I don’t know about you, but recently my lips have been getting unusually dry no matter how much chapstick or lip balm I use. I can’t really complain about freezing temperatures because that’s not really an issue in L.A., but I still think it’s caused by the weather constantly changing from cold to hot and back to cold again. The drying effects of my space heater and air conditioner (which have been running on a daily rotation) have not been helping either. I’ve realized that no amount of lip balm is really going to help without some proper exfoliation!
Here’s my recipe for a moisturizing brown sugar lip scrub that will help exfoliate your dry, chapped lips better than just using a washcloth. The brown sugar will remove dead skin while the olive oil and honey help restore lost moisture.
*Bonus: you most likely already have all of the ingredients at home and this is much cheaper than just buying a manufactured lip scrub from Sephora.
Brown Sugar Lip Scrub Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 tbsp. brown sugar
- 1 tsp. olive oil
- 1 tsp. honey
- squeeze of lip balm
Brown Sugar Lip Scrub Instructions
Combine all of the ingredients in a small bowl and mix together until it forms a thick, sugary paste. I added some Rosebud Salve Lip Balm mainly to get rid of it…I’m not really a huge fan but it went well in this scrub!
Massage a generous amount of the scrub onto your lips in a circular motion to remove dry, dead skin. Be careful not to scrub too hard. It should not hurt or scratch your lips.
Wash the scrub off using warm water and then apply your favorite lip balm or chapstick to help lock in the moisture.
End result: It completely exfoliated my lips and left them feeling much smoother and less dry. Weekly use before bed will help keep lips consistently smooth and moisturized.
(notes: If you have a little pot of lip balm that you don’t really use/like you could just make the lip scrub with that balm and keep it in that pot for about a month)