Monday, December 30, 2013

I found a use for a detestable product

Remember when I reviewed the Garnier Fructis Triple Nutrition Miracle Dry Oil? And I hated it, oh my god, so much. What useless shit that was. You would think I would have thrown it away, since it was pointless, stupid, and horrible. I certainly thought I had. But no. Somehow my hoarding tendencies took over (big surprise) and I found it in a box with some other crap a few weeks ago. 

So did I immediately throw it in the garbage like any reasonable person would do? Um, no. 

I figured out a use for it! It actually works really well for cleaning makeup swatches off of my arms, even long-wearing eyeliner and lip stain. Spritz it on, wipe it off, voila. I mean, probably any oil would work, but this way I'm not using an oil that is actually functional in some other way to do this. 

Okay, most people aren't swatching shit on their arms on a regular basis. I also tried it as a facial cleansing oil, and it works quite well for that purpose as well. I always follow up cleansing oil with regular cleanser. I find that oil breaks down my makeup better and ensures that everything is gone, so I don't break out. That's important for me, particularly if I am wearing foundation. Unless you inexplicably like the smell of this Garnier oil, you'll want to give your face an extra wash in order to rid it of the cloying odor anyway. I'm not sure you'd want to spend a lot of time massaging it into the eye area, since it is so highly perfumed, but I don't really do that with cleanser anyway. 

So there you go. If you are unfortunate enough to possess some of this crap, you can use it to remove makeup. If you actually like it . . . no judgement, no judgement. In that case, here is yet another use for this wonderfully versatile miracle product. Or maybe you'll find this shit on sale, and you've wanted to try a cleansing oil, but they are overpriced. They are. This is a very lightweight oil that has some decent ingredients, so it might be worth a shot. Especially since you are going to rinse it off immediately and not give the irritants it contains any time to irritate you.

6 comments:

  1. I thankfully do not have this product, but I love repurposing so this was fun to read anyway.

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    1. Thanks. I am glad I found a use for it, because I understand why I kept it. It was too full to throw away, but too terrible to inflict on anyone else.

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  2. I was thinking of buying it at some point but now I won't. You can also use it to remove residue post-waxing. That's what I use unwanted oils for the most. There was a Neutrogena sesame oil that took forever to die.

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    1. That's good to know, thanks! Yes, there are many much better options out there.

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  3. I don't have this product but I like the idea of repurposing it into a makeup remover. I use makeup wipes that smell weird to remove arm swatches and that makes me feel like they're useful.

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    1. Yes, I hate to waste things, so I am also glad it has some purpose.

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