Everything is so dry in winter – my lips especially! I have about 10 tubes of Chapstick stashed in every corner like a squirrel. Since my sister’s birthday is tomorrow, I whipped up a batch of homemade lip gloss and lip scrub. I mean, Valentine’s Day is coming up, right? It’s time to get those lips ready!
Mint Chocolate Homemade Lip Gloss
Mint chocolate is my all-time favorite ice cream flavor. I’m the person who orders the same flavor over and over. Do you? So if I can’t have ice cream in my diet, then I will have mint chocolate lip gloss!
You will need:
- 1 tablespoon cocoa butter
- 1 1/2 tablespoons coconut oil
- 2 teaspoons grated beeswax (you can get small pieces at Whole Foods)
- 1/2 teaspoon vitamin E oil
- 10 chocolate chips
- 3-4 drops peppermint oil
- lip gloss container
This is so easy! Just put all of the ingredients together in a microwave safe bowl and heat until melted. About 1 minute. Stir together until mixed and pour into a small container. Let it cool and start licking your lips!
This recipe makes enough to fill up more than one small container. So you can either cut the recipe in half or grab all of your extra Chapstick tubes. Just dig out the old lip gloss and fill with the chocolate lip gloss recipe.
Homemade Sugar Lip Scrub
Have you ever exfoliated your lips? I don’t do it nearly as often as I should, but it feels amazing. You only need a couple of ingredients:
- 2 teaspoons sugar (you can use pretty much any sugar: raw sugar, brown sugar, regular sugar)
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1 teaspoon almond oil
- 1 drop peppermint essential oil
Mix everything together in a small bowl until you have a paste. Use your finger to massage into your lips and rinse with warm water. You’ll be tempted to eat the mixture – it tastes pretty darn good!
You can keep any extra in a small container. Highly recommended before date nights!
This post was medically reviewed by Dr. Jennifer Haley, a board-certified dermatologist with extensive experience in medical, cosmetic and surgical dermatology. Learn more about Hello Glow’s medical review board here. As always, this is not personal medical advice and we recommend that you talk with your doctor.
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Has anyone ever gotten the answer as to what the shelf life is for any of these recipes?? This information should be included in the instructions on how to make it.
could you substitiute the almond oil for olive oil???
thats probaly a really stupid question.
Sure! Any mild oil will work.
Where do i find those blue glass containers?
Did you use the bees wax from a votive candle?
My Whole Foods store was out of bees wax but I saw they have votive candles that are 100% bees wax… Was thinking I might try this recipe with the candle wax.
I’ve never tried it with wax from a candle – but the first place I bought beeswax it was in the candlemaking section so I’m guessing it’s the same stuff.
You do such fun stuff!
mint chocolate is my favorite ice cream flavor too!!! this looks amazing! i look forward to trying it sometime :)
Yep, mint chocolate chip is pretty much the best flavor ever!
I would never have thought of doing chocolate gloss – pure awesomeness!
Ronnie xo
I love a good homemade DIY and sugar scrub:)
How do you come up with these ideas sis? I better get some for my birthday! :)
Um i’d be afraid I would totally eat the tube of gloss :)
My lips are pretty dry and scaly right now from being sick–I need this badly! Mint chocolate is one of my favorite flavors too and YES, I always order the same flavor when we get ice cream. :) But I have different favorite flavors at different ice cream shops!
that sugar rub for lips looks awesome
i have hate having dry peeling lips on the winter
brett
Mint chip is my all-time favourite too! Where we go over summer there is an ice-cream shop that does the best mint chip. I had 4 these last holidays! I’ve never thought to exfoliate my lips. Must give it a go.
OMG yum! Looks amazing, and my lips could use it.
omg..didn’t think this is possible HOMEMADE. wow…I am really impressed.
I love your pictures! I’ve wanted to try making lip balm but have never gotten around to buying bee’s wax. Maybe if I order some online and have it delivered?
I know, I had the same problem – what they sell at Michaels is $20! Do you have a Whole Foods nearby? They sold perfect little pieces for about $1.80.
Holy cow! 20? There is a Whole Foods in one of the areas I go shopping so I could stop there. What section of the store do you find it in?
Yeah, I didn’t need to buy a whole pound of beeswax. :) Our WF has a “whole body” section and I found it there.
So you think I’m seriously going to put that on my lips Stephanie? LOL It’ll get eaten before then! LOL Love your scrub recipes. xx