Simple Homemade Sugar Scrub For Lips:
Things Required:
Raw Sugar is a natural source of glycolic acid, an alpha hydroxy acid that helps to exfoliate rough, dead cells from the skin surface. It is easily available and the least harmful substance that can be used as an ingredient to prepare this lip scrub. So that would be our main ingredient. We shall use both white and brown sugar because they both offer different benefits. Now since we are talking about the lips, the scrub has to be nourishing and soft on them, right? That is the reason I have added honey and almond oil to the ingredients list since they are the most likeable nourishing substances. Honey is a humectant that helps draw in moisture and hydrate and plump the lips. I have also included cinnamon in this list because this will bring a nice flavor to our lip scrub recipe. Is that all for cinnamon? Well, no. I have heard that cinnamon acts as a natural lip plumper too. Sounds amazing? Now go climb your kitchen shelves to catch hold of the corners where your mother must have hidden the cinnamon container.
Homemade Sugar Lip Scrub:
Let us follow the following easy steps to get the best homemade sugar scrub for lips:
Step 1:
Firstly, take a nice bowl to which our ingredients will be added. Add 1 teaspoon of white sugar to it.
Note: We are taking ingredients for the scrub mixture to serve 3 uses only. If you want the same for lesser or more number of times, you can adjust the quantity accordingly.
Step 2:
Now add half a spoon of brown sugar. No it doesn’t mean that I am partial between the two sugars; it’s because we need more of the granular component in the scrub which is provided by white sugar.
Step 3:
Add half to one teaspoon of pure honey according to your comfort and liking.
Step 4:
The mixture appears all the more attractive as we keep adding the ingredients.
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Step 5:
Add a little almond oil to the mixture. You would find me using almond oil in most of my DIYs since it is my favorite. It does not give that sticky, oily feeling. It does a lot of favor to our skin than we can think of.
Step 6:
Just a dash of cinnamon is required here in this mixture. It changes the aroma of the mixture, and who does not want plumped lips? Though it may not work for everybody, if that had been the case – actresses would have bought 2 kgs of cinnamon in their weekly grocery shopping instead of going for lip surgery. Even if it works for some of us or to a minute extent, we still have nothing to lose, right?
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Step 7:
Now, mix them well. You’ll get a paste-like consistency at the end.
Step 8:
This is how the final lip scrub looks. Doesn’t it resemble chyawanprash? That does not mean you have to eat it! Scrub your lips with this mixture and rub over them with light strokes of your finger. Scoop a tiny amount of the mixture 2-3 times while scrubbing, and rub it along the corners of your mouth. Finally, wash off with lukewarm water. Apply Vaseline or a lip balm after this if required. I found the lip scrub to be very nourishing and did not require my lip balm for another 2 hours.
Is it OK to exfoliate lips every day? No. Exfoliation aids in the removal of the dry, dead skin that covers the delicate lips. Doing it regularly can help in the moisturization of dry lips. However, it is essential not to over-exfoliate as it can irritate your lips. Exfoliate your lips no more than twice a week. How long do you leave on a lip scrub? Apply a small amount of lip scrub to your lips with one finger. Scrub your lips for two to three minutes in a circular motion. If your lips appear and feel better, rinse off the scrub with water to remove any residue. How long do DIY lip scrubs last? DIY sugar scrubs can last for 3 to 6 months, and you can store them in a well-sealed container or jar. Do lip scrubs make your lips bigger? Yes. Exfoliating with lip scrubs will help plump up your lips and give them a fuller appearance. Video On How To Make DIY Lip Scrub
