• This lip scrub is made entirely from food-safe, edible ingredients — safe enough to lick off your lips (which you will)
• Pink and rose gold luster dust together produce a warm, dimensional shimmer that looks different in every light
• Takes 5 minutes. Lasts for weeks in a sealed jar.
• Use only FDA compliant edible glitter — not craft glitter, not “non-toxic” glitter
A pink shimmer sugar scrub that’s genuinely edible, actually works, and looks ridiculous in the best way. Five minutes, one bowl, done.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp White granulated sugar
- 1 tbsp Fine brown sugar
- 1 tsp Coconut oil (softened)
- 1/2 tsp Honey
- 1/8 tsp Pink Luster Dust
- 1/16 tsp Rose Gold Luster Dust
- 1 drop Vanilla extract (optional)
Combine the white sugar, brown sugar, softened coconut oil, and honey in a small bowl. Stir until it comes together — it should feel like wet sand, not a paste. If it’s too dry, add a tiny bit more coconut oil. If it’s too wet, another pinch of white sugar fixes it.
Drop in the Pink Luster Dust and Rose Gold Luster Dust. Stir slowly at first — luster dust has a way of puffing up if you go at it too fast. Once it’s incorporated, give it a good mix. The scrub should look visibly pink with a warm shimmer running through it.
Add the vanilla extract if you’re using it, then taste. Seriously — taste it. This is edible body glitter, not a craft project. Everything in this jar is food. Adjust honey for sweetness or add a tiny pinch of salt if you want to balance it out.
Spoon into a small glass jar with a tight lid. A 2 oz jar is perfect. Press it down gently so there are no air gaps. It keeps at room temperature for 2–3 weeks, or in the fridge for up to 6 weeks — coconut oil can go rancid, so don’t push it past that.
How to Use It
Scoop a small amount onto your fingertip and rub gently onto your lips in small circles for about 30 seconds. The sugar does the work — you don’t need to press hard. Wipe away or lick off (the whole point of using edible ingredients), then follow with your usual lip balm. Your lips will feel noticeably smoother and catch light every time you move.
Make It Your Color
Pink and rose gold is the go-to combination here — the pink gives you color and the rose gold adds that warm metallic depth. But this recipe is easy to riff on. Swap in Red Luster Dust instead of pink for something deeper and more dramatic. A 50/50 red and rose gold split looks genuinely stunning.
One thing worth knowing: all three of these are fully FDA compliant, vegan, and made from food-grade mica pigments. If you’re curious about what actually makes edible glitter safe to use on your body (and why that distinction from craft glitter matters), we broke it all down in our ingredient safety guide.
Tips
Coconut oil solidifies below 76°F. If your scrub firms up overnight, that’s normal — just stir it before each use. In warmer months it stays soft on its own. Don’t microwave the whole jar; just let it sit out for 10 minutes and stir.
You can, but there’s a point of diminishing returns. Past about 1/4 tsp total, the sugar starts to look more dusty than shimmery. The amounts in this recipe hit the sweet spot — enough pigment to transfer visibly to your lips without overpowering the scrub.
Yes. Same recipe, scale it up — use 1/2 cup sugar and 3 tbsp coconut oil. It’s genuinely good on elbows and knees. The shimmer fades faster on skin than lips since you rinse it off, but you’ll catch a little glow right after.
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