Beauty Benefits of Baby Oil

Have you heard this joke about baby oil? It is something like this! If corn oil is made of corn and peanut oil is made with peanut, then what is baby oil made with? Well, baby oil is made with mineral oil and fragrance 🙂 Babies can’t make baby oils! But baby oil is something babies can’t go without. But if you think baby oil is only for babies, then think twice. Baby oil can be used in various ways in our, us adult’s beauty routine. It is one of those things that should be on your dressing table. So let’s check out the Beauty Benefits of Baby Oil.
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Beauty Benefits of Baby Oil

We don’t even know how much we cried when our parents used to apply baby oil to us as infants without knowing how much it will help us in our beauty care when we will grow up! Baby oil is non sticky, mild and minus all harmful chemicals. Baby oil can actually give us baby soft skin. But baby oil does much more than just to keep our skin soft and supple. Baby oil has numerous used like removing makeup, serving the purpose of eye gel, getting rid of frizzy hair etc. In fact baby oil is one of the best things that an adult should keep at home. Read on to know the Beauty Benefits of Baby Oil.

Baby Oil as Makeup Remover

You can use baby oil to remove makeup. Simply pour some baby oil on a cotton ball and just wipe your face with it to remove all traces of makeup. Then wash your face with cool water and pat dry with towel. Baby oil is non-comedogenic, means it won’t clog pores. Therefore it’s totally safe to use baby oil to remove makeup without doing any damage to the skin. Baby oil is particularly good to remove eye makeup.

Baby Oil as Moisturizer

Baby oil acts as a good moisturizer for skin. Massage your body with baby oil post bath and allow your body to absorb it naturally. It makes skin soft and smooth. During winter, mix equal amount of baby oil and water and massage your body with it to keep your skin hydrated and supple.

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Baby oil as Shaving Cream Alternative

  • Baby oil can be used to soften the hair on hands, legs or underarms before shaving. Simply pour a few drops of baby oil in your hand and rub it in the area you are going to shave. This not only makes it easier to shave, but leaves behind soft skin after shaving and prevents razor burn.
  • Also you can use baby oil to get rid of that stickiness that your skin feels after waxing. Just pour a few drops of baby oil in your hand & mix water with it. Now massage the area you just waxed to clear off the sticky feeling. Baby oil soaked tissues can also be used for this purpose.

Baby Oil as Under Eye Gel

Baby oil can be used as under eye gel. Take a few drops of baby oil in your hand and with your fingers gently massage the delicate eye area for 1-2 minutes and then wipe off the excess oil with a tissue.

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Baby Oil as Lip Scrub

Baby oil works great when it comes to exfoliate your dry, chapped lips. Make a lip scrub by mixing 1 tsp of baby oil with ½ tsp of sugar and few drops of lemon juice. Gently rub your lips with this mixture for couple of minutes. You can do this every night to get soft, pink lips. The same mixture can be used on elbows if you want to get rid of dark elbows.

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Baby oil to Get rid of Cracked Heels

If you are worried about your cracked heels during winter, then apply baby oil on your feet liberally after shower and before going to bed at night. When done on regular basis, this keeps cracked heels at bay.

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Using Baby Oil as Cuticle Oil

Instead of buying cuticle oil, use baby oil to remove cuticles from your nail. Simply massage your hands thoroughly with baby oil while doing manicure. It helps to remove cuticles easily.

Baby oil to Solve the Problem of Frizzy Hair

Solve your frizzy hair issue with baby oil. Soak some tissues in baby oil and just pull your hair through the soaked tissues. Never use baby oil directly on your hair as it will make hair greasy.

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Baby Oil to Get rid of Stretch Marks

Baby oil is very effective when it comes to removing stretch marks. Pregnant women are often advised to rub baby oil on their stomach to keep the skin smooth.

Baby oil clearly is a versatile item that should be on your dressing table or in your bathroom cabinet. Hope you liked my post today. So what’s your way of using baby oil? Don’t forget to let us know in the comment section below.

About Rashmita Rakshit

Rashmita is born & brought up in Kolkata, She is a pure Bengali by heart. Makeup and Food are her biggest weaknesses. She has a good amount of cookbook in her collection.Traveling is her another love. She dreams to travel the entire world some time. She believes in 'tell the world what you intend to do, but first show it'.

6 comments

  1. i Use baby oil as a makeup remover but I will try all these uses also 🙂 thanks for sharing

  2. that’s a helpful post. I’m gonna get baby oil ASAP

  3. I agree with you baby oil is an amazing product…I use it on my cuticles and as a lip scrub…will incorporate it in other uses also…the baby oil joke was very nice

  4. I agree with u baby oil is an amazing product…I use it on my cuticles and as a lip scrub…will incorporate it in other uses also…the baby oil joke was very nice

  5. Its written in this article that “Baby oil is comedogenic, means it won’t clog pores. ”
    As per my understanding, comedogenic is something which clog pores and causes pimples. Kindly update it.

  6. I have used baby oil a couple of times as a body oil and also as a make up remover. It doesn’t clog pores and leaves the skin comparatively softer.

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