Vanilla Honey Lip Scrub

Dry, chapped lips?

Try this incredibly simple and fun DIY.  Homemade lip scrub!

 

It’s a lip-smacking combination of honey, white chocolate, vanilla, and tangerine essential oil.

It smells delicious and tastes amazing!

 

A quick scrub of your lips with just a pinch of this vanilla honey lip scrub leaves lips wonderfully soft and moisturized.

 

No more chapped lips.  Just exfoliated, smooth, conditioned, soft lips that are perfectly ready for lip balm or lipstick.

 

Want to try another yummy lip scrub?

Here’s the recipe for my homemade chocolate lip scrub.  Yep, I said CHOCOLATE.   It’s sooooo good!

 

 

Homemade DIY recipe of vanilla honey lip scrub

 

 

Supplies need to make lip scrub

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With smaller granules than traditional baking sugar, this superfine sugar is perfect for gently exfoliating lips.

It helps remove dead skin cells, making lips soft and smooth.

 

Sweet and creamy white chocolate helps make this lip scrub smell amazing.

 

Warm, comforting scent.  Plus, vanilla enhances the honey and white chocolate flavors.

 

Tangerine helps improve blood flow and circulation for rosy lips.

High levels of vitamin C help protect and heal skin.

Plus, it promotes feelings of happiness (who doesn’t like that?!)  🙂

 

Honey is a natural humectant.

It helps rehydrate lips and makes them feel smooth and moisturized.

 

Avocado oil helps heal chapped lips as well as soothe and replenish dry skin.

It even can even help increase collagen production

 

 

lip scrub ingredients vanilla, honey, sugar, white chocolate, tangerine essential oil

 

 

How to make lip scrub

step 1:  add 2 tablespoons super fine sugar to a small bowl

tip: While you can substitute regular table sugar for the super fine sugar, using super fine sugar is preferred because its smaller size granules exfoliate and smooth lips better than the larger sized crystals of regular granulated sugar.

 

bowl of super fine sugar

 

 

step 2:  use a coffee grinder or spice grinder to grind 12-15 white chocolate chips into a fine powder

tip: Put white chocolate chips into the freezer for a few minutes before grinding them.  This will keep them cold, and prevent them from melting during the grinding.

tip:  Pulse the grinder on and off to grind the chips.  Pulsing will grind the chips faster and help them to not get too soft.

tip:  While using a grinder is best, if you don’t have a coffee or spice grinder, you can use a knife to chop the chocolate into super small pieces and powder.

 

white chocolate chips and ground white chocolate

 

 

step 3:  add the chocolate powder to the bowl with the sugar

 

adding ground white chocolate to super fine sugar

 

 

step 4:  add 10-12 drops vanilla extract (about 1/8 teaspoon)

 

adding vanilla extract to sugar and white chocolate

 

 

step 5:  add 6 drops tangerine essential oil

tip:  If you don’t have tangerine essential oil, you can substitute with sweet orange essential oil or another citrus essential oil if you prefer.  Just be sure to use an essential oil that’s labeled as safe for internal use since it will be used on your lips.

 

adding tangerine essential oil to sugar, white chocolate, and vanilla extract

 

 

step 6:  add 1/2 teaspoon honey

 

adding honey to super fine sugar, ground white chocolate, vanilla extract, and tangerine essential oil

 

 

step 7:  add 2 teaspoons avocado oil

tip:  If you don’t have avocado oil, you can substitute with another light-tasting edible oil like apricot kernel oil or sweet almond oil.  Just be sure to use an oil that’s both safe to eat (since it will be on your lips) and also not overly flavorful (like olive oil) because it would overpower the other flavors in the lip scrub.

 

adding avocado oil to the mixture

 

 

step 8:  mix until everything is well combined

 

mixing all ingredients together

 

 

step 9:  scoop into a small jar

yield:  This recipe makes about 3 tablespoons of lip scrub.

tip:  Use jars that are safe to use with diluted essential oil, either glass jars or PET plastic jars.

Find 1 oz PET plastic jars here.  Find 1 oz glass jars here.

 

jar of vanilla honey lip scrub with label, made with tangerine essential oil

 

 

step 10:  add a label (click here for a free printable label)

tip:  You can print this label on full-sheet label paper, or do what I do and print the label on regular printer paper and attach it to the spray bottle with packing tape.  It’s cheap and easy to do.  Plus, I find that the labels stay on better using packing tape than with regular label paper, and the packing tape protects the label really well, which keeps the labels looking great for a long time.

tip:  To help the label stick really well, first wipe the tube clean with a little rubbing alcohol.  Allow to dry and then apply the label.

 

jar of vanilla honey lip scrub, homemade DIY recipe with essential oils

 

 

homemade DIY recipe of vanilla honey lip scrub made with essential oil

 

 

How to use vanilla honey lip scrub

  • use a pea-size amount
  • rub gently on your lips to buff away rough, dry skin
  • then lick off excess — YUM!
  • apply a lip balm to moisturize
  • use 1-2 times a week, as needed

 

Where to get supplies

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most of these ingredients you can find right in the baking aisle of your local grocery store, but in case you want to get them online…

superfine sugar

white chocolate chips

vanilla extract

honey

avocado oil

tangerine essential oil

Find 1 oz PET plastic jars here.  Find 1 oz glass jars here.

Click here for a free printable of the vanilla honey lip scrub recipe and label

link to free printable vanilla honey lip scrub recipe and label
 

 

jar of vanilla honey lip scrub, homemade DIY recipe with essential oils

 

 

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homemade DIY recipe of vanilla honey lip scrub made with essential oils, jar with label

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