Goat’s milk: the best kept beauty secret for smooth, clear and moisturised skin
- This stuff works – even if it does leave me craving a plate of cheese and crackers afterwards, writes Jessica DeFino
Despite the fact that I work in the skincare industry, I have a pretty deep-seated distrust of most skincare products.
My uber-sensitive skin has been burned – literally and figuratively – in the past by everything from face masks wrongly described as “natural” – with chemical-filled ingredients lists – and spot treatments labelled “gentle” – that were anything but.
These days, I rarely risk irritation at the hands of a bottled serum or cleanser; I prefer to DIY my skincare routine and stick to a handful of natural, food-based ingredients.
Most of my glowy skin go-to staples are simple and known: I swear by coconut oil to remove make-up and moisturise, rose water to cleanse, and a honey and yogurt mixture for masking. Recently, I added something unconventional to my line-up: pure goat’s milk.
It sounds strange, and it makes my face smell (a little) like cheese. But it’s better at soothing irritated, broken out skin than any product I’ve ever used – that includes DIY staples and brand-name skincare.
I grabbed my first jar of Meyenberg Whole Powdered Goat Milk from Amazon a few months ago when my face broke out in a red, itchy rash.
The result of an allergic reaction, the area was dry and peeling and getting worse by the day – and none of the usual remedies were doing a thing .
I scoured online skincare forums looking for a super-soothing, chemical-free miracle cure and stumbled across a post touting the benefits of goat’s milk.