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22 February 2016

Lip scrub - How To Make Your Own

Minxy is at the age where the usual cute crafts and activities don't keep her as entertained as they used to, so we've been making lots of hair and beauty goodies together recently which she adores!

These lip scrubs are really quick and easy to complete, with just a few ingredients required, and they would be something tweens would enjoy creating at sleepovers or to receive as alternative gifts at parties. 




Ingredients


1 tbsp Olive Oil
3 tbsp Caster Sugar
2 Drops of Food Colouring
2 Drops of Vanilla (or alternative flavouring)



Method
  • In a bowl, mix together the sugar and oil thoroughly
  • Add in the colouring and flavouring and stir it well. You can add more/less of these to give a colour and consistency that you like. You can also use gel versions
  • Split the mixture between 4 small lidded pots
  • To use, pick up some of the mixture on your fingertip and rub it on your lips as a gentle exfoliator. Rinse/wipe off any excess

We chose pink for our lip scrubs as it was a nice contrast with the black pots and it's also a favourite shade of Minxy's.



What activities do your tweens enjoy?

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46 comments

  1. Fab! I'm going to try this for myself :-)

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  2. Great thanks for sharing this,im gonna try making my own x

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  3. Great idea and saves spending the pennies!

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  4. so gonna try making this at weekend x

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  5. What a quick and useful idea thanks for sharing

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  6. Margaret Clarkson
    This is such a good idea.

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  7. This is an awesome idea, thanks!

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  8. I can just imagine the excitement of a group of young teens making this at a sleep over party, great idea :)

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  9. Great idea, practical and versatile. Would use this and similar ideas for myself and friends. No children at the tween stage at present time.

    Rachel Craig

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  10. Our youngest loves making beauty products so we will have a go at these. Thanks.

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  11. I love this, especially as it's natural

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  12. what a fun activity, my oldest would love making this

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  13. I have always wondered how to do this!

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  14. Really lovely idea! Thank you.

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  15. Layla Thomas24/02/2016, 22:19

    Lovely simple idea, think I will need to try this as the winter has not been kind to my lips.

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  16. Margaret Abram24/02/2016, 22:26

    Sounds so simple. A great idea.

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  17. That's an interesting idea.

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  18. oh nice one, i shall have to try this out

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  19. This is excellent. I want to have a go at making natural salt/sugar scrubs too

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  20. Brilliant idea! :)

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  21. These look amazing and so simple! :)

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  22. Good idea, I never thought of trying anything like this. My daughter liked making friendship bracelets if she wasn't on a computer game.

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  23. Daughter would love this. Will suggest for her next sleepover

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  24. Claire Elizabeth Noke25/02/2016, 19:41

    Oooohh.... my 13 year old will love trying this! :) - Thanks x

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  25. Oooh fab. I need to give this a try!

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  26. thanks for the tip gonna try

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  27. Sounds like something that would make a great gift.

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  28. great idea, going to make this with my niece, she's a little too young to be buying proper makeup, so making it instead would be fab :)

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  29. Fab idea! Will have to try this x

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  30. Fab idea! Will have to try this x

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  31. looks interesting, might give it a go myself

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  32. This is great, will be making some for myself

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  33. Just what I need! Thank you :)

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    1. Looks very pretty, I use granulated sugar as a body scrub

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    2. Looks very pretty, I use granulated sugar as a body scrub

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  34. Love this idea, thanks for sharing it x

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  35. Never thought to make this myself! Sounds like fun.

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