Edible Sugar Lip Scrub: Husband Approved
January 18, 2013 by Cristi
It’s date night. Kiddies are home with the sitter and you are all dressed up with your man at dinner. He leans in for a smooch on the lips, then quickly jerks away with surprise and horror in his face. The offender? Your sandpaper-crackly lips.
Nothing says “Kiss me” more than dry crackling lizard lips!
I don’t know about you, but during this time of the year my lips have the most difficult time staying soft. Once I gave my little boy a kiss on the cheek in the dark and he immediately mistook my rough lips for my husband’s rough facial scruff. He had to feel my face to believe it was really me.
No joke.
But it got even worse! When I came home from a tropical vacation to the dry and must I add FREEEZING dessert- my lips were having a major CRISIS!
Don’t hide your eyes with what I am about to reveal to you… this is real.
Yes, these are how horrible my lips were getting. With Valentine’s right around the corner…it was time to get those babies into kissing condition. I had to have an intervention. ASAP!
The solution?
So here is an at home remedy to exfoliate and condition your smackers with ingredients you have around the house.
Grab some coconut oil, brown sugar, and honey.
Combine 1 tsp. of each.
I added a little almond extract just because the smell makes me happy. 
Mix them until you get a paste-like substance.
Note: I found these little bead containers work perfect for keeping my scrub in the fridge.
To exfoliate, simply apply and rub into your lips for at least 30 seconds… no need to wipe off with a wet cloth- just lick it! Remember, to give your lips plenty of moisture after exfoliating. See the next recipe below.
I continued to scrub every other day and applied a little treatment constantly on my lips to lock in the moisture and help my lips heal.
And what did I use? Coconut Oil of course!
We all know how fabulous it is (why? check this post out here) so, I combined some of that and vitamin E oil and applied directly after the scrub. Realizing that the oil wasn’t staying on my lips for very long, I added some beeswax to the recipe to create a balm. I have to confess that I didn’t have beeswax on hand at the time so, I used some of my Burt’s Bees Chap Stick in the meantime. Worked like a charm! So to combine them, heat up the coconut oil and beeswax and combine that with a dash of vitamin E oil and you have just created a balm for your lips!
Note: If you want your lip balm to set up more, add more beeswax and less oil. Just putting it in the fridge doesn’t work. I tried that and it still stays pretty oily.
Now the fun part. I was curious about adding color. So, I grabbed some fruit.
And it turns out that they add pretty colors to your balm! After washing them, heat each one in a small bowl in the microwave for like 5 to 10- seconds. It doesn’t take much for them to soften up. I found that the blackberries, pomegranate, and raspberries did better if I mashed it in a strainer and let the juice drip out.
I added it to the oil and beeswax mixtures and let them set.
But wait that is not all! Before I was completely done, it occurred to me that my favorite lip balms have YUMMY flavors. So, I pulled out some different flavor extracts that I thought may go well with the coconut oil. Strawberry, peppermint, and almond were my favorites and maybe my husband’s favorites too! 
Then I store them in the fridge and you have your edible lip treatment on hand.
Which by the way, after five days, my lips are on the road to recovery.
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Healthy, natural, hydrating, restorative and yummy too!? This one’s a win all across the board. I’ll definitely be trying my own lip scrub and balms. Fun!
Fabulous post, Cristi! I totally have this problem in the winter. Also? Gorgeous photos! I kept getting distracted by your pretty dishes! haha
Now I really need coconut oil :/
Thanks! Coconut oil is a must have!!
WoW – what a difference! I LOVE that first photo of you, though..
These look like fun – I have some burt’s bees chapstick that seems a bit dry – I never would’ve thought to add some coconut oil to it…genius!
Perfect combo for your lips! But I am sure they are nowhere near the condition as mine were!
Um, this is genius. I have SUCH a bad problem with cracked lips. I will seriously be forever grateful for you sharing this.
This is the cutest idea cristi. My girls lips r so dry too. This is going to b a fun activity to do with them. They r going to love it. Thanks a bunch.
This is so cool! I cannot wait to try it. Thanks so much for sharing!
I love this and can’t wait to try it myself! I featured it on my blog today:
http://digitalcakecrafting.blogspot.com/2013/01/shout-out-sunday-3.html
What brand of vitamin e oil do you use? Thanks!
I am not really sure what brands are good as far as vitamin e goes to be honest with you- but the one I used for this postwas called Spring Valley. The store I checked had a limited selection and it was all they had as far as liquid vitamin e goes.
Wooo! I love this! It has all of my favorite ingredients!
Where do you purchase the coconut oil??
I think I got my big tub at Costco- but any health food store sells it I am pretty sure.
So what “color” did you put on? Cause I LOVE the color!
I actually didn’t have a color on my lips- However, I had just barely scrubbed them minutes before taking the photo so they were nice and rosy at the time!
Wow! You’ve got a great color of lips then!
I love this!!! I’m actually planning to make these for my son’s teachers for a sweet little Valentine’s Day gift. Question about the beeswax – where and what kind do you use? The only thing I can find locally is at a craft store and says its for candle making. Is this safe to use for the balm? Thanks!!
As far as I know that candle beeswax found at craft stores will work just fine.
You could also try looking at a health food store or online. Amazon sells it I know for sure.
My husband is allergic to coconut. Do you have any substitution suggestions for the coconut oil?
I have heard of people using olive oil, sunflower oil, or cocoa butter?
Ok this this amazing! I Cant wait to try it…but let me just say that my lips will never look that good, but heres to trying!
Can you use grapeseed oil instead of coconut?
I am not an expert in mixing balms but I don’t see why not? But further research on amounts may be in order?
you have the most gorgeous eyes i have ever seen oh my god!
Thanks Cami- you made my day!
This looks cool but did you realize that by eating it you’re also eating your dead skin?
Hmmmm very true… something I didn’t even think about haha! maybe lick your fingers instead?
amazing! plus, you are beautiful!
Where did you get the containers from? They are the perfect size.
I got these at Hobby Lobby but I bet they have them in any craft store in the beads section!
That’s a fabulous idea for DIY and home treatment but just incase you don’t want to DIY and have something to carry with you try Jane Iredales Sugar and Butter. One side is a brown sugar and butter exfoliant and the other side is a lip plumper. It’s amazing! I carry one in almost every single coat pocket in the winter months here in Stowe, VT.
MMMM that sounds amazing! I will have to check that out!
they sell this at lush
Wow! Yummy Yummy! Surely gonna try it! Thanx for sharing!
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Fabulous
This is great! Thank you so much for the advice, my lips feel great after 3 days! I have recommended this to all my girl friends xx
I am so glad to hear that!! I couldn’t believe how easy it was!!
OMG I loved that lip scrub!! So awesome!!
This is AMAZING! I Can’t wait to try it!
This is a great post and a great idea. My lips definitely need this treatment and I love home-and-chemical-free-remedies like this.
Doing it today!
Thanks for sharing:)
Love the photography as ever! All the products just look irresistible.
Day 1 of this Edible Sugar Lip Scrub! =D Lips feel softer already *dreamy face*
How long does the scrub and the lip balm last(expiration date)? Do you have to store them in the fridge?
Can’t wait to try this.