DIY cherry lip scrub for luscious, soft lips

Exfoliate your lips with this scrub and share a passionate kiss with your partner this Valentine's day.

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Written By: Tania Tarafdar | Updated : February 15, 2016 10:06 AM IST

Chapped lips can be downright annoying. While you may think that applying a copious amount of lip balm helps most of the times nothing works better than a good exfoliation. To get smooth lips, you can try preparing this moisturising cherry scrub at home and give your lips the much-needed TLC.

To make the scrub

  • Cut 3-4 cherries in small pieces and then crush the pieces of cherry in a clean place.
  • Squeeze the crushed cherries to extract its juice and add one teaspoon granulated sugar to it.
  • Then add the cherry pulp you crushed.
  • To this, add one tablespoon skimmed milk and mix well all the ingredients.

To use the scrub

  • Apply a generous amount of scrub on your lips and coat your lips with the concoction,
  • Rub it gently on your lips for 1-2 minutes and let it set for 3-4 minutes.
  • Then wipe the scrub with a damp washcloth.

Benefits

  • Cherry will not just lend a fantastic colour to your lips but will also nourish them. Follow these 5 tips to get pink, luscious lips.
  • Granulated sugar is a light scrubbing agent that can slough off the dead skin cells from your lips.
  • The milk can provide the much-needed moisturising to the lips and leave your lips feeling soft. Also, try using these 5 homemade scrubs for soft, kissable lips.

Apply this scrub twice a week to keep your lips in the pink of health. We bet that using this oh-so-moisturising cherry scrub will make you feel like it is summer all year long.

Reference:

By Juta Stepanovs, Skin Saver Remedies, 2004, 62-Page

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