This is the season to reach out for a healing sugar and Manuka honey scrub for lips. I use my own lip scrub with Manuka honey about once a week to maintain skin health on my lips. Especially for the winter and cold months of the year, this lip scrub formula can become your go-to product to use.
Many people really take a good care of their face, hair, investing into expensive care products. But when it comes to lips, they often ignore them. Do remember that to get your lips to that smooth, plump and kissable condition, you gotta exfoliate them. Having a homemade sugar and honey scrub for luscious lips is always helpful.
As a matter of fact, there are several benefits to make that DIY lush lip scrub a permanent resident on your beauty counter. Here are a few just to peak your curiosity to add this homemade beauty recipe to your skin care arsenal.
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Benefits of Using A Lip Scrub Regularly
Exfoliation is the number one huge benefit the lips receive with every lip scrub. You help to slough off the dead cells and allow new ones to come to the surface. With new cells showing up at the top of the skin layer, you have a better opportunity to use quality skin care products with the actives that feed and maintain the skin on your lips. Check my detailed post on unique skin care products you can use daily with alpha hydroxy acid skin benefits.
Improved blood circulation in the lips is yet another important benefits. The better the circulation, the more nutrition is delivered to the lips. It means stronger immunity and recovery of the skin surface. Besides, as a side effect, you get plumper and healthier looking lips.
Increased absorption of the moisturizing active ingredients that come with your skin care for the lips like lip balms.
How to Make Sugar Lip Scrub with Coconut Oil
You will be pleasantly surprised how easy and affordable this DIY lip scrub with coconut oil is! I like to add some of my favorite actives like Manuka honey with a higher UMF number. Manuka honey boasts of anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and antifungal properties.
FACT: Manuka oxygenates pores making it impossible for the inflammation-causing bacteria to survive.
Adding a couple of drops of pure essential oil definitely creates a pleasant aromatherapy effect which has a positive influence on our brain.
Incorporating pure vanilla extract into your honey and sugar lip scrub boosts its anti-inflammatory properties! While massaging a lip scrub into your lips, you will be adding a soothing and calming effect to the inflamed and irritated lips.
Discover the significance of the UMF number in the Manuka honey and also the benefits of it on skin.
All you need are these simple ingredients to mix in a bowl:
1/2 cup white granulate sugar or brown sugar
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
2 Tbsp Manuka honey
1/4 cup melted coconut oil
Peel from 1/2 of orange
2-3 drops of orange essential oil
Tips on How To Handle Your DIY Vanilla Lip Scrub
Once you made your vanilla infused lip scrub, make sure to preserve its clean environment of usage. Here are some well-researched and observed tips on how to handle your homemade honey and sugar lip scrub.
– Use a clean spatula, not a finger, to dip into the jar with the skin care product.
– Keep a jar with the product in a cool place. I like to keep in in my refrigerator, as I use it only once a week.
– Exfoliate your lips once week, maximum twice. Over exfoliation can lead to dryness.
– You can use your finger or soft new tooth brush to massage the scrub into the lips during the exfoliation.
– Apply moisturizer on your lips after each exfoliation.
Daily self-care is an effective way to improve mood and reduce anxiety. Smelling good lotions, indulging in a pleasant aroma of candles and using your own healing Manuka honey lip scrub will put you into a place of joy and feeling good about life today. Celebrate these little moments as often as you can.
If you’re fascinated by the bees and their by-products, check out more Skin Care DIY Made with Manuka Honey.
Frequently Asked Questions About Making A Lip Scrub
Benefits of using lip scrub are many. One of the interesting facts, and probably its most important, is that you’re in control of the quality of your skin. When you slough off the dead cells with the help of a lip scrub, you allow new, stronger skin cells to appear in place of the gone ones. Honey has a moisturizing effect on the skin which helps to maintain the health of the cells and make lips look plump.
Honey has antimicrobial properties. The Manuka honey gets its antibacterial properties from the flowers used by bees to collect it. That is why the UMF number on the label for Manuka honey shows the potency of the honey.
When you use Manuka honey in your DIY lip scrubs, you are adding a healing effect to tiny wounds that may be present in the skin.
Of course you can! Brown sugar is a bit softer than white sugar. It all depends on the personal preferences when choosing between white and brown sugar in the homemade lip scrub.
If you don’t have any honey on hand, you can use olive oil, almond oil, jojoba oil, avocado oil as the base for the lip scrub. But with such substitute, you won’t get the antimicrobial and antibacterial benefits that come with honey, especially with Manuka honey.
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I love natural diys. This one looks so easy to make. I would love Io try this scrub.
This DIY sugar and honey lip scrub sounds fantastic! I love how natural ingredients can make such a difference. Canāt wait to try it!
Great reminder about the importance of lip care. A scrub sounds like a natural way to keep lips soft and smooth.
Using sugar and honey to prepare a scrub is a wonderful idea. Lovely tips!
This lip scrub sounds amazing! Manuka honey and sugar are perfect for keeping lips smooth and healthy.
I have everything but the Manuka honey! How easy and fabulous is this?! I love homemade beautiful products. I try to always opt for the natural solution. Thanks for sharing!
I have to try this! My lips are always dry and drab looking. This sounds like just the thing to make them look beauteous!
I love that the ingredients are all natural, this is amazing…I can’t wait to do it, this is the best and very easy to do.
There is nothing more that I love than a good body scrub and lipm scrube are essential too as I love in the Northeast and they can take a beating in then colder months. I love that this is a DIY project too and pinning the recipe!
I do love sugar scrubs for my lips but have never thought of making my own before. Am definitely going to be doing this from now on. Am bookmarking this post
This lip scrub sounds so easy to make and has so many good benefits! Thank you for sharing.
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I will make this lip scrub. I did not know it was that easy to do. I will just have to resist the urge to eat the scrub! Haha.
I’ve been thinking about exfoliating my lips. I wonder if lipstick would look better on me if I do.
I love using sugar scrubs. They’re so great. I’ll have to make some of this. It has been awhile since I’ve made it.
I’ve never heard of lip scrub before. I might actually try this. My lips are awful. They’re all dry and cracked.
I love scrubs and lately I have been trying lip scrubs. It didn’t occur to me to try and make my own…until now. Thanks for sparkling such great ideas and providing a list of recommended products.
Yei, Wanda,
Now, you can be your own manufacturing company for lip scrubs. Enjoy!
This sounds really good. I always care for my lips condition. I’ll be trying this out and see if it’s effective for me.
I am so happy that I can now make my own lip scrub at the comfort of my home, non-toxic and natural.
Gervin,
And all ingredients are so easy to get!
I can’t wait to share this with my wife. She loves making diy of some things.
Ryan,
Happy to hear it. She’ll enjoy this easy and such an effective skin care recipe. And you can use this product, too!
I love making my own because this crap gets expensive in stores. Not to mention, all the chemicals involved.
You’ve said it, GRL!
I am licking my lips over this scrub. I will have to make this soon.
Tara,
Try it. I am making these scrubs frequently in small batches. They are delicious.
This sounds so nice. And it is pretty too! Thanks!
I like the honey in here. It feels like a bit of a treat. I think it could be a nice self care effort.
Monique,
This recipe is one of my favorites, as it is easy to make and it does what the lips need to have great skin with immune system improves as well.
Ooh I need to try this. My lips always get so dry in the winter. This would also make a great gift too!
Charlene,
This lip scrub is one of my favorites. I also like changing essential oils for a different aromatherapy effect.
Enjoy!
I love a good scrub. Adding honey has so many beauty benefits.
Kiwi,
The emphasis is on Manuka honey. Or the local honey, if you can get it from the area where you live.
Lip scrub has really changed my life! I hated having dry or cracked lips and this has been a huge game changer for me.
Kileen,
That’s what I noticed first when I began using a lip scrub years ago. The cracked lips, dry lips syndrome were gone.
I use mine once or twice a week. So quick, so effective.
Thank you for sharing your result.
Wow, easy to make ad beneficiary. I will try it for my lips.
Monidipa,
Yes, this is one of the easiest recipes for your skin care and lips care ever.
Very effective and so affordable, too.
It sounds like a really great lip scrubs.
Rose Ann,
If you like skin care, this one is a really good one.
You can make a nice gift out of it, too.
On budget. And so effective and nice smelling.
Lip scrubs is one of my beauty regimen.
I haven’t tried a lip scrub yet, but I do hear good things about them. Worth looking into this DIY version
Fatima,
What we forget is that lips need exfoliation as well. When we do it regularly, we massage our lips, get rid of dead cells, and encourage formation of new cellular layer. Incredible health benefits.
I don’t mind my lips so much cuz I’m a man. But my wife and big nieces sometimes do this lip scrubs thing. They will try this for sure
Ryan,
What you forget is that men need healthy bodies like any human on earth.
This scrub for lips will generate a new cellular layer and bring a blood flow, making it a huge boost to the immune health of your lips.
Oh my goodness, this sounds amazing! I have no doubt it smells just as good as it feels!
Kita,
I like these little DIY’s in skin care just because of that!
Amazing aroma is a potent aromatherapy session that is free every time we use a product.
Such a boost to our brain activity.
I like the idea of making your own lip scrub with natural products. This one looks and sounds amazing!
Elizabeth,
I like this scrub, as it is easy to make and can be prepped in small batches.
I also adore this scrub for gift giving.
I pack a few for each person in colorful jars and present for any occasion: birthdays, Holiday gift, and just-because hostess present.
Thanks for the recipe. I’ll have to try it soon on my lips.
Enjoy it, Erin.
You can keep this recipe on your counter or in the fridge. Your choice.
I love sugar scrubs. They are one of my favorites. I’ve never made my own sugar lip scrub yet though. I’m interested to try it.
Kathy,
I like this recipe due to the easy ingredients. I have these on hand at all times, as I do a lot of cooking and skin care DIY’s.
This looks amazing! I love making my own skin care and lip care products. I live in Florida and spend a ton of time in the sun so I wouldn’t use the orange oil since it can have adverse reactions with the sun.
Lisa,
This is a scrub that you use and wash off. It doesn’t stay on as a lotion or balm would.
I think this recipe could be appropriate for any area.
Of course, it’s up to you and your choices, as you are the best judge and know the most optimal ways for your own well-being.
I love all the food ingredients. That way I can lick my lips and not worry
Tara,
You like nobody I know really appreciate the food-grade ingredients in this skin care recipe.
I like my skin care I use for the lips when I know all ingredients are non-toxic.
I have to make this! I LOVE lip scrubs. I’ve never tried making one before. The addition of the oils sounds wonderful.
Brianne,
This recipe is a cool gift idea. That is why I just posted it here as a reminder.
Making a few for each person on your gift list and presenting it in a beautiful packaging could make a huge impact on how personal and customized a gift is.
I have been thinking about what little handmade”goody” that I would make this year, to give out at Christmas. THANKS TO YOU I’VE FOUND IT!
Libby,
It would be a great little thing that actually has use and purpose.
I will be making lots of them this year plus a body scrub going along with it.
That looks like an awesome DIY scrub for the lips. I love the ingredients in it especially the Manuka Honey. I’m just now learning about the many health benefits of this honey. Thank you for the recipe and instructions.
Wen,
So much welcome.
Enjoy the recipe. And you can easily tweak it in your own way by adding your favorite essential oils.
I love DIY skincare products.I have all the ingredients I need to make the sugar scrub!
Barrie,
This recipe is easy and very user-friendly, meaning, you’ve got all ingredients handy right away. Even when some people don’t have essential oils on hand, they can be picked up in a regular store or Whole Foods asap.
Enjoy this recipe!
This is awesome. Very versatile and easy
These look like so much fun to make, and I bet they smell and feel great too.
This easy and very affordable DIY skin care item makes a nice product for personal use and for a gift idea.
I buy small tubs and make my recipe with different essential oils and even add some organic food coloring. These gifts are wanted by all of my friends. Useful and beautiful.
This looks yummy and a fun craft to do with my daughter.
This is going to be so fantastic to make and give to all my friends at the holidays. Thank you!
Tamara,
That’s what I’ve done one year, and it was a total success.
Since then, I am doing DIY gifts for all of my friends who can use such gifts in their daily lives.
Yum! I need this! My lips are always dry.
My daughter would love it!
Pinning this for winter, it’ll be a nice treat
This looks easy and I imagine it is so much more economical!
This would be fun to make with my daughter and daughter in law!
Polly,
This is an exceptionally amazing DIY lip balm recipe. It is beautiful and useful in daily life.
love this idea!
I would love this for my skin care routine! š
Edye,
You can make this recipe in no time. All ingredients are readily available!
I will have to try making this with my daughter! What a fun and delicious scrub!
Vinessa,
It is a creative way to share something you both like!
Looks simple and easy with a few ingredients. I love the scent and these would be so great giving these out to close friends and family.
Tara,
That’s the key: EASY + affordable ingredients that have benefits.
I encourage you to make some for yourself!
I have done this before. The result was really amazing! Plus it was so easy to do.
Thanks for the recipe. I am always looking for DIY beauty hacks.
Homemade is awesome! Thanks for sharing. My lips could use some love
Like the idea of homemade with only a few ingredients.
I like the idea of making your own lip scrub with natural products. Thanks for sharing.
My lips are raw they are so dry.
I love using essential oils! Thanks for sharing š
This sounds like a great project for today. I have everything except Manuka honey, I do have a local honey in my pantry though and will use that. I have been spending a lot of time outside and my lips are extra dry and flaky, this sounds like it would be wonderful.
I live natural lip scrubs they really are the best for dry chapped lips instead of smearing with chapstick
Thank you for the recipe! I’m going to try this. My lips always have peeling skin on them in the mornings.
I’ve been looking for some diy beauty products. Thank you!
This looks amazing and would be wonderful to give as gifts too!
My wife and I love essential oils.
sounds like a good idea
This would make great presents for my friends. I like how easy it is to make.
A lip scrub sounds luxurious!
THis sounds amazing. I have always wanted to make my own scrub and this sounds like it will have a great feel with the honey.
I need to try this scrub. It sounds so easy to make. Thanks for sharing.
Margaret,
It is EASY to make. And the ingredients are so available in any store or at Amazon.
I make this scrub all the time and love it for its simplicity and effectiveness. Plus, it can make a cool gift in a nice decorative holding jar.
I have amazing lips and don’t do anything to them. I may or may not try this.
I have never tried making a scrub but this is so simple. I bet it has a nice scent!
Dana,
Yes, it is simple and smells heavenly.
Even if you do not have an essential oil, just go with vanilla!
It will smell yummy for each and every lip scrub session!
This is very creative and enjoyable to do,. Thanks for this article :)t
Oh, I hope you’ll make a sample for your own skin care routine!
You did a great job making this scrub which is not only natural but also looks so beautiful. Sugar is such a great natural scrub.
Joanna,
Ditto. This scrub is effective and looks amazing. I make my own DIY gifts for many of my friends.
Usually, I make a collection of different lip scrubs. I make them colorful and sophisticated looking by putting them into different beautiful holding jars.
I have not made a home made scrub in a while but this one actually had me licking my lips because I can anticipate the smell and how good it will feel š
Razena,
He he he, you are right, this lip scrub smells divine.
I like very light smells and put only very few drops into my skin care products made at home not to be overwhelmed by the aroma. A little goes a long way.
I love lip scrubs and I’ve been looking at several youtube videos to find what I like. That looks amazing and easy to do as well.
Lyanna,
A great and effective lip scrub doesn’t call for sophisticated ingredients or long prep.
Having just a few ingredients with the liposome base like coconut oil or jojoba oil would do the trick.
Great DIY ideas for lips.
As a man, I think I will have to pass your fantastic article to my wife and our two daughters. I’m sure they will thank me for it š
Pedro,
Yes to sharing with your GRLS int the family!
Also, take on board that MEN could benefit from this recipe as well. Being a man does mean you need to take care of your skin, too!
This looks very simple plus the ingredients are easy to find.thanks for sharing.
The ingredients are usually in everyone’s pantry or are immediately available from store or Amazon.
This is one of my go-to lip scrubs thanks to its ease and effectiveness. It can be stored in the fridge, too.
Bookmarking this now. I love anything DIY and things with coconut in it š
This is super fun to do. Plus you can get some of these ingredients easily. It will save you away from buying those commercialized one.
This is pretty cool! I love DIY projects.
This looks so good and easy way to do! I really gonna make this!Thanks for sharing
I’d never thought of a lip scrub before, but this looks amazing. Can’t wait to try it out.
It looks so pretty and such a great gift we can make at home! Love your idea! Can’t wait to try it!
I love DIY beauty products like this one. I’ve been meaning to give a good lip scrub a try.
Laura! This DIY Sugar And Honey Scrub for Lips with Vanilla and Orange Essential Oil is amazing! You had me at Sugar And Honey. Thank you.
Myrah,
I just need to make a batch and send your way!
I can just imagine how this would feel on the lips and the scent would definitely be heaven.
Kathy,
This lip scrub feels and smells divine. It is an effective tool to take care of the skin on your lips.
I was LEGIT just looking at my lips yesterday and thinking – WOW they’re always so dry! So I definitely need a scrub of some sort!
Gigi,
Try this simple, yet very effective option. With all ingredients so affordable, and probably already in your pantry, you can make exfoliation a once-a-week deal. Your skin will thank you.
This lip scrub looks amazing!!! Just remember to be careful if you go out in the sun after using this as orange oil can cause people to be extremely photosensitive!
Lisa,
Agreed with you. But I use it only at night. I never exfoliate during the day. Thank you, lovely.
I should really start using a lip scrub. I have made my own beauty products before. So beneficial.
Sherry,
DIY skin care can be amazingly effective, can’t it!
I live natural lip scrubs they really are the best for dry chapped lips instead of smearing with chapstick
This looks amazing! Iām definitely going to attempt to make this for myself.
Bree,
This lip scrub recipe is very easy and very effective. You can skip essential oil part if you don’t want any. Vanilla will definitely smell heavenly.
This sounds amazing. I love sugar scrubs. They are the best. I have made them before and they are so amazing.
Kathy,
I used to make my own lotions and skin creams. They were awesome. Need to go back and make a batch again.
Now, I really into freshly made scrubs, masks and lip gloss.
My teen and I were just talking about making a lip scrub. Sugar and honey sounds perfect!
Heather,
You can definitely make it together! Get the tiny containers to share with others, too.
I love lip scrub! Thank you so much for this!
Great, Stephanie, Enjoy!
I love this idea!! Most of the ones I see, have fake ingredients and stuff I don’t want on my face. This being natural is perfect!
Jamie,
O-naturalle is the way to go!
I am with you, using only non-toxic ingredients are allowed on the skin.
Amazing article
I love sugar scrubs.