For the times when the generic slathering of Vaseline on the lips is really not enough, this scrub provides gentle exfoliation that rivals the ludicrously expensive products on the market. Read on!
- Grab the sugar! White granulated sugar is more abrasive. Brown sugar is softer. Caster sugar is finer so use for sensitive lips. (Not entirely sure if ‘sensitive lips’ is a known problem, but lets roll with it!)
- After you’ve taken your sugar of choice, add to a small pea size amount of Vaseline or petroleum jelly and mix. The sugar acts as an exfoliator whilst the Vaseline moisturises.
- Gently apply and scrub the mixture onto your lips in a circular motion for best results – it will lift off dead skin cells on the surface to reveal the soft, smooth layer underneath.
- Wipe away the lips (don’t try to lick it off and consume as you will fail. Miserably. This is literally the only downside to this trick). If in need for a more deep cleansing, again, gently use your toothbrush in a circular motion. This also promotes blood flow to the lips surface – bigger, bolder lips will come your way!
- Apply lip balm and you’re ready to go!
I do this once (or twice if the bitter cold consumes me) a week so a batch is not needed – it’s easy enough and doesn’t take 2 seconds. This step is crucial for when you want to apply lipstick and lip liner. It creates a smooth canvas for the product to adhere to, reducing feathering and makes for an easy application!
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Love this trick! I don’t have any lip exfoliators because they all seemed so expensive for something I use so seldom . . . this is a brilliant alternative. Thank you!
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Thanks for the feedback Robyn! I don’t get the price tag on it either when you could literally make the same thing at home! You can always try swapping out the Vaseline for honey, olive oil, coconut oil too – the list goes on! x
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Ah brilliant, thank you! I don’t tend to have Vaseline in the house (I’m more of a flavoured lip balm kinda girl) so one of those alternatives sounds amaaaazing!
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No problem, I’m glad I could help! I’m not surprised, Baby Lips are my saviour! ^^ The humble toothbrush is always a good shout too! x
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Love this! I LOVE Vaseline and of course we have sugar around so this is definitely an easy do! :-)
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Thanks Margo! My lips are constantly dry so this is a must for me haha Vaseline is my absolute favourite!x
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Very nice! I do something very similar that I posted about on my own blog, I just swap the Vaseline for honey. Makes it a bit messier but cleaning up isn’t too bad because it’s edible haha. I still use Vaseline as a follow up after exfoliating, their little Lip Therapy minis are the best for super dry lips.
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Yeah you could swap the Vaseline out for nearly anything to make a lip scrub it’s great ^^ the honey sugar combo is pretty tasty too! And I’ll have to try make the peanut butter cookies sometime! x
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This is an amazing hack! Although, I did purchase a £2 apricot lip scrub from wilkinsons the other day and its perfect!xx
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Thank you!! £2 isn’t too bad either! – have you seen the Real Technique dupes they have too?! Climbing up in the world of beauty they are haha xx
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No?! what are the dupes? This is pretty cool, you’ve gotta love a bit of wilkos!;) xx
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http://www.wilko.com/beauty/cosmetics/icat/cosmetics scroll down a bit haha they made sure they looked exactly like RT brushes haha but I gotta admit they were super soft! Yup, bargain hunting haha xx
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This sort of stuff makes me want to start using foundation (and make up properly) haha! Xx
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Foundation makes my face look so cakey and gross haha I know what you mean though! Most of the time it’s because I’m waaaay to lazy to go through that every single day!! xx
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Haha! Me too! I have college to go to, there’s no time!xx
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And then there’s girls with false eyelashes and everything I don’t get how they do it! Oh how grand life would be if my skin was actually nice and flawless >.< xx
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Tell me about it! I’m trying the baby face pore eraser tomorrow and I can’t wait! I’m hoping it’s going to help my skin! Xx
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Hmm I’ve heard mixed reviews about that one – let me know how it works out for you though!! xx
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I will do:) it will probably be a 10 minute wonder thing!!xx
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Maybe a cheeky lil review post too ;) haha anyway it’s getting tres late, it was wonderful talking to you lovely!!! The wonders of wilko ey haha night!! xx
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Haha! A cheeky review post shall be:) it was lovely talking to you too, night :) xx
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Oh wow. They are pretty good!xx
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I have horribly dry lips (all year round) and I’ve tried other exfoliations, but I’ll definitely have to give this one a try! Chapped lips are something I deal with on a daily basis really, so maybe this will help! :)
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Ah please do and let me know how it goes for you!! You have a lovely blog too ^^ x
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I definitely will! :) & thank you, so do you! Thanks for following, I followed back! Look forward to more posts from you! :)
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It’s very simple and very good
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Can you use this to exfoliate face ?
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Hm after a quick little google search, it seems that Vaseline is good to go to be applied onto the face! However, do be prepared for that sort of sticky after sheen and a LOT of effort to take all of the Vaseline off. I would try it on the jawline to see how the skin reacts to it – try not to scrub too harshly as the large, rough sugar crystals may irritate the skin but Vaseline claims that their product is non pore clogging.
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This is so helpful omg thanks so much!
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Completely unrelated but could i mix olive oil with the Vaseline to make and after scrub lip gloss/balm?
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I need acne tips !please
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umm..actually i am a very busy person
..so can i mix vaseline and sugar in a container and keep it for days ?
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Works lovely
Got all the dead skin off my lips the first time I used it!
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