If you have lines around your lips whether it be from smoking, constant whistling (my weird issue) or just gravity, there is a natural solution. I’m proof that the lip line eraser ingredient, Hilurlip, the star of this DIY really does go a long way when it comes to smoothing lines around the mouth out. This recipe is easy, easy, easy and much improved from the original recipe I posted a while back!
A few months ago I posted a recipe for a Lip Line Eraser Balm. Everyone got very excited about it (thanks to my before and after pics) that I decided to add it to my Etsy shop for a limited amount of time. I ended up selling way more than I had anticipated and with that came a lot of feedback. There is no product testing quite as thorough as when you sale a product to people you don’t know.
While many of you that bought it have been happy with it, several have brought to my attention that the balm turned grainy. That issue inspired THIS post! The next issue was that it seems to be drying to the lips. I contacted the company that sells the “lip line eraser” ingredient and they told me that ingredient isn’t likely to cause drying. Never the less-I’m in agreement-this balm does little for dry lips.
Long story short-this creation of mine has been a mess to deal with. Not to mention, Hilurlip-the eraser ingredient is very sensitive to heat so making these little balms and not ruining the effectiveness of Hilurlip has been quite challenging.
However, I’ve come up with a solution. I decided this product would be better suited as a lip serum that does not have to be heated and can be rolled on around the lips rather then on the lips. I am so happy that I decided to tweak this DIY because the roll on is so much better.
So if you’re in need of erasing lip lines, this recipe is for you. Not only have I eliminated a few ingredients that I don’t believe were that beneficial, I’ve added a couple that are proven beneficial when it comes to reducing wrinkles. All across the board, this is a much better (and easier) DIY.
Lip Line Eraser Serum Roll On:
10 ml roll on (find it HERE)
- 25 drops Pomegranate Oil (find it HERE)
- 6 drops Hilurlip (find it HERE)
- 15 drops Non GMO Vitamin E (find it HERE)
- 2 drops Frankincense Essential Oil (find it HERE) (0ptional)
- 3 drops Lavender Essential Oil (find it HERE) (optional)
- 1 drop Carrot Seed Essential Oil (find it HERE) (optional)
- Top off Rosehip Seed Oil (find it HERE)
Directions:
- Add all ingredients to a 10 ml roll on bottle with a funnel. Shake to mix.
To Use:
- Apply this serum on the skin around the lips in the evening.
- Follow with a lip balm if needed.
I’ve totally revamped the essential oil blend since this it is to be applied around your lips not on them. The trio of frankincense, lavender and carrot seed go a very long way with renewing damaged skin cells. If you’d like to leave them out of the recipe you can.
Honestly, what works for me, might not be great for you so sometimes DIYing can be frustrating. While it would’ve been lovely to keep it in balm form and be able to kill 2 birds with one stone (lip balm/lip treatment in one) it just didn’t work out that way. I’m not saying the original balm is no good but the fact that you must take great care in not over heating the Hilurlip makes it difficult to make without overheating since you must thoroughly melt beeswax and shea butter. Plus, the fact that it did seem drying to several people, it just was a natural choice to make it just a lip treatment and use a different balm for dryness.
I hope this hasn’t been terribly confusing. Honestly, this new recipe is incredibly simple and 10x easier then the balm so I encourage you to make it if you are in need of line smoothing around your mouth. It truly is an effective product and worth your efforts. All the oils in this recipe come in 2 oz. bottles which make if quite affordable. Not to mention you’ll get many, many more roll ons from the oils! They might make a great Christmas gift?!
DIY skin care truly is all about experimenting and not being afraid to take chances. Sometimes recipes don’t work but whey they do it can be truly gratifying!
xx, Jenni
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Jennifer Phillips worked as a licensed aesthetician for over 8 years before creating the DIY skincare blog, Jenni Raincloud and her natural skin care line, J. Raincloud Organics. Jennifer has been blogging full time for 16 years and loves to gain and share knowledge on how to achieve beautiful skin the natural way.
Sounds good! I’m thinking you probably already checked out the ingredients in Hilurlip to see that they are ok? If so good Lord all of my 50, 60 and 70-something friends in my Girls Drinking Club will be all over this one!
Planning on making this in the roll on. You mentioned not to put on lips. Please share why not and if I wanted to apply to the entir lip area what essential oils should I leave out?
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Morgan-You can put it on the lips but I would pay close attention to irritation or drying out. I sold this in lip balm form for about a month and had about 10% of women that bought it say they felt like it dried out their skin and 1 or 2 experience irritation. It’s from the Hilurlip. I had such great results but this is a case where everyone is responding differently to it. Apply it how you want to-the risk is very low but just be aware.
Hi! I’m unable to get drops out of the hilurlip. Is there a certain why you managed to get approximately 6 drops out? It’s a creamy type formula and not liquidy enough to be squeezed into a dropper.
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Hannah-When I wrote this post Hilurlip had a more liquid consistency so it was easier to get drops. I have bought it sense and should’ve updated this post when I realized it was now more of a thick gel! Sorry about that! I would say that 6 drops is the equivalent of less than 1/8 tsp. I would use a 1/8 tsp. and not fill it up. It won’t hurt to have a full 1/8th but it’s better to have less. I’ll work on a better way to work with Hilurlip in the future. It’s hard to work with which is why I quit selling this product in my Etsy shop.
So glad I found this because I look like I’ve smoked for years but I have used a straw for years when I drink. This will be an eye opener if it works on my lines. I’ve read all of the comment and will use with caution but even if it helps a little it will be better then nothing, I never have been a big lipstick or lip balm person so doing this at the end of the evening will be easy for me. Thank you.
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Mary-Keep me posted!
Hi Jenni,
Lotion Crafter also carries another ingredient that could work as lip plumper.
It is called Hyaluronic Acid, Oleo-HA, an “oil-dispersed Sodium Hyaluronate specifically designed for the color cosmetic industry.” that “provides excellent moisturizing, lip-plumping, and repairing efficacies”
Lotion Crafter goes on saying that “Oleo-HA can increase lips’ volume by binding more water inside the lip skin, creating good lip-plumping effect in lip glosses, balms, lipsticks, etc.”
To be used in formulas at no higher temp than 72C, so it allows a bit higher temp than Hilurlip. I’ve been using OLEO-Ha in anhydrous balms, but will now give it a try on lip balms or lip glosses 😉
INCI: Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil
I think it may work for your original balm version, if you ever want to revisit that formula.
Cheers
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Maria-Interesting-I’ve seen that product before but I think it can only be added to water based formulations-I’ll check it out though. Thanks for the suggestion!
So…
I made this formula and I accidentally put Wrinkle Defense in instead of Hurillip (sorry if I spelled that wrong; I’m not getting up to check). My question is can I just add the right ingredient to the concoction that I already made? Then it would have both ingredients in it.
Thanks for your recipes. I’ve made a large handful of them. The only one that really doesn’t work for me is the eye makeup remover; it gets my eyeballs oily.
Thanks!
Sarah
I contacted the seller of the two products and they said they didn’t see any reason to not put both products in the mixture, so I did.
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Sarah-I don’t see why not! It will be a powerhouse of a roll on! Go for it!
I have the Veneratti lip oil , do you think it would be okay to add the Hilurlip to that?
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Lorri-I don’t see why not! I think the big rule with Hilurlip is not to expose it to heat so if you were to just mix it in, it should be fine!
the Hilurlip just arrived and I was excited to use it in this lip balm however the ingredients look pretty toxic. Since you are usually very low if any tox, I’m curious as to why you included this ingredient. Are there any other options that will provide the results you achieved. Thanks!
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Hi Carla-The ingredients in hilurlip are all considered safe according to EWG’s Skin Deep data base. I have run each of them through it and they all score a 1 which is the safest score from 1-10. The only ingredient that is questionable is phenoxyethanol which scores a 2-4. It is a preservative and unfortunately preservatives (even if they are paraben free) can score higher than we’d like. However, a preservative is totally necessary and a must in ingredients like hilurlip. When I include ingredients from Lotioncrafter, know I’m not being as natural as I typically am because we’re trying to achieve an anti aging effect. I do make sure I’m not working with an ingredient that is over the top toxic.
Hello! I am excited to use this recipe. Is there a substitute for the Hilurlip? Or a link to order on Amazon?
Stay Awesome!
Laurie
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Laurie-There really isn’t a product that will do the same-if there was I would always prefer Amazon since it’s so easy!!