Honey & Brown Sugar Lip Polish

Beauty + Body

Honey & Brown Sugar Lip Polish

Two spoons of pantry ingredients that make a soft scrub for winter lips. Makes enough for a small tin.

Time
5 min
Course
Beauty + Body
Pour
Clover

Traditional practiceA simple everyday ritual, not a treatment. Patch test first, and skip if you're allergic to bee products.

How

  1. 1

    Stir 1 tbsp brown sugar with 1 tsp raw honey and ½ tsp almond oil.

  2. 2

    Massage very gently over lips for 20 seconds.

  3. 3

    Wipe away with a warm cloth. Keeps a week in a small tin.

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Fresh from the market: brown sugar.

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Kailua Honey

Kailua Honey

Kailua, HI

wildflower · macadamia

Alonso Apiaries

Alonso Apiaries

Clewiston, FL

wildflower · orange blossom

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