This post contains 10 fantastic recipes to make a DIY lip scrub!
During the winter months lips tend to get dry and chapped. They can then start to flake or peel, leaving your skin sore and your lipstick patchy!
Using a lip scrub regularly helps to gently remove any dead skin and make your lip balm work more effectively!
These 10 recipes all contain nourishing natural ingredients and no harsh chemicals!
Ingredients of Homemade Lip Scrubs
The main components of a lip scrub include an exfoliant and a moisturiser. The two work together to leave the skin smooth and moist, and free from dryness or flaking.
All of the recipes in this post include an exfoliating agent like salt, sugar or coffee grounds. They also all contain some type of oil or butter which forms the base of the scrub, and keeps your lips nourished.
10 DIY Lip Scrubs
1. Sugar, Honey and Olive Oil DIY Lip Scrub
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon organic honey
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon water
DIY Lip Scrub Recipe
- Mix the olive oil and honey
- Add the brown sugar and a teaspoon of water
Benefits
Brown sugar scrubs are very gentle on the lips. This is because brown sugar is made up of small particles and is less abrasive on the skin than regular white sugar. It’s also much softer than salt or coffee grains.
This recipe would make a great homemade lip scrub for chapped, sensitive and dry skin. It contains honey which works not only as a moisturiser but also as a mild exfoliator. Honey also has both anti-bacterial and anti fungal properties so it also protects cracked lips from infection.
The added ingredient of olive oil leaves the lips soft, supple and hydrated. It’s also rich in antioxidants, fatty acids and vitamins E and K which help to protect the skin from premature ageing.
2. Almond Oil, Honey & Orange Essential Oil DIY Lip Scrub
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon almond oil
- 1 tablespoon organic honey
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 3 drops orange essential oil
- 1 teaspoon water
DIY Lip Scrub Recipe
- Mix the almond oil and honey
- Add the brown sugar and a teaspoon of water
- Mix in 3 drops of orange essential oil
Benefits
Almond oil is rich in vitamin E which helps to keep lips hydrated and nourished. This is thanks to its ability to absorb easily into the skin.
Orange essential oil (also known as Sweet Orange Essential Oil) is known to help reduce inflammation, as well as improve the texture and radiance of the skin. It leaves the lips looking beautiful and pink, as well as gives your homemade lip scrub a gorgeous scent!
Since this is another brown sugar scrub it’s great for sensitive skin since it’s gentle and safe. Combined with honey this recipe is both antibacterial and anti-inflammatory, and will help you to recover from chapped or cracked lips faster!
3. Jojoba Oil, Honey & Vanilla DIY Lip Scrub
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon jojoba oil
- 1 tablespoon organic honey
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon water
DIY Lip Scrub Recipe
- Mix the jojoba oil and honey
- Add the brown sugar and a teaspoon of water
- Mix in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Benefits
Jojoba oil is a thick oil which can help to form a seal over chapped or dry lips. This can help to protect the skin and lock in moisture. The brown sugar gently sloughs away dead skin cells without leaving irritated skin.
This diy lip scrub recipe is a good choice for inflamed or broken skin since the vanilla extract can soothe and calm any redness or irritation. Vanilla is rich in antioxidants and helps to protect the skin from age spots and the damage caused by free radicals. It is also anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial, and good for speeding up wound healing and reducing infections.
4. Coconut & Rose DIY Lip Scrub
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 4 drops rose hip oil
- Dried rose petal pieces
- 1 teaspoon water
DIY Lip Scrub Recipe
- Mix the coconut oil and brown sugar
- Add the drops of rose hip oil and water
- Mix in a few pieces of dried rose petal
Benefits
Coconut oil is rich in lauric acid which is antiviral, antiseptic, and anti-inflammatory. Lauric acid has been shown in studies to be effective at preventing cold sores and infections. It also helps to promote wound healing and decrease redness.
Rosehip oil helps to brighten and exfoliate the skin, leaving it clearer and more radiant. The added rose petals also have anti-bacterial properties and further help to remove dead skin from the lips.
To get all the benefits of this homemade scrub, mix all the ingredients well in a small bowl so the rose petal pieces are thoroughly mixed in. Apply it to the lips in a circular motion as this will help increase blood circulation in the lips and encourage the absorption of the oil.
5. Coconut & Lavender DIY Lip Scrub with Added Vitamin E
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 1 tablespoon vitamin E oil
- 2 tablespoons raw sugar
- 4 drops lavender essential oil
- 1 teaspoon water
DIY Lip Scrub Recipe
- Mix the coconut and vitamin E oil
- Add the sugar and a teaspoon of water
- Mix in 4 drops of lavender essential oil
Benefits
Applying vitamin E oil to the lips helps to relieve dryness and promote skin regeneration. Since vitamin E oil has a thick and oily texture it is often one of the ingredients in a good lip balm or lip gloss.
This recipe also contains lavender oil which is extremely soothing and calming for the skin. It protects the skin from the environment and prevents dryness.
You can make this lip scrub either with white cane sugar or brown sugar. This will depend on your skin type and the condition of your lips. If you have a lot of dry, flakey skin and you aren’t prone to skin sensitivity, choose the cane sugar, otherwise the more gentle option is to make a brown sugar lip scrub.
6. Sea Salt & Lemon Juice DIY Lip Scrub
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons sea salt
DIY Lip Scrub Recipe
- Mix the coconut oil and lemon juice
- Add the sea salt
Benefits
Both sea salt and lemon juice have powerful anti-bacterial properties. Lemon juice is also a natural exfoliator. It contains citric acid which acts as a skin exfoliant and helps to reduce fine lines and dark spots, as well as brighten the skin. Both lemon and sea salt help to polish lips and leave them smooth and healthy.
Salt and lemon juice are both strong ingredients, and this recipe wouldn’t be a good option if your lips are particularly sensitive or chapped. If you have very dry skin however which is rough and patchy, this homemade scrub works well to create a smooth canvas for your lipstick.
7. Mint and Brown Sugar DIY Lip Scrub
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 4 drops peppermint essential oil
DIY Lip Scrub Recipe
- Mix the coconut oil and brown sugar
- Add the peppermint oil
Benefits
You don’t need expensive lip scrubs to get beautiful smooth, moisturised lips. The simple ingredients in this recipe soothe, exfoliate and hydrate the skin leaving you with gorgeous, soft lips.
Peppermint oil contains menthol which has a cooling and refreshing feel on the skin, and helps to heal chapped and dry skin. Peppermint oil is a common in ingredient in many lip balms and lip oils since it’s so effective at healing cracked lips.
I normally make a small jar of this mint lip scrub to last me through the winter. I usually use fractionated coconut oil since it is in liquid form, rather than solid, but you can use any organic coconut oil that’s available in the shops. If you use a solid coconut oil and the consistency of the scrub is too thick, you can add a teaspoon of warm water.
8. Coffee & Cocoa DIY Lip Scrub
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 1 tablespoon coffee grounds
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon Manuka honey
DIY Lip Scrub Recipe
- Mix the coffee grounds and coconut oil
- Stir well before adding the cocoa powder and manuka honey
Benefits
Coffee grounds are an excellent exfoliant for dead skin on the lips. This combination of coffee, Manuka honey and coconut oil is deeply moisturising and nourishing. Since Manuka honey is naturally antibacterial, it protects the lips from infection.
Cocoa powder is often found in scrubs since it’s good for softening and conditioning the skin. This DIY lip scrub recipe is great for protecting the lips from moisture loss in cold weather. The coconut oil is both a nourishing agent and natural humectant and leaves you with smooth lips and soft skin.
9. Rose Coffee DIY Lip Scrub
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 1 tablespoon coffee grounds
- 4 drops of rose absolute
- 1 teaspoon water
DIY Lip Scrub Recipe
- Mix the coffee grounds and coconut oil
- Add the rose absolute and water
Benefits
Rose and coffee may seem like an unusual combination, but when mixed together they form effective natural lip scrub recipes for banishing dry skin, and promoting smoother lips. Rose oil has natural healing properties and can protect the skin from infection.
If you prefer you can replace the coconut oil with petroleum jelly. You can make the scrub harsher by added more coffee to the mix, depending on how rough and dry your skin is. Coffee grounds are more abrasive than brown sugar and more effective at sloughing away dry skin.
This coffee rose scrub is a great way to smooth the lips. After massaging the scrub into your lips in a circular motion, wipe it away with a a warm washcloth before applying your lip mask or balm.
10. Lime Cookie DIY Lip Scrub
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon shea butter
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon water
DIY Lip Scrub Recipe
- Mix the brown sugar well into the shea butter
- Add the lime juice and water and stir
Benefits
This DIY sugar lip scrub is a very gentle scrub. It contains brown sugar which is much softer than white sugar, salt or coffee grounds. This recipe also uses the natural exfoliation of lime juice. Lime juice is rich in vitamin C and citric acid and helps to promote more even skin tone and reduce dark spots. It removes dead skin and leaves you with supple lips.
This delicious lip scrub also contains shea butter. Shea butter contains vitamins A and E which protect the skin from the ageing effects of free radicals, and leave you with more nourished, healthier lips. Shea butter also increases skin moisture, heals wounds and stimulates blood flow.
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This post contained 10 different recipes to make a DIY Lip Scrub
Thank you for reading my post about how to make a DIY lip scrub. If you have tried any of the recipes in this post please leave me a comment below and let me know how you got on. Using homemade lip scrubs is the perfect way to get healthy lips in the winter!