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43 opinions for Miracle Whip Facial

• Gail Ables
  Mar 10, 2006 at 10:19 am

  Ewww! LOL Like it on sandwiches, but would think I’d be smelling it all day if I used it on my face. I don’t know. Have you tried it?

• Christina Jones
  Mar 10, 2006 at 11:17 am

  Not yet, but it is on the order of the day for me. I will update this post when I am finished. Hopefully the lovely vinegar scent won’t last all day!

• Sarah
  Mar 10, 2006 at 11:22 am

  I’ve heard about this for years, but I can’t bring myself to try it. I think it’s one of those things that everyone talks about, but few try.

  I can’t wait to hear how it works for you.

• Christina Jones
  Mar 10, 2006 at 11:24 am

  Ok, pressure’s on. Going to do it right now, and will report back in 20 minutes. :)

• Christina Jones
  Mar 10, 2006 at 11:30 am

  Ok, anyone picturing me sitting here with mayonaise on my face? The smell is not bad at all, not nearly as bad as I have heard, but I am only on about minute 3. ;)

• Christina Jones
  Mar 10, 2006 at 11:41 am

  10 minutes into this (I am going to leave it on for 20) and I feel a slight tingling - where I imagine the acid in the vinegar is doing its thing. Better be doing something. LOL The smell is not bad at all to me, and there is no dripping like I thought there might be.

• Christina Jones
  Mar 10, 2006 at 11:45 am

  Just a couple of minutes to go, all is well, smell isn’t bad, still a very slight tingle. Will go rub on it in just a few minutes and report back!

• Christina Jones
  Mar 10, 2006 at 11:59 am

  Ok, all done. Gail, no smell left at all (of course, the vinegar fumes could have burned my nasal passageways…LOL). My skin is quite pink, and not just from the rubbing part - it feels like it has had a chemical peel. I have been using Lancome’s peel, and this was the effect I was expecting from it, but have yet to get. My skin looks great - my pores are nice and small, and my skin feels “plumped,” nice and moisturized and soft, but not greasy at all. I will report back tomorrow or later on if I have had any negative effects (lasting burns or breakouts - please, no).

• Christina Jones
  Mar 10, 2006 at 12:15 pm

  One more thing - be careful about getting it too close to your eyes. Right at the end of the time, I could feel my eyes getting a little sensitive to the fumes. And be careful not to get it into your eyes when you rinse it off!

• Gail Ables
  Mar 10, 2006 at 2:05 pm

  You’re so funny, Christine! I’m going to try this soon, not right now since I’ve already got my face on. I’m thinking I might try it at bedtime and stick a slice of rolled up lunch meat between my teeth and see what kind of reaction I get from dh…lol! I could be in for some deli-style foreplay!!!

• Christina Jones
  Mar 10, 2006 at 2:12 pm

  LOL! Doin’ it deli-style!! Woohoo!! By the way, all is well now, my skin isn’t pink anymore and isn’t breaking out (yet). Still feels nice and moisturized, not oily at all. And I put it on my lips as well, and they are NICE and soft!! :)

• Maria Palma
  Mar 11, 2006 at 2:54 am

  I’ve used mayonnaise mixed with an egg for a moisturizer for my hair and it worked pretty good! It just took alot of shampoo to get it out :)

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• Agathe
  Mar 12, 2006 at 5:35 am

  I bought Miracle Whip a while back, but didn’t like it so maybe I can make use of it. :) They don’t usually sell this in Norway and when I came across it I just had to test it. It doesn’t sound very pleasant though, but if it works I’ll get through it.

• Ivy
  Mar 12, 2006 at 12:36 pm

  To Maria Palma: If you had to use a lot of shampoo, than you most certanly detroyed all the good affects mayonnaise-egg mask might have done to your hair. The shampoo just made it harsh again.

• Style Bytes » Archive » Miracle Whip Facial
  Mar 13, 2006 at 8:11 am

  […] Filed in: Beauty eBeautyDaily shared a beauty tip that may seem a little offputting to many: Miracle Whip apparently works great as a facial mask. I had jar of Miracle Whip sitting in the fridge after I tried it out once but didn’t care much for it. So of course I had to give it a shot as it’s supposed to exfoliate and moisturize. I left it on for 20 minutes. It stinged a bit to begin with and the smell wasn’t pleasant, but not as bad as I had feared. After I took it off I got very surprized by the result. My skin that had been very dry suddenly felt very smooth and moist, and there were no signs of dead skin cells. During winter I have a serious problem with dry skin and I must say so far this has worked better than the other products I have tried out. What’s left to see now is how long the effect lasts. If you’re not too put off by this I recommend giving it a shot! Click To Comment […]

• Christina Jones
  Mar 13, 2006 at 9:29 am

  I knew this post would bring you around, Agathe. :) I have to say, my skin didn’t break out at all - I was overall very pleased with the results, and will probably do a series of these treatments and see what happens.

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  Jul 27, 2006 at 9:35 pm

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• Susan
  Aug 14, 2006 at 5:06 pm

  I tried the miracle whip facial… Smell was not bad I left it on for 20 min. I really liked the results–my skin and lips seemed softer. I will keep using this one. Of course a one time use cannot be a real trial. I will see how is does after many uses….

• CiCi
  Oct 25, 2006 at 11:24 am

  My mother told me about this a few weeks ago. She said it worked wonderful on her skin and ask me to try it. I did. Smell was not bad at all. I think I will have to try it again. But it did seem to do a good job. Either way, my mother loves it. She said she read about it somewhere which is how I ended up on the internet to searh for info. about it and was surprise to find several sites talking about Miracle Whip as a face treatment.

• Amber
  Jun 7, 2007 at 9:22 am

  I do this facial all the time. I did it every day for a week ( to see some results fast) then every sunday since. I usually throw some mayo honey & egg mixture in my hair (the honey makes the yucky mayo smell go away lol), miracle whip on my face, tea bags (used, usually cammomile or green tea) or chopped up cucumbers in a paper towel or cheesecloth (which ever I have handy that day) on my eyes and sit back and relax for about 20-25 mins. Then I take a little baking soda, hop in the shower, rub the baking soda on my face (*In very gentle circles*) with the m.w. (to scrub off dead skin) rinse off, and slather lotion thick on my whole body, then put a little toner (I use witch hazel) on my face and then *poof* Nice and clear pretty skin and hair (and I **used to** have very frizzy curly dry hair and I **used to** have acne and acne scars on my face… bad ::thank goodness they’re gone::)
  **You can use m.w. on your feet to whiten nails (if they are yellowed) and to get rid of dead skin and make them soft
  ***I also use whitening mouthwash mixed with baking soda (2 parts baking soda to 1 part mouthwash) to brush my teeth before and after toothpaste then a little rinse with the mouthwash and my teeth have never been whiter (im a smoker and I drink coffee so I double team my teeth lol)

• Diane
  Jul 1, 2007 at 4:07 pm

  I just want to tell everyone, I have been using “miracle whip” for years, and I have the skin of a 25 year old, and I am 58. Its awesome!!! What I don’t understand though is now I am hearing that people are putting aspirin in the miracle whip, and then putting it on their face. Does anyone know what the benefits of aspirin are? Please email me at ladydk66@aol.com if you know

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• Cierra
  Jul 21, 2007 at 4:58 pm

  I want to try this mask sooooo bad! Unfortunately, I don’t have any Miracle Whip handy, and I’m too lazy to go pick it up from the store. LOL. Do you think that if I mixed vinegar and mayonnaise i would get the same effect? Because i have both of those in the house. I wonder…

  If anyone’s already tried this, or is a marty pants and knows how it will turn out, can you help me out?

  :)

• Cierra
  Jul 21, 2007 at 4:58 pm

  Oops, typo. I meant to type “smarty pants”, not “marty pants”. lol.

• Vivian
  Jul 23, 2007 at 2:51 pm

  I’m wondering - would mayonnaise give the same results? Has anyone done the facial with plain, old real mayonnaise?

  Miracle Whip has a lot of stuff on their ingredient list as opposed to mayo…

• Shannon
  Jul 27, 2007 at 9:25 pm

  an update..I’ve been doing this pretty regularly for a few weeks and a lot less people are calling me ma’am. Thats a 5 star endorsement right there!

• Tiz
  Aug 4, 2007 at 5:56 pm

  Aspirin (ground) is similiar to salicylic acid. It exfoliates and reduces swelling - when applied topically. In this case, it would add a manual exfoliator (by the powder and rubbing) and possibly intensify the peeling process. I’d only add in ground aspirin after having had success with the MW itself, and if you need stronger results. Also, obviously do not use if you have a salicylates allergy.

• Stephnie
  Sep 28, 2007 at 11:09 am

  I am sooooo trying this over the weekend. I am getting married in 4 months. My skin has all sorts of problems. Not really severe acne, but blackheads and whiteheads. I am also really fair, with uneven skin, and massive dark circles under my eyes. I want to get my face in order by the weeding, to look as wonderful as I feel.

• TerriLee
  Oct 5, 2007 at 5:47 pm

  All i can say is ten years younger man…wonderfulllll

• Fiz Pop
  Oct 6, 2007 at 8:53 pm

  It works! I have acne prone skin, so to combat my breakouts I use benzoyl peroxide on a daily basis. Only problem with using this chemical is the drying effect it leaves on my face. My skin is too sensitive to use typical exfoliators (most have small granules) that scratch and irritate my skin thus leading to more breakouts. I needed a non-irritating exfoliator to remove the dead skin from the effects of the acne medication. I tried the Miracle Whip facial and it worked beautifully, without irritating my face at all! Follow the directions and you’ll do just fine. When you remove the Miracle Whip be sure to rub it off gently so as to not irritate your skin. I do this treatment once a week and have had positive results every time. It works!!!

• katjanna
  Nov 13, 2007 at 11:30 pm

  OK… after reading all this I just HAD to go get some MW and smear it all over my face. It occurred to me that it was some kind of demented marketing ploy on the part of Kraft Foods… perhaps their sales are down and they figured out that we women will put anything on our faces in the name of beauty.
  But now that I have completed my first MW facial, I have to say it was worth the price of a jar and the possible humiliation if someone came to the door and found me with MW all over my face. The smell was not that bad, and the results appear to be rather fabulous. My skin is mildly red- in a healthy glow sort of way, and I must admit that I would never in a million years have thought it would work like this.
  In response to whoever was wondering if plain mayonnaise or plain vinegar would work, I would say no- it is the combo of oil, egg protein, sugar and vinegar that works synergistically to simultaneously exfolliate and nourish skin.
  I did not get the peeling effect that others have reported, but my skin is very soft and I feel like I have had a salon facial. I will definitely try this again. WOW.

• I can't tell you
  Nov 30, 2007 at 9:47 pm

  O.k. ladies I was picked on during high school for bad hygiene and in large part by one of the star football players. 14 years later give or take some how part business part personal he has asked me to join him for a lunch / drink. Of course I want to look my best and show him look at me now. So I’m online looking for homemade answers and behold I find this. I’m goint to try it and I will report.

• I can't tell you
  Nov 30, 2007 at 10:29 pm

  O.k. this is what I have I did not slather on but covered equaly. I sat for 15min instead of 20 and while I saw results I was not in love with them. Read on to see the method I tried instead and liked it better. Washed face roughly with hot water and wash cloth, let hot cloth sit on face for two seconds if that to open pores, took cotton pad and rubed apple cider vineager all over(this I felt) washed off with warm water and wash cloth after about 2min use alcohol or sea breeze as astrigent, and slathered vasline on for the night as a moisturizer. very red but very smooth will repeat for sure. I still give thanks to the MW may not have found my own method with out it, And whose to say MW may have worked better for me had I used more or sat longer.

• katjanna
  Dec 1, 2007 at 9:12 am

  I did a MW facial with my mom (85) over Thanksgiving. Her skin was looking pretty bad, but after 20 minutes she started to massage her face and OMG you can’t believe the amount of stuff that rolled off. I still think some of it might be dried egg solids, but certainly not all of it. She was amazed. Even my sisters were impressed. Also, it was a great bonding experience to lie around on Thanksgiving with my mom, both of us slathered up in MW- we had quite a giggle.

  I am going to see if I can create an organic version: Live apple cider vinegar, manuka honey, organic mayo…I’ll post back.
  K

• simkap
  Dec 22, 2007 at 10:43 pm

  Miracle whip is great. It worked really well on my face, feet,elbows,knees ,hands..this is a great way to save money for facial outside..I even tried MW on my hair and it work great. I applied it for 3-4 mins and i dint want to take any risk and then i washed it off with water and then applied shampoo..and my hair looked great..they were shining and were silky..I had dandruff which was not seen must after applying MW..i love it ..

• stephanie
  Apr 9, 2008 at 11:34 pm

  I just tried this……. AWSOME but what peeled off of my face totally GROSS!!! I was completely horrified at what peeled off of my face and lips. I also like the fact that if it gets in your mouth, you really dont have to worry about it, unless you don’t like the tangy zip of miracle whip=;

• stephanie
  Apr 9, 2008 at 11:36 pm

  Does anyone know of a good home remedy for your whole body?? I keep hearing about brown sugar and honey?

• katjanna
  Apr 10, 2008 at 9:26 am

  HI Stephanie-
  Honey is excellent for skin- but be sure to use the unprocessed/raw honey. Manuka honey in particular (SUPER expensive) has increased antiviral/antibacterial properties that helps skin heal and can be used on cuts, abrasions, burns.
  Sugar acts to exfoliate both physically because of the abrasion, but also has properties that help the skin slough off and rebuild

  For an inexpensive all over moisturizer, try a mixture of coconut oil, red palm oil and olive oil.
  Red Palm oil is filled with tocotrienols (vit E) and alpha-carotene which is a powerful antioxidant. Olive oil is rich in polyphenols and coconut oil has been used for centuries. You can also add some green tea powder (matcha or sencha) to protect against sunburn. I have friends who ise olive oil and green tea at Burning Man and they swear by it. I have not tried it myself yet because it’s been too wintery to need it.

  Well… there’s me 2 cents for today-
  good luck
  K

• Theresa
  Jun 19, 2008 at 12:53 am

  I love doing the Miracle Whip facial. However, I leave the MW on my face for 2 hours before bedtimes, sometimes leaving the MW overnight. When I take a shower, my face feels like a newborn baby’s skin. I hate mayo but love MW on my sandwiches, so I have no problem with the smell or the mess. I’ll be doing a MW facial for the rest of my life. BTW, I’m 43 but most people perceive me to be in my early to mid 20’s! I highly recommend older woman do this facial, they will not be disappointed.:)

• Naomi
  Jul 6, 2008 at 11:01 am

  This is the very first time I have ever contributed to a blog but I have to tell you that I have had eczema for 30 years and this is the very first thing that has really worked. I tried every over the counter, natural product, vitamin, Rx, etc. and I found one Rx that worked somewhat but I suspect that it was because it was petroleum based (I had to use it every single day and even then it did not clear it up totally).
  I went on the web to find an exfoliant for very, very sensitive skin and found this site. I used real mayo. I swear that I did this two weeks ago and I have not had to use anything since. There is one spot near my hairline that I did no do the first time because I didn’t want mayo in my hair. I plan on trying the mask on that one spot and if it does the trick I will be able to say that without a doubt the mayo did the trick.
  Whoever came up with this, I thank you every time I look in the mirror. Thank you, thank you.

• Naomi
  Jul 6, 2008 at 11:07 am

  This is the very first time I have ever contributed to a blog but I have to tell you that I have had eczema for 30 years and this is the very first thing that has really worked. I tried every over the counter, natural product, vitamin, Rx, etc. and I found one Rx that worked somewhat but I suspect that it was because it was petroleum based (I had to use it every single day and even then it did not clear it up totally).
  I went on the web to find an exfoliant for very, very sensitive skin and found this site. I used real mayo. I swear that I did this two weeks ago and I have not had to use anything since. There is one spot near my hairline that I did no do the first time because I didn’t want mayo in my hair. I plan on trying the mask on that one spot and if it does the trick I will be able to say that without a doubt the mayo did the trick.
  Whoever came up with this, I thank you every time I look in the mirror. Thank you, thank you.

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