Sugar Lip Scrub Recipe

Making your own lip scrub is easy, you are basically making a paste using super fine sugar and oil or vegetable glycerin. Superfine sugar can be purchased in the bar tending section of your grocery store, to make your own lip scrub, as well as Safflower oil which is naturally high in vitamin e.

You do not need a preservative when you are working with oil based products or vegetable glycerin. Vegetable Glycerin is water based, but is so high in natural alcohol, it also does not need a preservative when making a lip scrub with it. It will not mix with oil, so make your choice between the two. The only way lip scrub can go bad is just over time, oil based products can go rancid. That just means store your lip scrubs in a cool dark place and they should last a year or two. Because lip scrubs can “clump” after a few months, it is probably best to make them “fresh” as you need it. I have never figured out a way to stop clumping. Lets make some sugar lip scrub.

Ingredients:

1 T coconut oil, in solid form
1 T honey
1 T brown sugar (I used light because it’s what I had on hand. I don’t think dark brown sugar would make a difference)

1. Add 1 T coconut oil in its solid state to a bowl. If the oil is clumpy, whip it up until it is smooth. Then add 1 T honey to it and whip up until it looks something like this:

2. Add 1 T brown sugar and mix together. Put in a little container and you’re done! Total prep time? 3 minutes! Also, this doesn’t need to be refrigerated.

*note: if you find the scrub is too abrasive, try 2 teaspoons of brown sugar instead. I’ve tried both and prefer 1 T.*

Sugar Lip Scrub Instructions

To use: rub a little sugar lip scrub on your lips for 30 seconds-1 minute. You can then let it rest for 3-5 minutes to let the oil penetrate and moisturize your lips, or you can lick it off (it tastes delicious…or so I was told…) or wipe it off. Repeat 2-3 times a week. Enjoy you’re soft, sumptuous lips.