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Face Creams, what do you use?

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Teddys Girl

Teddys Girl Report 9 Sep 2008 17:12

I am allergic to lanolin, like Maggie Winchester, I was putting E45 cream on my body, and came up in lots of spots, very itchy.
Now use the acqueous cream, on my body, and on my face found Superdrug Vitamen E Moisture lotion good and at £2.49 it dont break the bank.
Also use ASDA cleansing lotion, for sensitive skin, think this is in the £1 to £2 range as well.

Also bought expensive blusher, which went lumpy. just found Maybelline blusher, far better. Also their mascara for £3.99 good.

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 8 Sep 2008 21:51

I'm allergic to lanolin - which is in a lot of face products - it doesn't make my skin soft and silky - it gives me eczma!!
I use aqueous cream to clean my face and Body Shop 'Hemp' face cream to moisturise. I'll carry on with that until my skin becomes intolerant to it.

maggie

Ann

Ann Report 8 Sep 2008 21:38

THANK YOU

Harpstrings

Harpstrings Report 8 Sep 2008 21:31

Just Googles Cif Ann here is the result -

Cif is a brand of cleaning products by Unilever, known as Jif in Australia, New Zealand, and the Nordic countries.

The product was known as Jif in Great Britain, Ireland, the Netherlands and Hong Kong until 2001 when the name was changed to Cif in order to harmonise marketing and product inventories across the continent, though British advertisements stated that the change was made because Hispanics and France couldn't pronounce Jif properly (it's pronounced 'hif' in Castilian).[citation needed]

In Sweden and Great Britain the products were sold under the name Vim before this was changed to Jif - the name Cif thought to be too reminiscent of syphilis to English speakers.[citation needed]

In Belgium and Portugal, the product was known as Vim for quite some time, after which it became Cif. In Canada and India, it is still called Vim. In Germany, the cleaner's name is Viss. To add to the confusion, in Turkey the product's name Cif is pronounced 'Jif'.


Tina x

Harpstrings

Harpstrings Report 8 Sep 2008 21:30

Daff, I have a reaction to E45 too. My Dr prescribed it once - nearly burnt the skin off me.

Tina

Ann

Ann Report 8 Sep 2008 21:29

WHY DID THEY CHANGE THE NAME OF JIF TO CIF?

Colin from Hampshire

Colin from Hampshire Report 8 Sep 2008 21:28

Oh Yes of course :):):)


MaggyfromWestYorkshire

MaggyfromWestYorkshire Report 8 Sep 2008 21:27

Great minds and all that....

Colin from Hampshire

Colin from Hampshire Report 8 Sep 2008 21:25

LOL Maggy :):):)

It kept me occupied for a few minutes :):) lol

Ann

Ann Report 8 Sep 2008 21:24

THOUGHT I HAD'NT SEEN IT FOR AGES

MaggyfromWestYorkshire

MaggyfromWestYorkshire Report 8 Sep 2008 21:24

Colin, you're as sad as me...lol...

Maz (the Royal One) in the East End 9256

Maz (the Royal One) in the East End 9256 Report 8 Sep 2008 21:24

not all smokers are wrinkly !!

I use whatever is on offer (olay, nivea q10, garnier etc) and use simple scrub.

I'm very lucky and have inherited my mum's good skin.

Maz. XX

ps I'm nowhere NEAR 50 either!

MaggyfromWestYorkshire

MaggyfromWestYorkshire Report 8 Sep 2008 21:23

Funny you should say that Ann, I've just been googling.

Vim is the name of a range of household cleaning products produced by Lever Brothers.[1] Vim scouring powder, one of the first products created by William Lever, first appeared in 1904[2] and was produced at Port Sunlight near Liverpool, England. The name Vim remained solely associated with the scouring powder until 1993 when a range of associated products was released.

The name of the brand was probably taken from the word vim, meaning force, energy, vigour.

Colin from Hampshire

Colin from Hampshire Report 8 Sep 2008 21:22

Ann :):)

I had to look it up on Google as I wasnt sure lol

I think I might be getting old this is what I read :)

ANTIQUE 'VIM' HOUSEHOLD CLEANER ADVERT - 1905 AD

Ann

Ann Report 8 Sep 2008 21:19

CAN YOU STILL BUY VIM?

MaggyfromWestYorkshire

MaggyfromWestYorkshire Report 8 Sep 2008 21:12

And you're just as bad Colin...lol...

Colin from Hampshire

Colin from Hampshire Report 8 Sep 2008 21:02

I use Vim and a scourer :):)

My skins as soft as silk lol

MaggyfromWestYorkshire

MaggyfromWestYorkshire Report 8 Sep 2008 20:59

Thanks everyone, and a slap on the hand for Foggy.

*ღ*Dee in Bexleyheath*ღ*

*ღ*Dee in Bexleyheath*ღ* Report 8 Sep 2008 20:25

I use Clinique if someone buys it for me, and Simple if they don't. Must say I prefer the Clinique stuff though.

I'm nearly 59 and I smoke, but I don't think I have very many wrinkles.

Dee
x

pinkflamingo

pinkflamingo Report 8 Sep 2008 20:24

Anything thats going, after all the chassis may look ok, but the engine is past its sell by date.



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