It’s easy to overlook the importance of lip care. We don’t really notice the need to care for them until they get dry, chapped and sometimes, painful. That’s why an essential part of lip care is exfoliation. Hence, Beauty Insider is explaining the importance of lip care and suggesting the best lip exfoliator/scrub in Malaysia.

Why Do We Need To Exfoliate Our Lips?

The stratum corneum, a protective layer, the epidermis, and the dermis are the three layers that make up human skin. Lips, unlike the rest of our skin, do not have an outer protective layer. Lips also lack natural moisture since they lack their own oil glands. All of this makes them considerably more sensitive to chapping and the accumulation of dead skin.

That’s why exfoliating your lips is so important. Lip scrubs work best when combined with a moisturising regimen that includes a nice lip balm or mask. You’ll end up doing more damage than good if you merely use an exfoliator to get rid of your dry, cracked lips.

Consider the components you exfoliate while shopping for lip exfoliants. Sugars, for example, are included in most lip scrubs to gently exfoliate dead skin while also moisturising due to sugar’s inherent humectant characteristics. Some scrubs contain fruit enzymes and extracts that chemically exfoliate your lips in a way that is gentle enough for them.

Best Lip Exfoliator/Scrub In Malaysia

1. Bite Beauty Agave+ Weekly Lip Scrub

Physical and chemical exfoliants are combined with moisture in Bite’s award-winning lip scrub. The Agave+ Weekly Lip Scrub has a thick texture that won’t crumble off your lips as you scrub. Not only is it sugar-free, but it also contains moisturising nutrients like agave and squalene.

This scrub exfoliates and hydrates the lips in a thick balm. The scent of Bite’s scrub is intensely sweet and somewhat fruity. It also includes a little spatula to help you remove the product out of the pot without digging your fingers in.

Price: RM106.00

Where to buy: Sephora

2. Ilia Balmy Nights Lip Exfoliator

ILIA Balmy Nights Lip Exfoliator - Lip Scrub Treatment | Powder UAE |  Powder Beauty

The Balmy Nights lip scrub stick by Ilia comes in sleek metal packaging. Ilia’s lip scrub, unlike any other on this list, employs volcanic stone powder as the primary exfoliant. Because the volcanic stone has been crushed into tiny bits, it is extremely mild on the lips. Jojoba seed powder and shea butter are among the moisturising elements in the composition.

Price: RM108.90

Where to buy: Ilia Beauty

3. Frank Body Lip Scrub

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The scent of a latte greets you as soon as you open Frank Body’s lip scrub. Sugar and coffee powder exfoliate the skin, while beeswax, coffee seed oil, and macadamia oil hydrate it. Stay over a counter or sink for this one, since the texture is more prone to disintegrating.

Price: RM70.00

Where to buy: Sephora

4. Elemental Pick Pout-It Lip Rescue with Avocado

The secret to having a smooth and seamless lipstick application is to have your lips exfoliated beforehand. To get soft, plump lips, use Pout-It Lip Rescue in your beauty routine. This lip scrub is made with sugar mixed with natural plant oils to rub away dead skin cells and leave behind a moisturised, juicy pout. It also nourishes and keeps the lips hydrated, even after you take off your lippie. In addition to that, this lip scrub is safe to ingest (just in case you accidentally lick it off) and doesn’t clog the pores if it gets on your skin. 

Why we love it:

  • Cruelty-free, vegan, and natural formula
  • Free from harsh chemicals and preservatives
  • Helps to give fuller and healthier lips
  • Prevents drying and wrinkling of the lips

Price: RM33.00

Where to buy: Elemental Pick Official Website

5. Milk Makeup KUSH Lip Scrub

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This Milk’s KUSH scrub removes dead skin with fine particles of granulated sugar and hemp stem while delivering a potent moisturising blend of hemp-derived cannabis oil, jojoba seed oil, and olive oil. It has a sleek aluminium and magnetic housing that makes it easy to take everywhere. Furthermore, you simply need to wipe off the exfoliants, making it even handier because you don’t have to go to a sink to rinse.

Price: RM92.00

Where to buy: Sephora

6. Burt’s Bees Natural Conditioning Lip Scrub with Exfoliating Honey Crystals

Burt's Bees 100% Natural Conditioning Lip Scrub with Exfoliating Honey  Crystals | Shopee Malaysia

For sensitive lips, Burt’s Bees lip scrub is the finest option. Burt’s Bees employs honey crystals to exfoliate instead of honey as a moisturising element in a lip scrub. Because this sort of formula isn’t as abrasive as sugar crystals, it’s an excellent choice for those who find sugar too harsh. Burt’s Bees’ scrub also contains castor seed oil and shea butter, two moisturising components.

Price: RM48.00

Where to buy: Shopee

7. Lush Lip Scrubs

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Lush Lip Scrubs are a classic, and they come in at least seven different flavours. Each one is individually packaged in a little glass container. These lip scrubs are just flavoured sugar grains. They aid in the removal of dead skin, but the sugar is readily removed from your lips.

To capture any sugar debris, apply this scrub while standing over a counter or sink. This scrub is also tasty, and it’s designed to be licked off once you’ve finished scrubbing.

Price: RM61.00

Where to buy: Lush

8. Fresh Sugar Lip Polish Exfoliator

Fresh Sugar Lip Polish Exfoliator Ultra-Hydrating Scrub

Sugar Lip Polish by Fresh is a sweet, tangy, and delicious scent that reminds me of a lemon meringue pie. It’s prepared with sugar, jojoba oil, shea butter, and other scent-inducing components like molasses. The thick viscosity of the lip paint melts into an exceptionally mild exfoliating paste that leaves your lips feeling balmy and soft.

Price: RM78.00

Where to buy: Sephora

9. Sara Happ The Lip Scrub

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Sara Happ’s lip scrub is perfect for those who aren’t looking for a scrub with a lot of moisture. Because of the brown sugar crystals, the recipe is quite thick and difficult to move about in its pot. While the composition contains moisture-binding and moisturising components like petrolatum, grape seed oil, and jojoba oil, it just leaves a light film of moisture on your lips, rather than feeling freshly balm.

Price: RM89.90

Where to buy: Sara Happ