Coconut Oil Lip Scrub Recipe
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This coconut oil lip scrub, born out of the family’s love for skiing and the cracked lips that come with it, uses just 4 pantry ingredients to exfoliate and soothe chapped lips.
This coconut oil lip scrub is easy to make with all-natural ingredients and essential oils that naturally soothe dry and chapped lips during the winter months. These lip scrubs make a nice filler for homemade gift baskets too.
Once temperatures start dropping, cracked and chapped lips are simply part of the dry weather. Sometimes a chap stick doesn’t work quickly enough, but a lip scrub exfoliates the lips gently and gets the job done.
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Why a Lip Scrub, Not Just a Chapstick
A husband and daughter love skiing during the season. Up on the mountain, exposed to extreme cold, their lips crack quickly. A chap stick travels in their pockets and offers some relief, but it isn’t quite enough on its own. A lip scrub fills that gap at home, offering extra care for chapped lips. Since the skin on the lips is sensitive, it’s worth using an exfoliant made specifically for that area.
Most lip scrubs come together with a carrier oil, sugar or honey, and essential oils — a combination that’s genuinely safe to use as a wash for the lips, helping heal chapped skin. These scrubs are quick and easy to make too, using ingredients that are usually already in the kitchen cabinet.
Why Coconut Oil
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A coconut oil lip scrub helps keep lips healthy and soft, while the sugar gently exfoliates and removes flaky, dry skin. The main ingredients here are coconut oil and sugar, with essential oils entirely optional. Coconut oil brings plenty of skin care benefits — it contains medium chain triglycerides, a type of fat that behaves differently from other saturated fats in the body, giving it a genuinely moisturizing effect when applied to the skin.
- Coconut Oil
- Sweet Almond Oil
- Sugar (preferably organic cane sugar)
- Lavender Essential Oil
- Glass Jars
Can You Omit the Essential Oils?
Ingredients List
- 1 tsp coconut oil
- ½ tsp sweet almond oil
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 5 drops lavender essential oil
Cooking Instructions
Can You Skip Them?
Yes — essential oils can be left out entirely if preferred. Adding them does bring extra benefits though, thanks to their healing properties. Since essential oils are very concentrated, only a few drops are needed for a lip scrub, and the dosage can be reduced further depending on preference.
Lavender:
A go-to essential oil here, gentle enough to be perfect for a lip scrub, with a soft floral scent that makes the sugar scrub smell delicate and wonderful. Lavender oil has cleansing and purifying properties, supports skin hydration, helps reduce blemishes and irritation, and can be genuinely helpful for burns. The homegrown dried flowers also get infused into a carrier oil for massages.
Peppermint:
Peppermint has a cooling effect on the lips and skin, and its essential oil is soothing on dry, cracked skin — which is why it’s also used in lip balms here. One caution: wash hands after applying homemade peppermint skin products, since oil residue coming into contact with the eyes can cause irritation and a burning sensation. Peppermint oil also gets used in steamers for inhaling when a cold sets in.
How to Use It
Scoop out a little of the lip scrub and gently rub it over the lips. Let it soak for a minute or so, then wash off with warm water. After scrubbing and wiping away the dry skin, lips should feel soft, hydrated, and refreshed. Since it can get a little messy and sticky, using it above a sink or in the shower works best.
A Few Quick Tips
Adjust the essential oil dosage to taste: a few drops is plenty, and the amount can be reduced further if a lighter scent is preferred.
Use above a sink or in the shower: the oil-and-sugar mix gets a little messy, so this makes cleanup easier.
Make it a gift: these scrubs are a nice filler for homemade gift baskets.
Recipe Card
Coconut Oil Lip Scrub Recipe
- Total Time: 15
- Yield: 25 servings 1x
Description
An easy, all-natural coconut oil lip scrub made with essential oils, built to gently exfoliate and soothe dry, chapped lips during the colder months.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons sugar (organic brown or white)
- 1 teaspoon unrefined coconut oil
- 1/2 teaspoon sweet almond oil
- 5 drops lavender essential oil
Instructions
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Combine:
Add all the ingredients to a small mixing bowl.
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Mix:
Mash with a fork and stir until all ingredients are well combined.
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Store:
Store in a small airtight container or glass jar.
Notes
Essential oils are optional and can be omitted. If using, only a few drops are needed since they’re very concentrated — reduce the dosage further if preferred.
- Prep Time: 5
- Cook Time: 10
- Category: Natural Skin Care
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 25
- Calories: 0.05
- Fat: 0.01
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