Here’s a way to keep warm wipes and lotion on hand in the winter. I use a combination of face wipes and cold cream in the winter to take off my makeup. Yes, cold cream. My after-sixty skin is so dry and nothing beats cold cream in the winter when my face feels like it will just crack off. But, the wipes were always so cold and I would dread touching my face with them. So, I got a baby wipes warmer. Problem solved. Why should babies be the only ones to enjoy warm wipes?
Then I had an idea. My body cream in the morning is too cold to put on, so I hardly ever use it in the winter, even though I love the smell and the way it makes my skin feel. So, I set it on top of the wipes warmer. Nothing gets hot, just enough warmth to take the edge off. OK, so, if the body lotion on top of the warmer was a hit, why not put the cold cream on top as well. So, I did.
I remember hearing Joan Rivers once say that she threw her body lotion tube into the bathwater when she was bathing and it was nice and warm when she put it on, so maybe that was in the back of my mind when I tried my “cleansing station”. I also pretend that the wipes warmer is smiling at me when I walk in and I say hello to it (doesn’t it look like it is smiling in the photo. And isn’t it pitiful that I say hello to it?
Give this a try. The warmer was about $17 from Target, but you can get them anywhere. I even use the wipes to clean up my bathroom counter quickly in the morning and I don’t have the shock of a cold cloth in my hand. It makes a big difference.
Jayne says
I have been enjoying your blog but have never taken the time to comment. I can relate to much of what you write. The baby wipe warmer idea really did make me smile. Yes, it does look like it is smiling at you. I really dislike the feeling of anything cold on my skin. Just today i got the idea to use candle wax warmer to accomplish the same thing. Sometimes it is the weirdest small things that make you feel great.
You have a very comforting style to your writing. I don’t know how many others might read and not comment, so today I decided to make sure you know your words are being read.and appreciated.
Paula says
Jayne, thank you for your kind words. Please keep reading and tell your friends about Starting Over at Sixty. And, I like to think the Wipes Warmer is smiling at me and not laughing at me! 🙂