Summer Lip Care: Homemade Tips For Exfoliate And Moisturize Your Lips

By Priya Singha on April 3, 2021

Summer Lip Care

As lips are one of the main attraction of the face, we need to take care of them as much as we take care of our skin, eyes, and hair. The changing weather like hot sun or wind hits the lips most, our lips become dry, chapped and cracked. In such a situation, lip balm alone is not enough for lip care. We have to take extra care like exfoliate or scrub to keep your lips well hydrated, pink, soft and shiny.

So, Just Follow These Simple Homemade Tips For Exfoliate, And Moisturize Your Lips.

Homemade Tips For Exfoliate And Moisturize Your Lips

Homemade Lip Scrub/ Exfoliate

Exfoliation means the eradication of dead skin and nourishing agent. The nutrient acts as a base for the exfoliator, it softens your lips and making them moisturize.

Sugar & Honey Lip Scrub

Take one tsp raw honey, half teaspoon sugar and 5/6 drops of essential oil, mix them all to make a natural Scrub. Apply this scrub on your lips and gently massage in circular motion for few minutes. Then wash your lips with lukewarm water and apply lip balm on the lips. It will enhances the complexion of your lips also nourish and prevent your lips from sunburn.

Rose & Milk Lip Scrub

Take few rose petals and mashed them with milk. Now rub this paste on your lips for a while and wash it with lukewarm water and apply lip balm.

Coffee & Honey Scrub

Take ¼ coffee and half tsp honey in a bowl and mix them well. Now apply this mixture and massage thoroughly in a circular motion on your lips for one minute. Leave it on the lips for one minute and rinse it with water. The combination of coffee and honey is the best remedy to exfoliate and moisturize your lips.

Homemade Lip Mask To Keep Moisturized Your Lips

Aloe Vera Gel Lip Mask

Take a freshly cut aloe vera leaf, scoop out the gel from it and keep it in a bowl. Now mix few drops of olive or coconut oil to prepare the mixture. Apply this mixture your lip balm. Aloe vera has soothing and healing properties, helping lips to look their best.

Lemon And Glycerine Lip Mask

Take one teaspoon of lemon juice and one tsp glycerine. Mix both ingredients well. Apply the mixture with a clean brush or fingers and wash it off after few minutes. If the lips are dry, then you can apply this mixture every day.

Strawberry Lip Mask

Take one mashed strawberry, add ½ tsp honey, 4/5 drop olive oil in it and prepare the mixture well. Now apply this lip mask on your lips and leave it for 10 minutes, then wipe your lips with a soft, cleaned wet cloth. The lips will start to look soft shiny and keep it moisturized whole day.

Coconut Or Mustard Oil

Massage your lips with coconut or mustard oil every night before going to sleep. It can also help in tightening the skin, making it soft and prevent from drying out.

Unlike the rest of your skin, the lips become dry and chapped easily because they do not contain oil glands. Drink plenty of water to keep your lips from drying out. Drinking eight glasses of water a day will benefit your body in many ways and keep your lips well hydrated and soft.

Priya Singha: Priya is a freelance writer with an experience of 4+ years of her writing career. She pursued her Masters from DDU, Gorakhpur. She is very passionate about writing and is fond of writing short articles and blogs. She even has worked for several companies. Writing articles in the field of Health & Fitness, Beauty, Home Remedies and Travel are some of her most interested topics and brings out the best in her.