Any products you use for different things to their actual purpose?

[somedizzywhore1804]

I'm 25 weeks pregnant and the skin on my face was a scaly mess of acne and horror. I had had a stay in hospital and it seemed to disagree with my skin in a big way. About 6 weeks ago, on a whim- a very stupid whim- I put some of my Boots medicated mint, lavender and marshmallow foot cream on it.

Now I was only confident enough to do that because I don't have sensitive skin at all and I know for a lot of people this would cause terrible pain and suffering, but honestly my skin has never looked better. It is soft, spot free and glowing! It must be the medicated element.

So what products do you use for purposes not listed on the label?

Amethyst I thought the same but when I bought my BM starter kit there was a small tube of primer in there, which is the exact same consistency as the Lanacane. They work really well together

step the link Piscivorous put works for me...

bicarbonate of soda for exfoliating
lip balm to tame eyebrows and also around sore nostrils
calamine on spots (MN tip)
aspirin face mask
small dot of lipstick as emergency blusher
nail polisher remover to get hair dye dribbles off face

Duck no, steroids not the cause. There is a name for it, can't remember, but my granny had it too. Hope I don't get it, seems really painful and quite debilitating.

Love is it Reynards Syndrome? Gets worse in the cold?

auntiemaggie well Boots hates me, how odd, I have ordered cheaper from amazon but I now feel I have to keep trying at Boots maybe they use local distributors and they have sold out but won't say so. It really does say discontinued. [[https://www.boots.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&productId=51067&respStsCode=3&catalogId=11051&orderItemAction=add&categoryId=&storeId=10052&krypto=BCXBjxjc7k%2Bl2YjuPOLGS2twAZGFH1%2BUN5WnjrjZn5YHqIKCFtD8nJOmMowYu7g3JCo58jSdT1kf%0AqaokI7rTvhBi3%2BnllnGDdi24Qmx7hvWhf593%2FD68y9rRhQoagBjVbQQfvm0tF2PXyy74Gxaf2BVP%0AvS3b5ugN%2FHA%2FtW4eov7trGUWoo4HvCHyerR%2BOZZbh7vGYm5oAgEUKRYzmjHw%2BWyfKn0POdLJ4F8W%0AoqU7XRcVOKEzEXE0I4MDuswRwbyL1Sz8MqZ6kPjW2EQLHnsr%2Bw%3D%3D see]]

That doesn't say discontinued either but weirdly even though it says added to basket the basket is empty even after clicking on add

Oh no when I searched for it and tried to add it from a page with several products on then I get a discontinued message :(

bonjela on burns (as long as skin isn't broken)
vaseline on cuticles
Andrews liver salts as an exfoliating foot soak

Blisteze lip cream on my nose when I have cold. Stops it getting sore and the ammonia works as an anticongestant.

Apple cider vinegar as a build-up remover/clarifier on hair.

Salt of the Earth crystal deodorant spray on back acne.

auntiemaggie glad its not just me then hopefully just a blip on the website.

hand cream - hair serum

Flexitol foot balm on chapped hands & dry elbows/knees and as a pp pointed out, for getting rid of those bumps some of us get on the upper arms.

I dot my eye cream around the outsides of my lips, too. Have done it for years. It acts sell as a sort of primer for lipliner / lipstick.

*acts well

Vics vapor rub on fungal toe nails. You have to wait for them to grow out but it does work. Got that tip on MN,

Ooh I'm trying the Vics thing at the moment. Fingers crossed!

I use those little bottles of after colour conditioner as shaving cream

I use our wooden playframe as a bird feeder during the winter. Hang all the containers of fat balls & seeds & nuts where the trapezes/swings/ladders usually go

There's a bug on the Boots website causing the empty basket thing, I think. If you refresh, it'll probably be there again. I sent a ranty email to them about it ages ago but it's still doing it

Tinted lip balm as a sheer blusher or lipstick as a heavier one.

I use cotton buds for cleaning my ears (obviously they must be sold for some other purpose, as the box says not to...).

Dettol in bath - it really is strangely fab (better than Badedas).

baby oil to remove left over wax from skin after waxing. Instead of the little tiny wipes that come with the wax strips.

Granulated sugar mixed with shower oil as body exfoliant.