DIY: Revived Lip Balm

Lip Balm. Revived. 

I had bought this Wild Argan Lip Balm from The Body Shop hoping that it would help soothe my wind burn. 

It did not end well: the result was even tragic. 

My lips chapped and became very dry and flaky. 

I cannot resist not removing the skin and there I was with a bloody upper lip, literally. 

I had been using the moisturizing balm from them and it was great so I think this Wild Argan thing is not really meant for me. 

Since I had decluttered my makeup bag/box, I don't want to have this almost full balm away. 

Thanks to Pinterest I found a way to at least "revive" it. 

I emptied it out in a glass jar, added a table spoon of petroleum jelly in cocoa, a few drops of olive oil and a generous amount of almond oil. 

I chopped off a bit of my fave pink lipstick to add a little tint. 

I placed the jar in a shallow pan with boiling water to melt and mix everything up.

Just after five minutes of stirring, everything have melted. 

Then, I had placed it back on the original tiny tin container and put it in the fridge to harden up for approximately 15 minutes. 

Tada! 

I have my lip balm once again. 

Surprisingly, it is now working well with my lips, so goodbye, wind burn! 

Vanilla Sugar Scrub

I had discovered a new DIY website, TipJunkie. 

I was looking for a good scrub formula and I've got tons of ideas from this site. 

Since it's already September next month, it's just in time as these are also great as Christmas giveaways. 

This one's simple and here are what you need. 

1 Cup White Sugar 

2 Cups of Brown Sugar

1 Tbsp Vanilla 

1 Tbsp Olive Oil (you may use sesame oil or any alternative)

Storage Jar

Be crafty with your label.

Just mix all of the ingredients and make sure that there are no lumps! 

Here's what it should look like: 

It smells yummy too! 

Sweet and did I say yummy? 

Enjoy scrubbing! 

XoXo, 

Joana