Most of us think that lip care is all about lip balms, lipsticks, and lipsticks. But there is more to it than that. Adding a DIY lip mask is essential to your skincare routine. If your lips remain dry and cracked even after applying lip balm, lip masks can help. They help you to have soft, moist and supple lips. But how do you make a lip mask? When should you use it?
In this article, we have shared 11 effective and easy DIY lip mask recipes that you can make at home. Read on to find the most suitable lip masks for your beauty routine, learn about their benefits, uses and more.
Why do you need a lip mask?
If you have chapped lips and think lip balm isn’t enough, it’s time to switch to a lip mask.
Lip balm can only seal in your lips’ natural moisture. They can prevent moisture from seeping out, but if your lips are severely dehydrated, they also prevent moisture from getting in.
On the other hand, a lip mask can bind water on your lips and rehydrate them. This not only heals dry, chapped lips but also makes them soft and plump.
Now let’s take a look at some incredibly easy and effective DIY lip mask recipes that you can make at home.
DIY Exfoliating Lip Masks
1. Yogurt and kiwi
This DIY exfoliating lip mask helps keep your lips soft and supple. Yogurt can moisturize your skin, make it glowing, and improve its elasticity (1). Kiwi is high in vitamins C and E, which can boost collagen production and protect your skin from free radical damage (2), (3).
you will need
2 teaspoons Greek yogurt
1 teaspoon crushed kiwi
directions
1. Mix yogurt and crushed kiwi into a smooth paste.
2. Apply this paste on your lips and wait 20-30 minutes.
3. Rinse off with lukewarm water and pat lips dry.
2. Brown sugar, olive oil and raw honey
This mask works wonders as a gentle lip scrub. Olive oil has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties (4). This heals and protects the lips. Honey has emollient properties that help moisturize lips and keep them supple (5). The coarse granules of brown sugar help slough off dead skin cells.
you will need
5-6 drops of olive oil
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon raw honey
How to do
1. Mix all ingredients in a small bowl.
2. Apply to your lips and massage gently for 3 minutes.
3. Wait 10 minutes before washing with warm water.
4. Follow with a moisturizing lip balm to lock in moisture.
3. Cocoa, Brown Sugar, Olive Oil, Honey and Vanilla Extract
Cocoa protects your skin from photodamage and delays premature aging (6). Olive oil and honey moisturize lips while brown sugar sloughs off dead skin cells. Vanilla extract has antioxidant properties (7). These properties help protect your lips from damage.
you will need
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon cocoa powder
2 teaspoons olive oil
¾ teaspoon raw honey
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
directions
Mix all ingredients in a small bowl.
Apply this mixture to your lips and gently massage in circular motions for 3 minutes.
Wait 10 minutes before rinsing with warm water.
4. Aloe Vera and Raw Sugar
This homemade lip mask can smooth your chapped lips effectively. Aloe Vera moisturizes, soothes, and softens the skin (8). This can help keep your lips smooth and soft.
you will need
2 teaspoons of aloe vera gel
1 teaspoon raw sugar
directions
Mix aloe vera and sugar.
Gently massage your lips with this mixture for 3 minutes.
Wait 10 minutes and wipe clean.
DIY moisturizing lip masks
5. Honey and coconut oil
This DIY honey lip mask packs the goodness of honey and coconut oil to treat dry, dehydrated lips. It can also help reduce wrinkles and lip lines around the mouth.
you will need
1 teaspoon of organic honey
1 teaspoon extra virgin coconut oil
directions
1. Heat the coconut oil in the microwave for 15 seconds.
2. Mix the warm coconut oil with honey.
3. Apply this mixture on your lips and wait 30 minutes.
4. Rinse with cold water.
6. Rose petals, honey and yogurt
Rose petals have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties that may help protect your skin from damage caused by UV rays and free radicals (9). This mask helps eliminate flaky skin and treat chapped lips.
you will need
3 tablespoons rose petal powder
1 tablespoon unsweetened plain yogurt
1 tablespoon of organic honey
directions
1. Mix the yoghurt, honey and rose petal powder in a small bowl.
2. Apply this mixture on your lips and leave it on for about 30 minutes.
3. Rinse with cold water.
7. Avocado, petroleum jelly and honey
Avocado is high in fatty acids, which help moisturize and soften your skin (10). Petroleum jelly is an occlusive agent that helps prevent moisture loss from lips (11). This lip mask is a natural remedy for minimizing smoker’s lines.
you will need
1 teaspoon of honey
2 teaspoons mashed avocado
A dab of petroleum jelly
directions
1. Mix honey, avocado and petroleum jelly.
2. Apply this mixture on your lips and wait about 20 minutes.
3. Rinse your lips with lukewarm water and pat dry.
8. Honey and Cucumber
Cucumber helps to moisturize, soothe and brighten the skin. It can also treat sunburn and prevent wrinkles from forming (12). This lip mask ensures that your lips stay moisturized, soft and supple.
you will need
1 teaspoon of honey
2 teaspoons mashed cucumber
directions
1. Mix honey and mashed cucumber.
2. Apply this mask on your lips.
3. Rinse with water after 10 minutes.
DIY lip masks for coloring and general care
9. Rose Petals and Milk
Try this organic lip mask if you want to combat lip discoloration. The rose petals and milk create rosy, pink lips.
you will need
5-6 rose petals
½ cup milk
directions
1. Soak the rose petals in the milk overnight.
2. The next day, strain the rose petals and crush them with a mortar.
3. Add the milk to the crushed rose petals to make a paste.
4. Apply this paste on your lips and wait about 15-20 minutes.
5. Rinse with cold water.
10. Strawberry, honey and olive oil
This lip mask can help nourish and brighten your lips from within.
you will need
1 teaspoon of honey
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 strawberry
directions
1. Mash the strawberry with a fork.
2. Mix honey, strawberry puree and olive oil.
3. Apply this mixture on your lips and wait about 10 minutes.
4. Rinse with cold water.
5. Repeat 3-4 times a week.
11. Honey and pomegranate
Pomegranate has anti-inflammatory and anti-aging properties. It protects the skin from UVB rays and reduces wrinkles (13). This mask moisturizes your lips and gives them a subtle color.
you will need
1 teaspoon of raw honey
½ teaspoon fresh pomegranate juice
directions
1. Mix honey and pomegranate juice.
2. Gently apply this mixture to your lips.
3. Leave it on for about 15 minutes.
4. Rinse with cold water.
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Infographic: 5 easy DIY lip masks anyone can try
Whether your lips are dry, chapped, or just in need of a little extra nourishment, lip masks can help rejuvenate and soften them. In the infographic below, we’ve listed 5 easy DIY lip masks that will ensure you’re pout-ready. Try it and spoil yourself so that your lips always look beautiful!
Conclusion
DIY lip masks offer effective and easy solutions to moisturize, exfoliate and enhance the beauty of your lips. Using natural ingredients like honey, yogurt, avocado and more, these lip masks can help combat dryness, chapped lips and discoloration while providing softness and suppleness. Adding these DIY lip masks to your beauty routine will give you well-groomed, rejuvenated and pouty lips.
