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Sugar lip scrub

A sweet, smoothing lip scrub in tiny jars, 3 kitchen ingredients and done in 10 minutes.

Sugar lip scrub
LevelBeginner
AgesAges 10 and up
Time15 minutes
Cost$5 to $12
Valentine's DayChristmasBirthdaysUnder $20GiftsThings to sellGroups

What you'll need

Materials

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How to make it

Safety

List the ingredients on every jar so friends with allergies can check, and keep fingers out of the jar so it stays clean.

  1. Step 1: Wash the jars
    1

    Wash the jars

    Wash and fully dry each jar. Water makes the scrub spoil faster.

  2. Step 2: Soften the oil
    2

    Soften the oil

    If the coconut oil is solid, warm it in your hands or set the jar in warm water.

  3. Step 3: Mix it
    3

    Mix it

    Stir sugar, oil and honey until it looks like wet sand.

  4. Step 4: Pack the jars
    4

    Pack the jars

    Spoon it in and press down. Wipe the rims.

  5. Step 5: Label them
    5

    Label them

    Write the ingredients and the date. Use within 2 weeks.

Edie's tip

Brown sugar is gentler. White sugar scrubs harder.

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