DIY Lip Scrub (Peppermint)

This DIY lip scrub is a DIY peppermint lip scrub recipe designed to complement the DIY peppermint lip balm recipe. It too can help leave your lips feeling smooth, cool, and minty fresh. Having dry, or even worse, chapped lips in the winter is no fun. It can be very painful. So, the DIY Lip Balms and the DIY Lip Scrubs are a great way to stay on top of the matter before it becomes a problem. So, this DIY peppermint lip scrub recipe may be just the solution that some of you may be looking for.

Ingredients

This peppermint DIY lip scrub is prepared with sugar, cocoa butter, coconut oil, peppermint essential oil, and colorant. The end result is a yummy tasting and smelling DIY peppermint lip scrub recipe.

1. Sugar

The lips cover a relatively small area with comparatively few layers of skin. Therefore, the exfoliator used in a DIY lip scrub needs to be both small and gentle. For these reasons, a fine caster sugar is recommended for making professional lips scrubs as well as DIY lip scrub recipes.

2. Cocoa Butter

The cocoa butter is a firm, but very moisturizing butter that hangs out closer to the surface of your lips. So, it can moisturize while gently scrubbing with the DIY lip scrub. Only a small amount is added, but it makes a difference.

3. Coconut Oil

Coconut oil is a very beneficial oil to add to your DIY lip scrub because it (1) increases blood flow, (2) penetrates deeply, and (3) destroys microbes. The increase in blood flow will increase the moisture and nutrients that can be delivered to your lips from the inside out. As it penetrates the skin surface, it brings all of it microbe destroying properties with it. So, this little addition makes the DIY peppermint lip scrub antimicrobial as well. Unscented refined coconut oil is used in this lip scrub recipe. Therefore, this peppermint lip scrub recipe does not have a coconut aroma or taste.

4. Peppermint Essential Oil

A sweet peppermint essential oil is used to make this DIY lip scrub turn out minty fresh. In this way, you can benefit from some aromatherapy as you gently exfoliate and scrub your lips.

5. Colorant

A basic blue color is added to this DIY lip scrub. Since this DIY peppermint lip scrub recipe goes on your lips, a lip safe colorant is needed. So, to keep things simple, a powdered blue food colorant is added.

DIY Peppermint Lip Scrub Recipe:

• 1 oz. Clear Round Plastic Jar
• 3 tbsp. Superfine Caster Sugar
• 1/2 tsp. Unscented Cocoa Butter
• 1/2 tsp. Refined Coconut Oil
• 1/8 tsp. Peppermint Essential Oil (Food Grade)
• 1/16 tsp. Powdered Blue Food Colorant

Preparation:

1. Use a small glass bowl to melt the cocoa butter in the microwave.
2. Microwave in 30 second intervals until the cocoa butter melts completely.
3. Next add the softened unscented coconut oil to the cocoa butter.
4. Then add the peppermint essential oil and caster sugar.
5. Use a spoon to stir well making sure all the oils are mixed into the sugar.
6. At this point, the DIY lip scrub mixture should have a wet sand kind of appearance.
7. Now you can mix in the blue food colorant and store it in the 1 oz clear round plastic jar.

How To Use:

1. Cover your lips in the DIY peppermint lip balm recipe about 5-10 minutes before using the DIY peppermint lip scrub.
2. After about 10 minutes, use your finger or the end of a spoon to grab less than a dime-sized amount from the jar.
3. Use the tip of your finger to rub the lip scrub over your lips using small circular movements until smooth.
4. Rinse your lips with warm water and then pat them dry.
5. Re-apply the DIY peppermint lip balm.
6. For even better results, you can learn more by reading how to use lip scrub.

Conclusion

That is all for now! You know where to find more DIY mouth, DIY lips, or DIY lip scrub recipes. In the meanwhile, enjoy making and using the peppermint DIY lip scrub!