DIY lip scrub recipes are a great DIY beauty product because they are so easy and cheap to make! You can whip one up in minutes and it will work just as well to exfoliate your lips as any store-bought product. You can make a DIY lip scrub to give as a gift, to have an at home spa night with friends, or just to use as part of your own self-care routine.
Easy DIY Lip Scrub Recipes
I’ve selected a variety of DIY lip scrub ideas that you can easily make at home. They are inexpensive and only require a few ingredients. In fact, the most basic require as little as 2 ingredients. However, you can add ingredients to your homemade lip scrubs based on what flavors and scents you prefer.
1. DIY Kiwi Watermelon Lip Scrub
This kiwi watermelon flavor combo will taste like summer all year round. Whip up this posh looking homemade lip scrub in less than 10 minutes! I love that it uses actual kiwi juice and seeds. (via Salty Canary)
2. Lemon Sugar DIY Lip Scrub
If you love wearing bold lip colors, you may notice that it can leave your lips feeling dry. To ensure a flawless lipstick application, make sure to use a lip scrub to exfoliate any dead skin and leave your lips soft and supple. This DIY lip scrub recipe also uses jojoba oil, which you may know has some serious skincare superpowers for rejuvenated dry skin. (via A Pumpkin & A Princess)
3. Grapefruit Lemonade Homemade Lip Scrub
It will be hard to find a recipe that smells better than this all-natural lip scrub that uses essential oils and coconut oil. This would be a perfect gift or DIY to do for a spa night with the girls. Forget lemonade stands, sell this grapefruit lemonade lip scrub. (via A Beautiful Mess)
4. DIY Lip Scrub Stick
I had to include this option because I love that it’s in a stick form, making it easy to take on the go. Plus, it includes Vitamin E for an extra antioxidant punch. (via Free People Blog)
5. Homemade Coffee Bean Lip Scrub
If you have not tried coffee skincare products yet, you are missing out. The caffeine in coffee is a skincare superhero. It helps tighten skin and provides antioxidants to fight aging. In fact, you can also create a body scrub with it because caffeine has even been shown to reduce the appearance of cellulite when applied consistently! What more can you ask for? (via Lydi Out Loud)
6. Vanilla Mint Lip Scrub
Vanilla mint is such a classic, delicious flavor combo you’ll be sure to love. Stop shelling out money for store-bought lip scrubs and make them at home today in less than 10 minutes. (via Sparkles of Sunshine)
7. DIY Lip-Plumping Cinnamon Lip Scrub
Skip the filler and get plumper lips the natural way with this lip-plumping homemade scrub. The cinnamon in it naturally stimulates blood flow to your lips, which makes them appear temporarily fuller. The recipe pictured above uses cinnamon essential oil, but here is another recipe that uses ground cinnamon since you may already have that around the house. (via Food Fun Family)
Seasonal DIY Lip Scrub Recipes to Give as Gifts
8. Rose Petal & Mint Lip Scrub
Rose Petal & Mint Lip Scrub – doesn’t that sound luxurious and perfect for Valentine’s Day or Mother’s Day? This would be the perfect mini DIY party favor or you could include it in a DIY beauty basket with other products like homemade soaps, bath bombs, etc. for a super thoughtful gift! (via Simply Designing)
9. DIY Pumpkin Spice Lip Scrub
This DIY lip scrub is perfect for Fall and uses ingredients you probably already have around the house. It will smell and taste like pumpkin pie but you can make it in a fraction of the time and without all those calories 😉 (via Club Crafted)
10. Homemade Peppermint Lip Scrub
Cold winter weather is notorious for making our skin and lips dry. So, this seasonal DIY lip scrub is just what you need for soft lips all year round. It would make a great stocking stuffer or hostess gift for the holiday season. (via The Taylor House)
11. Sugar Cookie Lip Scrub
Yummy sugary sweet goodness without the extra calories. This all-natural DIY lip scrub will exfoliate and nourish your lips and also taste delicious. I love getting DIY recipes from this blog because they are always made with all-natural ingredients. (via Wellness Mama)
DIY Lip Scrub Recipes with Coconut Oil
12. Simple 3-Ingredient DIY Lip Scrub
Coconut oil is an amazing ingredient to use in your DIY beauty products because the fatty acids in it help reduce inflammation internally AND moisturize dry skin. So, it helps from the inside out. If you are looking for a very simple DIY lip scrub using coconut oil, this recipe is perfect. In fact, this recipe took her 3 minutes to make and cost her nothing since all the ingredients were already in her pantry. (via Chronicurls)
Now, if you want to spice things up a bit, try one of these homemade lip scrub recipes with coconut oil:
13. 6-in-1 Lip Scrub Recipe
I love this post because it shows how you can easily create a variety of different flavors of lip scrubs at the same time. Using the same coconut oil base, simply add various oils and spices for whatever flavor you like. They also share a helpful DIY lip scrub hack: choose your sugar depending on how gentle you want the scrub to be. Cane sugar is the finest for a really gentle scrub. (via Brit + Co)
Homemade Lip Scrub with Vaseline
14. Basic Lip Scrub with Vaseline
If you don’t have coconut oil, you can make your lip scrub with Vaseline. She also shares two lip scrub secrets: 1) use a bit of colored chapstick to add a bit of color and 2) use salt which is an even finer and gentler exfoliant. (via Rouge Imaginaire)
Basic DIY Lip Scrub without Honey
15. The Sweet Scrub Base
Now that you have seen all different types of lip scrub flavors to inspire you, why not create your own? Here is a very basic 2-ingredient DIY lip scrub recipe using just sugar & coconut oil. You can keep it simple and use “as is”or experiment with different add-ins to create your own unique recipes. (via The Beauty Department)
DIY Lush Lip Scrub Dupe
16. DIY Lush Bubblegum Lip Scrub Dupe
Are you addicted to Lush’s Bubblegum lip scrub? Stop paying that pricey premium and try this homemade version. When you find out how easy it is, you’ll never buy it at the store again.
Which was your favorite DIY lip scrub recipe? Or have you created your own unique flavor you want to share? Pin these lip scrub ideas:
