Lip Scrub

Peeling - nothing irreplaceable procedure of cleaning and rejuvenating the skin. We often use scrubs for the body and face, but forget that the tender and sensitive skin of the lips also needs to be updated. What should be the lip scrub and how to conduct delicate cleaning - this we will tell in our new material.

Lip Scrub with your own hands

It's no secret that any face scrub is applied avoiding areas around the eyes and lips. After all, the skin there is very thin, and the coarsely dispersed particles of scrub can not only injure it, cause irritation, but also stretch the upper layer of the epidermis. Thus, instead of rejuvenation, you can get quite the opposite result. Therefore, the lip scrub should be purchased with a special mark, or create it with your own hands. Fortunately, there are many recipes.

The most important thing in such a tool is a gentle base and fine cleansing particles, ideally - dissolving in the process of applying a scrub. Most often, vegetable or animal oils are used as a base. And the role of particles is played by sugar in any form.

Another requirement for a "lip" peeling: it is desirable that the scrub does not have an unpleasant taste and smell. Ingredients for such a remedy are certainly present in any home. So, if you decide to make a lip scrub, home peeling will prove to be a very inexpensive, simple and useful procedure.

Recipes for home lip scrubs

Elementary and fastest in the preparation of scrub is honey. Adding nothing to the valuable product of beekeeping, we get a ready-made remedy for renewal, nutrition and cleansing of the skin of the lips. Honey should be applied to the lips with light massage movements, rubbed, without special efforts and washed off with warm water. And in order to give the honey scrub additional useful properties, you can add other components. Here's how to make a lip scrub from honey and olive oil:

  1. 1 teaspoon of honey you need to warm up a little on a water bath (you can just hold it over a boiling kettle).
  2. Add half a teaspoon of olive oil and 5 drops of lemon juice.
  3. Stir all ingredients thoroughly and apply to the lips.
  4. Leave the mixture on lips for 10 minutes, then wipe with a dry cloth.

Sugar scrub with sugar

Sugar is an excellent cleaning component of any scrub. He has no contraindications. Allergy sufferers, as well as people with sensitive skin, can safely peel with sugar. It effectively cleanses the skin, gently exfoliates its dead particles and does not bring any unpleasant sensations.

Sugar for the scallops can be taken as ordinary white, but it is better if it is brown sugar. The latter contains nutrients and minerals necessary for the beauty and health of the skin of the lips. Here's how to make a sugar lip scrub:

  1. It takes 1 teaspoon of sugar, as well as a small piece of butter.
  2. Oil should be warmed up to a soft consistency and carefully mix it with sugar.
  3. Ready scrub after application to the lips should not be washed off with water. It is enough to wipe it with a dry soft cloth.
Sugar lip scrub with tonic and nutritional effect:
  1. 1 teaspoon of brown sugar should be mixed with half a teaspoon of honey.
  2. Add 1 teaspoon of olive or castor oil and a few drops of mint oil.
  3. Ready to dilute a few drops of boiled water and apply on the lips.
  4. After the cleansing procedure, the scrub should be washed off with warm water.
Sugar lip scrub to restore elasticity and skin color:
  1. 1 teaspoon of sugar should be carefully rubbed with a quarter teaspoon of dried cinnamon.
  2. In the resulting powder add a few drops of grape seed oil and a few drops of cinnamon essential oil.
  3. Mix all the ingredients and apply on the lips.
  4. After 10 minutes, scrub should be removed from the lips with a napkin.