Conditioned plumped up lips!

Just because the cold weather is giving us all chapped lips, doesn't mean we have to chuck away our bright lipsticks!

Fight the chaps with a home-made lip scrub that's SUPER hydrating and yummy!

I mixed this up together tonight because recently my lips have always been getting dry and flaky regardless of how much water I drink.

In the spirit of the upcoming Christmas season, I've mixed up the ingredients that will make the scrub taste and smell just like minty candy canes! Mmm!

NOTE: Excuse the crappy photo quality. I was using my Blackberry because my sister was sleeping already and my camera was in her room.

Start off with a few spoons of a salt/sugar mix. For this recipe I'm making it jumbo portioned because I didn't have any smaller jars. I always measure the ingredients out by eye, so if you're making this for just yourself, cut down the portions by 3/4's.

Again, start off with a mixture (70/30) of sugar and salt respectively. I used fine grain.

This is great for exfoliating the lips and keeping them soft and plump.

Then, add a few spoons of extra virgin olive oil (or coconut oil, depending on your preferance).

Again, if you're making a smaller portion, cut down the servings.

Mix THOROUGHLY together.

Then add cayenne chili powder, cinammon, sweet paprika powder into the mixture.

Again, I added everything in by eye. I added the cinammon for the smell and the chili and paprika is for helping blood circulation flow to the lips (and plumping).

REMEMBER NOT TO TOUCH YOUR EYES AFTER HANDLING CHILI POWDER

Once that's added in, spoon in some honey (or a teeny bit of molasses) and mix well together.

Finally, the finishing ingredient: Peppermint essential oil!

This gives the scrub a DELICIOUS and very Xmas-y smell and taste.

For the jar I had I used about 7 drops.

Mix everything VERY WELL together until it congeals into an almost clumpy mixture of goodness.

Take about a half-teaspoon of it onto your palm and with your finger, scrub your lips until you can feel the tingly sensation. I know it might taste pretty good, but DO NOT EAT YOUR SCRUB!

After you rinse it off, apply your favourite BALM (NOT LIPGLOSS), and let it set in before you apply your favourite lipstick. Or just keep applying lip balm if you're going for a more natural look.

Enjoy your lovely plumped up and conditioned lips!!

Love, S