Homemade Lip Scrub

So the winter has slowly crept up on us...

I love winter! Hot chocolate, Christmas lights, MY BIRTHDAY, cosy nights in, over-sized jumpers..... The list literally goes on for ages!

The one thing that annoys me about winter is that my lips just do not seem to adjust very well to the cold weather. It does not matter how often I use a lip balm, my lips will inevitably end up dry. However, there's a solution to dry, chapped lips in the winter! Lip scrub is my saviour.

Usually, I use the bubblegum lip scrub from Lush because it tastes amazing and it is only €6.50 so it is very reasonable. I almost cried today when I came home from work because I really needed to use some but I forgot I finished it last week! 

I looked online and combined a whole load of recipes to make one I liked the sound of. Everything I used, I already had at home so I did not need to spend any money on making this!

I would recommend you use the lip scrub once to twice a week.

What you need

1.  A small tub (I used a MAC sample tub)
2.  About a teaspoon of brown sugar
3. A quarter teaspoon of honey (or enough to make the sugar stick together)
4. A bowl (to mix everything together) 

How you make it 

Put the sugar and honey in a bowl and mix together using a teaspoon.

How to use it

1. With your finger, rub the scrub onto your lips vigorously (so the dead skin can be removed).
2. Leave it on for a minute.
3. Wipe it off with a damp facecloth or alternatively you can lick it off (all the ingredients are edible) then wipe it off using a damp facecloth.
4. Apply lip balm after using the lip scrub.

How do you guys deal with chapped lips over winter?
Let me know if the lip scrub helped you in the comments below!

xoxo,
Ciara.