DIY: Dry Skin Ointment

Mayonnaise-Baby Oil Dry Skin Treatment

Makes 1 application

2 tablespoons real mayonnaise 

1 teaspoon baby oil

> Combine both ingredients.

> Smooth onto face, neck, rough elbows and knees or anywhere else you feel might benefit from it.

> Leave for 20 minutes.

> Rinse off thoroughly with tepid water.

Recipe and other ideas found here!

I've been noticing lately that the winter weather has been taking a toll on my poor skin.  It's like it didn't even stand a chance.  While I was browsing for fun beauty DIY I stumbled across many dry skin treatments.  However, this one only uses two ingredients and I have both of them!!!  I feel most people would.  I, personally, use baby oil to remove my make-up.  I like that there are no harsh chemicals and everything wipes off easily.  If you do not have baby oil you can either grab some from the store (it's super cheap - another bonus!) or you can use olive oil.  I haven't tried it with the olive oil yet, but I have used it before for dry skin.  Maybe I'll do an update with the olive oil version later on. 

This is me with the ointment on my face - it felt and looked like lotion.

Please note the Little Mermaid hot pink headband. :)

I even rubbed some on my hands and they felt really soft!  I left it on my face for the full 20 minutes.  It kind of burned a bit, but I think that was because my skin was really dry.  When I washed it off, my face was REALLY red.  If you try this, I would do it at night - not when you are planning on heading to a coffee date!  ;)  I noticed that I still had quite a bit of dry skin… so I will have to exfoliate a bit better.  I had some ointment left over so I put it in my fridge to use later this week.

All-in-all I think this worked pretty well.  I definitely think exfoliating will help me see better results next time.  Let me know what you think, or if you have another DIY to try!  Post your thoughts/comments below!

Love in Him,

xx