A friend of mine once told me that her mother swore by using Miracle Whip, yes the icky salad cream, as an exfoliator. This woman has the most amazing skin so I put my mild revulsion aside and decided to give it a try. Nobody said make-up and beauty blogging was pretty!
I was informed that the ingredients in Miracle Whip remove dead flaky skin. It also helps normalise excessively oily skin.
- Firstly, tie back your hair – unless you want to experiment with the effects of Miracle Whip on the hair! If you do, let me know how you get on :)
- Next, apply a thin layer on your face and neck, avoiding the the eye area.
- Leave on for 10 minutes and then massage gently. The dead skin cells roll off with the salad cream.
- Rinse your skin with warm water. Follow with your usual skin regime.
A word of warning – it stinks to high heaven! Vinegar is responsible for the smell but is probably responsible for the amazing effects too so I can’t complain. It also feels oily and weird but after 3 minutes it melted onto my skin.
My skin was in such a state, thanks to the flu. I am delighted to report that all of the flaky dry skin is gone and my skin feels smooth and tight. I’m quite surprised.
I also heard that Miracle Whip can be applied a few times a week for 5 – 6 weeks to reach skin rejuvenation.
Consider me on board! I’ll keep you updated on my progress.
Maybe the manufacturers should rename it – ‘Miracle Cream’ has a nice ring to it!
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I have recently started working full time and have been eating sandwiches with miricle whip…and my nails are harder then ever after 2 weeks! My nails are usually very soft and i am simply AMAZED!! ITS AWESOME! Just wanted to share…now im gunna try the exfoliation process…CANT WAIT!
I just tried this 5 minutes ago and my slightly sensitive skin is red and burning!! It feels like a bad sunburn.. But I think it did exfoliate! Haha. Just a caution to others :)
Hey thanks Amy,
I live in Mumbai, India, and its so tough to find the best of products here. I sometimes ask my friends to buy them for me, while they are abroad. But ya the waiting just kills me.
I hope i find Miracle Whip here… thanks much for the post.
I have my wedding coming up… and need to work on my dull skin soon!
Any idea where I can buy Miracle Whip as I tried a number of places at the week end or can anything else be used
Just a quick note to say that I finally got it in Dunnes Stores
Just read this post 2 minutes ago…I’m looking in my fridge right now and trying this on (by the way it’s past midnight here…but beautiful skin is SO much worth it)!!!!
You can use it on your hair too! I remember that when I was a kid, my dad used to make a strange mixture once a week with eggs and mayonnaise and then jumped in the shower to wash his hair with it. It smells disgusting but he swore by it!
That sounds really interesting. Maybe I should give it a try and it will help balance my oily skin. Looking forward to your next update on this.
xx
Chrissy
what are the actual ingredients in miracle whip that attribute to it’s exfoliating properties? Is it just the vinegar or does miracle whip contain yoghurt which i know has vitamin A in, and i’ve used yoghurt before on my face and after it’s washed off left my skin soft and smoother than before.
Definitely going to try this! It sounds wonderful x
I also have a relative who swears by this. Makes you think about how much money we waste on products!
@Shelly B Very true!
Oooh thanks so much for sharing this with us. I love posts like this. I’m definitely going to try it :) x
@Aine Thanks Aine :)