AVON Skin so soft

Berni Broadley
Mar 30, 2017
5 min read

Now that spring is here I am posting once again, as I did last year, about the many uses for this amazing product from Avon cosmetics!

BEAUTY USES

It’s a bath oil and after shower moisturiser.
It can be used to remove makeup.
Great tanning oil (no sunscreen).
Hot Oil treatment, to soften cuticles.
Great massage oil for tired muscles.
Cleans tape marks from the skin.
Cleans ink off the skin.
Helps relieve itching caused by dry skin. Helps retain elasticity.
Use to remove paint from the hands (instead of turps).
Cleans oil and grease off the skin.
Insect Repellent
It soothes light sunburn.
Rub hands with it before washing, it helps get them cleaner.
Rub on dry, cracked skin…helps heal skin in 2-3 days.
Put 1-2 capfuls in liquid soap and use when shaving legs and underarms. Helps razor glide and leaves skin feeling smooth.
Pour a little into your foot spa to help moisturise your feet while you relax them.
It removes chewing gum from hair, skin and most non porous surfaces.
Works great on head lice. Saturate hair and let is set for 15 minutes then rinse. You will need to shampoo a couple of times to remove the oil, but the lice will be gone and will stay gone.
Wash hair as normal and after it dries use a small amount of skin so soft and rub into your hair. It goes straight in and leaves hair shiny with no greasiness.
It clears mild cases of psoriasis.

HOUSEHOLD USES

Sponge it around doors and windows to keep crawling insects out.
It kills ants instantly.
Cleans permanent ink off stamps.
It’s a good wood cleaner and conditioner for natural wood.
It removes glue and gum left from price tags and labels from glass, metal and most plastics.
It removes soap scum from shower doors, screens and curtains, and bathroom and kitchen fixtures.
It removes lime and hard water deposits from fixtures, tiles, shower doors and windows.
It’s an oil lubricant for fitting pipe joints that won’t slip together.
It cleans ink of most vinyl and painted surfaces.
It cleans heavy oil and grease from non porous surfaces.
Use on curtain tracks to help your curtains glide with ease.
It takes fur off clothing.
Rub on brass ornaments and figures to keep them turning dark.
Removes crayon from appliances and most painted surfaces.
Wash cupboards with it mixed in your cleaning water to keep ants off and out of your cupboards.
Use it to discourage hornets and wasps from building their nests. After removing the nest keep the area sprayed with SSS, they won’t rebuild there.
Use it to clean leather, it will also keep it soft and supple.
Use on your air conditioner screen (filter), your incoming air will smells fresher and the screen will be easier to clean.
Rub over all windowsills to keep ants out.
It cleans paintbrushes easily and leaves them as soft as new.
It removes gum from carpets.
It removes scuff marks from patent leather shoes.
Use on running rails on sliding glass door and windows.
It removes ‘ring around the collar’.
It removes liquid nail (panelling glue).
Two glass bowls stuck together? Drizzle SSS down the sides and they’ll come apart easily.
It removes candle wax from furniture, carpets and clothing.
Spray on rose bushes and flowers to stop deer and other animals from eating them. Also works on flowers left in cemeteries.
It’s a great furniture polish.
Spray on your back yard to cut down on ants and other creepy crawlies.
Kills spiders.
It cuts grease and cleans dirt from range cookers and cooker hoods.
Add a capful to wash water of clothes… acts as a fabric softener and keeps bugs off clothes.
Spray on orchids and other flowers for moisture and to keep bugs away.
Cleans baseball caps, just spray on and rub with a toothbrush.
Use one part SSS and two parts water and spray on tomato plants to keep tomato worms off.
Cleans cherry wood cabinets.
Put a little in your mopping water to keep crawling bugs out. Not too much or your floor will be slippery.
Use in oil burners for a fresh smell and to deter flying insects.
Use to clean windows.
Removes crayon from most surfaces.
It kills earwigs instantly, great for people with caravans.
If you make candles, use clear wax and put SSS in it and garden, great for outside in the summer, no mosquitoes!
As a deodoriser, spray into the air and let settle, it kills those nasty pet odours.
If your child wets the bed, spray the bedding and sheets before washing it will leave a fresh clean smell. PET USES
It’s a great insect repellent for your pet. (As recommended in ‘Outdoor Life’ and ‘Field and Stream’.
Mix 5 parts water, 1 part SSS and mist on animals. Brushing it in makes their coats gleam and keeps insects off so the animals don’t fidget in the show ring.
Mix in your pet’s bath water. It takes the fleas off them… and in between spray with the above to help keep them off.
Rub on your hands before and after working with pets and farm animals. It will remove the strong smells.
For dogs with dry skin mix one tablespoon of SSS with a gallon of water and use as an after bath rinse. Alternatively spray your pets coat once a week.
To remove tar or asphalt from a dogs feet, rub on SSS and wipe off.
SSS can be used as a hoof polish. This will put a nice shine on the hoof without drying it.
SSS can be used as a muzzle, eye and ear enhancer. It works great and keeps the bugs away.
Use mixed with water to mist your horses in the hot weather, it keeps away the bugs and keeps their coats shiny.
Spray onto barn and dog kennel walls to deter flies and insects and to keep them smelling fresh.
Sponge horses with Sweet Itch or other allergies with a capful of SSS mixed with 5 gallons of water. It stops the itching and leaves the coat soft and shiny.
Use Skin So Soft when braiding horses manes. It holds the braids better and they don’t try to rub them out. CAR USES
It removes tar spots from the car without damaging the paint.
Use to clean vinyl and leather dashboards, seats and tops. It not only cleans but also keeps it soft and prevents any cracking.
After washing your car use as a tyre dressing to keep them looking new.
Put some SSS on a small cloth and leave in your car to keep it smelling fresh and clean.
Wipe down surfaces in the car to clean and eliminate smells left by cigarette smoke.
Cleans oil and grease from hands, great for mechanics.
It removes tree and insect residue from paintwork.
Prior to travelling, rub SSS on headlights and grill. It makes insects and bugs easier to remove.