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This week we’re turning to our friend and beauty expert Sarah Howard, of Beauty Banter, who is indulging us with her delectable brown sugar lip scrub tutorial. Inspired by one of her favorite lip polishes, Sarah recently discovered how simple it was to make her own organic version at home. The timing couldn’t be more ideal as winter’s typically unforgiving weather has us yearning for soft and smooth lips! (PS Be sure to head over to Beauty Banter for our favorite beauty products & tips!)

You’ll need:

  • pure coconut oil
  • honey
  • brown sugar
  • a teaspoon
  • a tablespoon
  • a mixing bowl
  • an empty jar or 2.5 oz baby food jar
  • labels (optional)

Make sure that the coconut oil is solid enough to scoop up but soft enough for a spoon to dig in. If the coconut oil is too oily, stick it in the fridge for 10-20 minutes. If the coconut oil is too hard, place it into a sink filled with hot water for 5-10 minutes or until soft. Combine one well-rounded tablespoon of coconut oil with one tablespoon of honey into the bowl. Besides smelling and tasting incredible, coconut oil is actually an amazing natural ingredient for skin and body products. The oil contains fatty acids and antioxidants that moisturize and nourish the skin while honey contains cleansing and healing properties and is a natural binder.

Mix the coconut oil and honey until they bind together. The consistency should look like thick honey-comb honey. Make sure to mash up all of the coconut lumps so that the mixture is clump-free. This will serve as the base of the scrub.

Add two hand packed teaspoons of brown sugar and fold it into the base. Brown sugar not only tastes fantastic, it is also a great natural exfoliant because it’s not too harsh and leaves skin soft to the touch. All of the brown sugar should be coated in the coconut oil and honey base.

Add one teaspoon of just the oil from coconut oil jar into the bowl. This will help smooth out the mixture and make the scrub extra moisturizing. Transfer the scrub from the bowl into a small jar or container.

The edible scrub will last up to 2 weeks if refrigerated. Before using, allow the scrub to stand at room temperature for a good 10 minutes so that the formula softens a bit. Apply scrub to lips in small, circular motions for 1-2 minutes and rinse off with a warm washcloth. Congratulations – you are now armed with a soft, moisturized, and plump pout. Pucker up! xx, Sarah.

(tutorial courtesy of Sarah Howard of Beauty Banter)

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92 Comments

  7. laure    February 7, 2012

    Great post! you always have good and economic ideas!! Thank you very much for sharing
    ilovedoityourself.blogspot.com

  10. Natasa    February 7, 2012

    I think this would be great as a body exfoliator as well, not just for the lips…

  11. Vivian    February 7, 2012

    Great idea! Would using jojoba oil instead of the coconut make this last longer than two weeks?

  13. HRCK the Herald    February 7, 2012

    Ooh, I have all these things and I can make this tonight! Even with my humidifier, my room gets so dry at night and I wake up with very chapped lips. Not a great look.

  14. c    February 7, 2012

    east coast winters are THE WORST and i have chapped lips from october to march. i’ve tried EVERYTHING from carmex to blistex to neosporin overnight treatments, keil’s, burt’s bees, vaseline… EVERYTHING and none of them have helped…. will def try this one out. thanks!

    http://www.SHINYUPSIDEDOWNCROSSES.BLOGSPOT.com

  16. PvdH    February 7, 2012

    You know, I was just wondering about this the other day when a tried a friend’s lip scrub – I felt like I was eating sand (I couldn’t help getting some in my mouth!). At least this should taste yummy- but I might be sticking to the old fashioned old toothbrush trick.

    Paola

    http://www.ThePvdHJournal.com

  19. nicole    February 7, 2012

    Beyond being a fabulous DIY, the packaging totally gets me! I am sucker for a cute packaging.

  22. Lisa    February 7, 2012

    Great post! I would really really struggle not to just eat this though! Sounds delish!! x

  32. S.Virginie    February 7, 2012

    I love this!
    so handy to make your one and a lot cheaper than buying one.

    thanks, love all your DIY they’re zo helpfull

    x

  35. liv    February 7, 2012

    use it on your hands too! ive been doing this for awhile but slightly different with some olive oil which is super moisturizing for the skin also

  40. shan    February 7, 2012

    Love this in the winter my lips are totaled, would do me a world of good and save me a whole lot of money!

  42. Hilary    February 7, 2012

    My favorite beauty necessity is sugar scrub. I always make this homemade and use it every morning. I only use Vaseline and sugar so I will have to try this recipe. Have a great day!

    XX Hilary

  43. katrina    February 7, 2012

    YUM! I make something similar for a body scrub. Not sure why i never thought of using if for lips?!

  49. Robyn    February 8, 2012

    Just curious… what happens after two weeks? I mean, none of those ingredients would “go bad” after two weeks. Does the scrub start to separate? And if so, couldn’t you just stir it together again?

    Sounds awesome. I think I might make some as gifts for friends next xmas! :)

  53. anne    February 9, 2012

    I don’t have the coconut oil!
    But i have a question for you.
    It’s about the page thing on blogspot.
    How can you do more pages under one page.
    Example: you have the page: more categories
    under that you have beauty etc.
    how do you do that?
    thanks a lot!
    xxx

  55. Melissa    February 9, 2012

    This is awesome. Question: Why do you have to refrigerate it? All the ingredients can stand by themselves. Just wondering.

    Thanks

  59. Eliana    February 13, 2012

    OMG!

    I totally made this in two minutes, felt super crafty AND my lips are as soft as a baby’s but!

    Honestly, thanks!

  61. Pancho and Leftey    February 18, 2012

    Neat recipe! Dena and I are always trying to find fun DIY recipes. We want to make beet juice lipstick sometime. Has anyone made that before? We’ve seen them on a few etsy stores and we want to know how to make our own.
    <3
    Makenzie

  62. KC Oteyza    February 20, 2012

    I love this! Im gonna try this in a while! What a sweet sweet treat it is! <3

    And oh, just in case you are craving for more DIY beauty products, I got some recipes myself too! You must try them real soon..:) :

    http://www.craftsandvogue.com/diy-projects-2/beauty-au-naturel/

    As of now, Ive written 3 recipes: Bleaching Paste, and 2 types of Moisturizer Mask. All these using basic recipes only such as honey, milk and lemon..:) Check 'em please? I would really love to share this to more girls…<3

  65. Kinsey    March 1, 2012

    can this be used as a regular facial scrub or would it be to rough for the skin??

  68. sierra sky    March 16, 2012

    since none of the ingredients were refrigerated in the first place, does the mixture have to be refrigerated?

  69. Courtney    March 17, 2012

    Amazing! This is a really awesome mixture. We love DIYs on Taaz if you want to share w/ us. :) (www.taaz.com)

  70. Joy    April 24, 2012

    This looks great, but I’m wondering why it only has a shelf life of 2 weeks. Honey has no expiration date (the real pure stuff) and coconut oil and brown sugar will last for quite some time in an air-tight container. Why the short shelf life?

  75. Anike    May 13, 2012

    OMG THIS WORKS SO WELL & IT TASTES SO GOOD !

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