i posted a lot of recipes for lip blams and scrubs awhile back, but i'll post them again. the easiest thing that can be done is to use a vitamin e gel capsule, pop it and apply the oil onto your lips. it'll be very moisturizing for your lips. also, drink lots and lots and lots of water! i go everywhere with a bottle of water and drink every chance i get.
here's some lip scrub and balm recipes:
here are some of my favorite lip balm and lip scrub recipes. a lot of the recipes were found online or from friends. they're all pretty simple to make! you can find most ingredients online, at pharmacies, craft stores, etc. make sure to use ingredients that are safe to apply onto the skin and believe it or not, make sure they're safe to consume. you don't want to add things that are going to be toxic to your stomach. there are people out there who lick their lips or whatever. choose your ingredients wisely! i love using natural ingredients and in some cases, organic. you want to make sure to sterilize your tools and containers. hope you try some of these recipes out, they're great for your lips!
LIP BALMS---
here are some of my favorite lip balm recipes. you can add some essential oils (ex. sweet almond oil, vitamin e, jojoba oil), flavorings (ex. peppermint extract, lemon extract, strawberry, cherry, vanilla), honey (for sweetness), color beads or pigments/color powders.
ESSENTIAL BALM
2 tablespoons coconut oil
1 tablespoon cocoa butter
2 teaspoons beeswax
10-20 drops jojoba oil
optional- couple drops of honey, 2 capsules of vitamin e, flavor extracts, essential oils, color beads or pigments/color powder
directions: in a microwave safe bowl, melt the coconut oil, cocoa butter and beeswax. make sure that the cocoa butter and beeswax is fully melted. allow to cool slightly, but not solidify. stir in the jojoba oil and/or any additional ingredients. pour mixture into plastic jars or tubes. allow to cool completely and solidify before topping the lids!
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BZZZ-BALM
2 teaspoons coconut oil
1 teaspoon beeswax
1 capsule of vitamin e oil
directions: in a microwave safe bowl, melt the ingredients for about 2 minutes. pour mixture into plastic jars or tubes. allow to cool completely and solidify before topping the lids!
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BASIC LIP BALM
1/2 ounce beeswax beads
4 ounces sweet almond oil
1 teaspoon jojoba beads (colored beads can be used as well)
2 teaspoons essential oil
directions: in a microwave safe bowl, melt the beeswax beads, sweet almond oil and jojoba beads for about 1 1/2 minutes (may be faster or longer) and stir until mixed. let the mixture cool for a minute and add the essential oil. pour mixture into plastic jars or tubes. allow to cool completely and solidify before topping the lids!
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ALOE VERA LIP GLOSS
1 teaspoon aloe vera gel
1/2 teaspoon coconut oil
1 teaspoon petroleum jelly
directions: combine the ingredients in a microwave safe bowl and melt for about 2 minutes. stir and pour into lip balm jars, tubes or even a lipgloss pump tube. you can add some pigment or color powder to add some color.
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CRANBERRY LIP BALM
10 fresh cranberries
1 tablespoon sweet almond oil
1 teaspoon honey
1 capsule vitamin e oil
directions: combine the ingredients in a microwave safe bowl and microwave for a couple minutes until the mixture is fully melted. stir and crush the cranberries. let it sit until cool, i like to let it sit for a couple hours--this will help the oils get that cranberry flavor. if you do this, just quickly heat up the mixture again in the microwave for about 30 seconds. strain through a fine sieve to remove all the fruit chunks. stir again, transfer the mixture into plastic jar, tube or lipgloss pump tube. allow to cool completely before topping the lids!
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HONEY LIP BALM
4 ounces extra virgin olive oil
3 ounces beeswax
1/2 capsule of vitamin e oil
1 ounce honey
directions: in a microwave safe bowl, combine all ingredients and heat up until the beeswax and honey is melted. pour mixture into plastic jars or tubes. allow to cool completely and solidify before topping the lids!
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CREAMY COCOA LIP BALM
4 ounces extra virgin olive oil
3 ounces beeswax
1/2 capsule of vitamin e oil
1/2 teaspoon cocoa powder
directions: in a microwave safe bowl, combine all ingredients and heat up until the beeswax is melted. mix until cocoa powder is blended well. pour mixture into plastic jars or tubes. allow to cool completely and solidify before topping the lids!
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COCOA BUTTER BALM
4 ounces extra virgin olive oil
3 ounces cocoa butter
1 ounce beeswax
1/2 capsule of vitamin e oil
directions: in a microwave safe bowl, combine all ingredients and heat up until the cocoa butter and beeswax is melted. pour mixture into plastic jars or tubes. allow to cool completely and solidify before topping the lids!
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LIP TREATMENT/SCRUBS---
i don't really have an exact measurement for some of the scrubs, it's all by the eye. they're pretty simple to make and great for your lips. if you tend to have dry chapped lips, these scrubs will help out tremendously. make sure scrub your lips gently, don't be too rough! make sure you moisturize your lips after using ANY lip exfoliators and throughout the day. you don't have to purchase expensive lip exfoliators, try these first! if they don't work out, shell out the dough for the other stuff! after the treatments, i like to apply some vitamin e oil on my lips to keep them hydrated or apply your favorite lip balm. good luck!
SWEET TEA TREATMENT
* this is my friend's treatment. i haven't tried this myself, but she says it's works for her *
1 green tea bag
1/4 cup hot water
1 teaspoon sugar (she likes using brown, but white will do)
extra virgin olive oil (any kind of oil listed throughout the thread will do)
small bowl
directions: in the cup, steep the tea bag in the hot water and let it sit for a couple minutes. let the tea cool completely. in a small bowl, combine the sugar and a couple drops of the cooled tea until it becomes the consistency of wet coarse sand. using the tips of your fingers, apply the sugar tea mixture onto your lips and gently rub in a circular motion. don't scrub too hard! scrub for about 30 seconds. she likes to leave the sugar scrub on her lips so she can eat up the mixture, but you can rinse it off as well. pat dry and she recommends not to rub the towel over your lips to dry. dab some olive oil on your lips, just enough to resemble lip gloss. you can leave the oil on your lips and continue on with your day or leave the oil on your lips for a couple minutes. if you choose to, wipe off the oil with the tea bag and apply your favorite lip balm.
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SILKY KISSES
1 capsule vitamin e oil (or any other oil listed above)
brown sugar
directions: in a small bowl or jar, pop the vitamin e capsule and add a touch of brown sugar to make a paste that resembles coarse wet sand. if your lips are real dry, add a touch more oil. apply onto the lips and scrub gently. i like to smile widely kinda stretching the lips, this makes it a bit easier to exfoliate the lips rather than having the lips in a relaxed position. anyways, scrub until the dry flakies are soft and coming off the lips. i don't know why, but i like to leave the mixture on my lips for a couple minutes after scrubbing. be real careful not to scrub too hard when using any kind of scrub on the lips, especially when your lips are super dry and chapped. if you exfoliate too much, it can burn your lips or even crack your lips which will bleed a bit. i'm sure you don't want that! get a moist washcloth and dust off the sugar, leaving the oil residue on the lips. if you want, you can just rinse off your lips and apply your favorite balm or some kind of oil! you're done!
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BEDTIME KISSES
* this is a simple night time treatment *
equal amounts of vitamin e oil, sweet almond oil and jojoba oil
couple drops of honey
directions: i mix all the ingredients together and pour it into a lip gloss tube or lip balm jar. i like using a lip gloss tube as this mixture is a bit watery, but you can use a plastic jar, make sure to seal it tight! apply a thin layer nightly. when you wake up, get a moist washcloth and gently scrub your lips, you can skip this step if you want. this is a simple and cheap lip treatment.
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the best thing is to keep moisturizing your lips with a balm or a moisturizing lipgloss/lipstick. i even like to apply some kind of oil, either one of the listed above, overnight, this will keep them hydrated to avoid dry lips. also, while i'm applying my makeup in the morning, i keep the oils on my lips. also, i like wearing balms with spf in the morning. afterall, the protection is great in the long run! treat your lips well, good luck!
HAVE FUN!
. Lush Whip Stick, TBS Hemp, TBS Cocoa Butter, Lip Vitamins (got mine from Walmart - gorgeous! contains high concentrations of jojoba and other yummy oils). But I still get these peel-y bits on my bottom lip and they sometimes look sore (they don't feel sore).
