip scrubs right at your home!
1) Beetroot and Sugar Lip Scrub
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon Sugar
- 1 tablespoon Honey
- 1/2 tablespoon grated Beetroot
- 1 tablespoon lukewarm water
Directions
- Add all the ingredients to a bowl and mix properly.
- Add lukewarm water if the mixture becomes very tight.
- Lip Scrub is ready now! Rub it on lips in a circular motion, leave it for 5 minutes then wipe with a warm towel.
- Apply your regular lip balm.
- Keep using the scrub regularly to get most of the benefits.
Benefits
Sugar exfoliates the dead and dry skin from the lips. Massaging lips in a circular motion while exfoliating improves blood circulation. Honey moisturizes and nourishes the lips for a minimum of 24 hrs. Beetroot helps to lighten the dark lips and also acts as a natural color to your lips.
2) Coffee Lip Scrub without Honey
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon Coffee Powder (granular)
- 1 tablespoon Coconut Oil (melted)
Directions
- Add all the ingredients to a bowl and mix properly.
- Apply the scrub on lips in a circular motion, leave it for 5 minutes then wipe with a warm towel.
- Repeat the process every morning and before going to bed for best results.
Benefits
This lip scrub recipe includes no honey! Coffee and Coconut lip scrub is a simple and most effective recipe that can be prepared with just two ingredients. When you use granular coffee powder it acts as an exfoliator. Coffee powder is also a great moisturizing agent that helps to keep lips hydrated for a really long time. Coconut Oil provides nourishment and all the necessary vitamins to the lips. You can replace coconut oil with any natural oil with skincare benefits such as Jojoba or almond oil.
3) Vitamin E Lip Scrub
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon Brown Sugar
- 1 tablespoon Raw Honey
- 1 tablespoon Coconut Oil (melted)
- 1 capsule of Vitamin E
Directions
- Add all the ingredients to a bowl and mix properly.
- You can find Vitamin E capsules in any drugstore or online.
- Smoothly massage the lips with this scrub to remove all the dead skin cells. Leave it for up to 5 minutes and then rinse thoroughly.
- Use your lip balm to keep lips nourished.
Benefits
Vitamin E helps to boost blood circulation and helps to generate new skin cells. Hence it is one of the essential vitamins to the skin and lips. Using Vitamin E in your DIY lip scrub can make it most effective and full of beauty benefits. Combination of vitamin E along with Honey and Coconut oil provides the best care to your lips. You can make it in the scrub (except vitamin E capsule) in larger quantities and use it whenever you need by simply adding a capsule to the scrub.
4) Vaseline Lip Scrub
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon Brown Sugar
- 1 half-cut lemon
- 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
- 1/2 tablespoon of Vaseline
Directions
- Add all the ingredients to a bowl and mix properly.
- You can choose any brand of petroleum jelly for vaseline lip therapy. Always choose virgin olive oil for any skincare recipes.
- Scrub the mixture on lips in a round circular motion for 2-3 minutes. You will notice dead skin cells coming out of your lips as you continue the process.
- Leave it for another 4-5 minutes and then wash with warm water.
Benefits
Vaseline and Olive oil are the best combination when it comes to lip care. Vaseline locks the moisturization in lips while olive oil maintains hydration of lips for a really long time. Lemon is the added benefit that helps to remove tan and lightens the dark lips.
5) Turmeric Lip Scrub
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon Brown Sugar
- 1/2 tablespoon turmeric
- 1 half-cut lemon
- 1/2 tablespoon lavender oil
Directions
- Add all the ingredients to a bowl and mix properly.
- Don’t add too much turmeric otherwise, you have to put extra effort to remove the yellow color from the lips.
- Adding few drops of milk is optional
- Take the scrub in your fingers and then slowly massage it on your lips. Thoroughly wash after three minutes.
- Use the scrub twice a week.
Benefits
Turmeric is known for treating skin pigmentation. Hence when used in lip scrub it helps to recover lips from any sort of discoloration. Adding milk along with turmeric helps to lighten the dark lips fast. Lavender oil cures any kind of chopped or cracked or sunburned lips. Turmeric lip scrub with all the above ingredients improves the overall health of lips making them well moisturized and soft.
6) Cinnamon Lip Scrub
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon Cinnamon Powder
- 1 tablespoon Raw Honey
- 1 tablespoon Olive oil
Directions
- Add all the ingredients to a bowl and mix properly.
- You can add lavender oil to this mixture if you don’t like the strong smell of cinnamon.
- Apply the scrub evenly on the lips and leave it for a minimum of five minutes.
- After 5 minutes massage the lips in a circular motion along with the mixture.
- Wipe with a warm towel and then apply any lip balm to keep your lips moisturized.
Benefits
Cinnamon is an anti-fungal and anti-bacterial that helps to stimulate blood circulation. When the powder used on lips, it removes any dead or dry cells from the skin making them look plumper. Olive oil and honey are effective to provide moisturization even after you wipe away the scrub. You can use this scrub before going to bed to get softer and healthier lips by the time you wake up. Try using this scrub before applying lipstick or lip gloss and notice the difference.
7) Rice Flour Lip Scrub
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon Cinnamon Powder
- 1 tablespoon Raw Honey
- 1 half-cut lemon
Directions
- Add all the ingredients to a bowl and mix properly.
- Use more lemon if the mixture becomes too hard.
- You can apply this mixture directly or keep it stored for few days to ferment the rice flour along with honey and lemon.
- Take the scrub, exfoliate lips with the help of gentle circular motion, rinse properly and then apply lip balm.
Benefits
Rice Flour has lots of beauty benefits. Hence it is used in hair and skincare recipes and even many branded products have rice flour as the main ingredient in their beauty products. Rice Flour helps to lighten the dark upper lip and restore natural pink color. It also helps to remove tan from the skin. Moisturization from honey and the bleaching properties of lemon makes this lip scrub a great combination.
8) Raspberry Lip Scrub
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 2-3 Raspberries
Directions
- Add all the ingredients to a bowl and mix properly.
- Use warm or melted coconut oil. You can crush the raspberries in hand and add everything (Don’t just add the juice!)
- If the mixture becomes watery add Aloe vera gel to bring it to scrub consistency.
- Massage this scrub on lips for 30-40 seconds. Then wash with lukewarm water.
Benefits
Raspberries provide natural color to your lips. Using this scrub regularly can really change the way your lips look! You can use fresh or frozen raspberries. After exfoliating the dead skin cells and dry skin with the help of sugar, coconut oil and raspberries nourish the lips even during winters.
9) Orange Peel Lip Scrub
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon Powdered Orange Peel
- 1 tablespoon organic honey
- 1 tablespoon rose water
Directions
- Grind the dried orange peel into a smooth powder.
- Add all the ingredients to a bowl and mix properly.
- USe organic honey to get more benefits. Add rose water in drops to avoid the mixture becoming watery or thin.
- Keep the orange peel under the sun to dry naturally.
- Slowly Massage the scrub on lips for 30-40 seconds. Wipe cleanly with a warm towel.
Benefits
Rosewater acts like a healing and soothing agents that can cure any dried or chapped lips. In this recipe, orange peel is the exfoliator that successfully takes away any residue or dry skin on the lips. You can use this scrub twice a day to get soft and healthier lips.
10) Strawberry Lip Scrub
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon Jojoba Oil
- 2-3 Raspberries
Directions
- Add all the ingredients to a bowl and mix properly.
- Use a hand blender to blend the straberries. Make a smooth paste before adding it to the lip scrub recipe.
- Take a little amount and start massaging lips in a circular fashion. Continue for a minute and then wipe clean with a towel.
Benefits
Though coconut oil is best for lip care, jojoba oil comes in thicker or waxier consistency making it the best ingredient for the lip scrub. It holds the ingredients all together just like your branded lip scrub. also, jojoba oil maintains hydration in lips for a long time. Strawberries add flavor, fragrance, and natural color to the scrub. The scrub may turn out too yummy, so don’t it!
