We take great care of our skin, but I think sometimes we forget that the skin on our lips is the most delicate on our face. They need some special care and love to keep them healthy and beautiful! Swiping on a little lip balm once a day won’t give you that soft, sexy mouth. It is not enough for super thin, delicate skin. Enter, DIY lip scrubs and homemade lip masks. Both help renew the skin on your lips and moisturize and protect them from the weather, chemicals and that weekend’s wine. I am one of those people whose lips always feel chapped. If I don’t have a product on my lips that protects them, I’m probably chewing them, or licking them and drying them off. Both lip scrubs and lip masks can be pricey, so check out this smart beauty blogger’s ‘easy to make’ versions of both!
DIY lip scrub recipes
Lip scrubs are just what they sound like…a product to help exfoliate dry, damaged skin on your lips. They are the first step in restoring a healthy smile. Moisturizing agents can’t penetrate dry, dead skin, so the first step? Pout pumice! However, you also need to be careful not to use anything too abrasive. As we mentioned, the skin on the lips is thin and delicate. Treat it that way!
Lip scrub recipe with honey
First we have this DIY lip scrub recipe.Julie Blenner‘ This is a simple sugar lip scrub with coconut oil, but unlike a lot of scrubs, this one doesn’t contain honey. Honey is often used because it is very healing. But many people don’t like the stickiness that honey adds to the product. This scrub also contains grapeseed oil, a healing and anti-aging natural oil that I use on my face almost daily. It penetrates really well, and helps heal the lips while the scrub removes dead skin. We also love that she used rose essential oil, so it will smell really nice. Remember, always use food grade ingredients in your homemade beauty products!
Homemade Sugar Lip Scrubs
‘A life adjacentThere are tons of great recipes on their site, but we especially love Kim and Kayla’s four lip scrub recipes. They have lots of great tips for choosing ingredients. Remember what I said about not using anything too abrasive? They have a trick which product is milder than standard table sugar. Loving the Peppermint and Gingerbread DIY Lip Scrubs! They use fractionated coconut oil, which I use to remove makeup myself, and love. It’s always in liquid form, so you don’t need to melt it or chip it out of a big block of solid oil. While you’re there, check out their other DIY beauty and skin care recipes. Awesome! (She said in a song, just got an internet happy place kind of voice. ;))
Peach pout
Love a little peach in your life? This homemade lip scrub fromPinned and repinned‘ has a fresh aroma and taste! It also contains healing ingredients mixed with sugar, most of which you already have. It’s a beautiful color, it would make perfect gifts. She made this in five minutes for about a quart jar. Yes. 25 pence.
DIY Lip Scrub with Vitamin E
If you have a sweet tooth, or just fond memories of summer, then check out this cotton candy homemade lip scrub. from’The rambling thoughts of a crafty mom‘, she recommends this as a great choice for teenagers. We also love that this one uses vitamin E to help with healing and cell turnover. You can find it at any drugstore, or even in the skin care aisle of a grocery store. It’s cheap, and a small bottle lasts forever. That’s what makes this recipe different. And come on, this scrub is it Appearance Delicious, isn’t it? And fun!
Pina coladas anyone?
Well, if you learn to make a lip scrub like a pina colada and you not Use it all the timeThen you and I can’t be friends. 🙂 From this recipeA magical vesselUses coconut and pineapple flavors, sugar, coconut oil and vitamin E. So simple, but this must smell heaven. She mentions that you can use yellow food coloring if you want, but we love the clean white “coconut” look.
DIY lip scrub recipe to exfoliate lips
Lemon is a natural exfoliator, so it makes sense that it could be the perfect ingredient to use for a DIY lip scrub to exfoliate the lips. From this recipeLiving Well MomDoes not use coconut oil, but does use jojoba oil. Jojoba is most similar to the natural oils in our skin. Add some raw honey, sugar, and lemon essential oil, and you have everything you need. Perfect for weather chapped lips. The lemon will help remove dead skin cells, and the jojoba and honey will soothe and promote healing.
How to make a lip mask
A homemade lip mask is a deeply moisturizing product to replenish your lips so they can return to their healthy state. Some of these are meant to sit on your lips overnight, while others are for a short period of time. All of them are more effective if used after a lip scrub. And all are more moisturizing than your everyday lip balm. I use a lip mask every night. I seriously don’t think I could sleep without that pleasant feeling of having something heavier and more protective on my lips. I believe I am a mouth breather. 🙂
DIY lip mask
If you want all the basics on how to make a lip mask, go toPaisley + Sparrow‘ Not only does she teach you all about them, she has ten recipes for you! Yes, ten. They are all moisturizing, healing and really fun to use with different scents, flavors and uses. She also has an overnight lip mask recipe for those of you like me who can’t sleep without one. Exfoliating or healing, here’s a DIY lip mask for everyone.
Collagen Lip Mask DIY
I love this DIY lip mask recipe’A life adjacent‘ (You’ve seen some of their lip scrubs above!) It’s made with rose petals, a natural source of vitamin C. And that, my friends, is known to help the body produce its own collagen. This recipe moisturizes with honey and yogurt. It also has a secret ingredient that makes it a lip plumper as well. This lip mask is meant to sit on your lips for 15-20 minutes, so it’s perfect for a self-care spa day while you relax in the bath.
How to make an overnight lip mask
‘The Little ShineLip Sleeping Mask uses aloe vera, grapeseed or rosehip oil and peppermint oil to create a mild plumper as well. You leave this healing concoction on overnight, then follow up in the morning with a protective lip balm. They suggest that you store this in the refrigerator. Not only will it keep it fresh, it will also feel amazing on your lips before bed.
Do you have a favorite DIY lip scrub or homemade lip mask from these amazing bloggers? I have already tried the simple sugar scrub and one of the lip masks ‘Paisley + Sparrow’ and have at least 5 more on my list. And I seriously want to stock up on those little glass jars so I can make them for little gifts! You will like our post DIY Face Mask And Bath bomb recipes and DIY bath salts!
