Mariah Carey's Weird Beauty Habit Is Bathing in Milk
Mariah Carey Bathes in Milk, but These Beauty Products Are Just as Good
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Mariah Carey, she of the sizable vocal range and somehow even bigger closet, has a skincare secret. Would you expect the queen to use an ordinary cleanser? Of course not. The mistress of Christmas told The Guardian that she prefers to subdue her entire body in Santa's favourite beverage: milk.
"I bathe in milk," she told the publication. "Yes, sometimes I use milk as a beauty treatment." When pressed for details, the singer played coy: "I don't want to give away all my secrets," she said, but added that she fills her tub with cold, not hot, milk. While we may never really know the exact kind she uses — Could it be skim? Two percent? Almond? — the notion isn't all that uncommon, considering the ingredient has been long touted for its gentle and skin-soothing properties.
Don't have the fridge space to store all the milk required to fill a tub? We've got you. Here, the best milk-infused skincare products — so you can save the stuff for your cereal and still live out your inner diva.
Collosel
Word on the street is that Chanel creative director Karl Lagerfeld bathes in a full bottle of this stuff every day. The heavily fragranced Collosel ($38) cleanser is made of a luxurious mixture of milk, glycerin, vegetables, and castor oil and has been a go-to for French and Francophile beauty enthusiasts for years. Even the cast of Westworld uses it for "midday makeup removal and touch-ups."
Korres Greek Yoghurt Foaming Cream Cleanser
Greek yoghurt isn't just for rushed mornings when you'd rather be eating a bacon, egg, and cheese breakfast sandwich — it also makes a nourishing face wash. This Korres Greek Yoghurt Foaming Cream Cleanser ($26) is rich in protein and made without petrolatum, mineral oil, silicones, and parabens. It works great to reduce redness caused by dry skin but also contains antibacterial honeysuckle, which soothes blemish-prone complexions.
Bobbi Brown Extra Repair Nourishing Milk
Perhaps named after the most extra of them all (Mariah Carey, of course), this Bobbi Brown Extra Repair Nourishing Milk ($88) is a face oil-treatment hybrid that feels like a tall drink of water for dehydrated skin. It's gentle and lightweight, and it lasts all day — or through some intense "We Belong Together" dancing.
L'Occitane Almond Smoothing and Beautifying Milk Concentrate
Even if you're dairy-free, you can still get in on some milky goodness. This L'Occitane Almond Smoothing and Beautifying Milk Concentrate ($50) is a decadent body cream that firms skin so well, no one would ever know you slept through yoga this morning. You can feel it last all day, and the fresh, nutty scent is so sweet that you won't want to shower it off.
Too Cool For School Milk Tint
Milk mustache, but make it fashion. This Too Cool For School Milk Tint ($12) is a squalene- and dry-milk-packed lip stain that gives your mouth a slight pop of glossy cover. You'll want one for each bag.
