Are luscious, kissable lips important to you? Whether luscious lips are a top priority, or if you need to restore them after they’ve seen damage from chapping, your goal can be accomplished using a homemade lip scrub.
We are going to lay out 15 luscious homemade lip scrub ideas and recipes in this article. But first, we’re going to look at what lips scrubs are and how they can help you.
We will begin our homemade lip scrub list with a recipe which combines coconut oil, honey and lemon.
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Honey, coconut oil and lemon have antibacterial properties to heal your lips. But coconut oil is also an anti-inflammatory.
A mint mocha homemade lip scrub combines coffee, chocolate and mint.
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The sugar and coffee grounds add the grit, the chocolate adds the flavor, and the castor oil helps to soften your lips. But mint provides the healing and cooling effect.
This simple but effective homemade lip scrub makes use of sugar, honey and olive oil.
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This all natural mixture exfoliates in a gentle way with the healing powers of honey and olive oil.
You might never have put coconut and pumpkin pie together in the kitchen. But they combine to make an awesome homemade lip scrub.
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You’ll be tasting this one all day and can be assured that you’re getting great healing from the honey and coconut oil too.
A highly effective homemade lip scrub can be made combining vanilla and peppermint as well.
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Coconut oil and mint blend their healing properties to make this blend a great cure for damaged lips that doesn’t taste too bad either.
You can mix coconut with almost any herb in this homemade lip scrub recipe. This way, you get to choose more of its taste and feel.
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Besides the healing powers of coconut oil, any one of these powerful herbs can also help to heal chapped, cracked and damaged lips.
Combine the powers of aspirin, olive oil and vitamin E to create a pain relieving and highly therapeutic homemade lip scrub.
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There are all kinds of antioxidants and antibacterial compounds in this mixture. Also, it has the added boost of pain and inflammation relief from aspirin whenever your lips are really hurting.
The flavor of ginger snaps in this homemade lip scrub also combines some powerful healing elements.
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Besides the coconut oil which has excellent healing properties, ginger is one of the best antibacterial and anti-inflammatory substances available in your kitchen.
This simple homemade lip scrub combines tangerines citrus with brown sugar’s flavor and can be made in a few minutes.
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This sweet and citrus flavored, edible lip scrub adds a tangy zing. But its true healing power is still in the coconut oil.
You might have to go a little outside the box in order to make this homemade lip scrub. But who can resist to youthful, bubblegum lips?
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Obviously the olive oil is the healing agent in this lip scrub, the bubblegum flavoring is just a playful twist.
You will go nuts over this minty homemade lip scrub, which makes use of the healing effects of mint and almonds.
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Honey has natural antifungal and antibacterial properties to make sure your lips remain healthy and the vitamin E in almonds is a major factor in promoting the healing of cracked and damaged lips.
Go tropical with a kiwi flavored homemade lip scrub, which makes use of the power of grape seed oil.
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Grape seed extract is full of powerful antioxidants to promote healing. Also, kiwi is a flavor that is a little outside the box.
Walnuts and Shea butter are mixed with irresistible chocolate, making this homemade lip scrub a sure winner.
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Walnut oil and Shea butter provide the powerful healing nutrients in this scrub, but that dab of chocolate adds a psychological boost.
Try out another homemade lip scrub with tropical overtones to achieve your goal of luscious lips.
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Oranges have antioxidant properties to add to the healing properties of honey and coconut. But it is that tropical zing that really makes this scrub appealing.
This homemade lip scrub using milk and turmeric is specifically designed to help you lighten up the color of darker lips.
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Not only will the yellow tint of turmeric help to lighten dark lips. But it is one of the most powerful anti-inflammatory agents of all of the herbs and will promote the healing of damaged lips.
A lip scrub is the term used for exfoliating the dead skin from the skin on and around your lips. A lips scrub typically makes use of some sort of gritty substance along with an oil, healing compound and some sort of flavor.
Making a homemade lip scrub is pretty simple, as you have seen. The sky is the limit when it comes to recipe combinations you can try. Just make sure you don’t use anything too harsh on the extremely sensitive skin tissue which forms your lips.
A homemade lip scrub can not only heal chapped and damaged lips, but can also help you to create those luscious, kissable lips you’ve always wanted. Take advantage of these 15 homemade lip scrub ideas and recipes to get the most out of lip therapy without having to leave the house.
If you have created your own homemade lip scrub and want to brag about it, feel free to add to our list in the comments section below.
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