What exactly is "cold cream"?

Question

I understand that women put it on their face at night, and you always here jokes about someone being scared half to death when they were a kid, because they accidently bumped into their mom in the dark when her face was covered with a cream mask. LOL! =) But in my whole life, I don't think I've ever actually seen a women with it on. MY mom certainly never used anything like that. What do women use it for? Or DO they still use it? Is it like an old-timey product that has been replaced by more modern moisturizing products?

Answer 1

Your question just gave me a good chuckle for the day, especially your description of children being scared half to death seeing their moms wearing a white mask at night...I used to wear a blue clay mask once in a while and go all, "raaarrrrrrhhh!" to my husband which he thought was simply hilarious.

But back to your question, I believe cold cream is made from mineral oil which isn't exactly the greatest oil for your skin, but it's super rich and moisturizes/pampers very dry skin. It's most often used to remove makeup without the use of water. You rub it into your skin, wait a few minutes and wipe off with tissues. It's quite "old school", and yep, my mom used cold cream for many years as both makeup remover and nighttime moisturizer. For most women who have normal/combination/oily skin, cold cream's a recipe for disaster, though I've used it plenty of times to take my makeup off during cold winter months when my skin is especially dry (I normally have normal to combo skin).

There are many versions of cold cream (more watery, less oily), that many women, especially in Asian countries, are completely devoted to. When my sister was teaching English in Korea, ALL of her female students were completely aghast that she washed her face with soap/cleansers, rather than tissuing off her makeup with cold-cream-like products as they did. One of her students even remarked that it seemed a little 'barbaric' to just splash your face with water and soap, heehee.

HTH!

Answer 2

making a phone call to a person or business, usually to try and sell something. i.e. "taking a chance" Wiki description: In personal selling, cold calling is the process of approaching prospective clients, typically via telephone, who have not agreed to such an interaction. The word "cold" is used because the person receiving the call is not expecting the call or has not specifically asked to be contacted by the sales person. It is often very frustrating and difficult for those making cold calls because they are often rebuffed, hung-up on and rejected by those receiving the calls. It could be said that it is equally frustrating for the person receiving the cold call, since they expected something they care about, and instead get a marketing pitch. Cold-calling is used in many venues outside sales. The term applies to any situation where one person calls another person or organization without a prior relationship. Headhunting firms, for instance, are notorious for this practice. Some sales people have come to the conclusion that cold calling is ineffective, inefficient and a waste of their time. Others have tried to develop techniques to lower the rate of rejection. These approaches are based on the idea that the purpose of the call is not to make a sale, but to build trust and discover the truth about whether there is a good match between the potential client and product or services offered. There are a number of ways in which cold calls can be effective. One is for the selling organization to start with a high quality, up-to-date database consisting of qualified prospects that have an interest in the product being sold. Another is to use cold calls as a "step in the door". Rather than using the call to try to close a sale, it is used as the initial contact in a long-term relationship. This has the effect of removing the sales pressure from calls and making the goal of the call to build trust. Cold calls can also be used to obtain quality sales leads, references, and testimonials. Cold calls can also be done in person rather than over the phone, but this is less common because of the high cost of face-to-face sales calls. This can be done anywhere two people meet, including public buildings, businesses, or even residences. It is much harder to turn down someone to their face, so some organizations continue to use it. A number of advocacy group such as PIRGs and Greenpeace use this to spread information and sell memberships at the same time. Pyramid schemes also often use this, but then the cost is borne by lower members in the pyramid while the majority of the profits go to the leaders of the scheme.

Answer 3

When I think of cold cream I think Noxzema. It is a cleaner/moisturizer for face and body. My mom used it for things like taking off makeup or treating a sunburn.
It is a white cream with the texture of margarine. It has a bit of menthol in it and feels kind of cold when you apply it. Maybe that's why it is called "cold" cream.

Answer 4

Olay's Cold Cream. I use it to wash my face, leaves my face feeling sooo soft and smooth. It's so easy to wash eyemakeup off with. I don't leave it on for extreme amounts of time, I use it to wash my face because it's gentle and moisturizing and doesn't make it difficult on my eyelashes when I'm washing off 2-3 days worth of mascara buildup (I don't wash my face often... but when I do I use coldcream)

Answer 5

cold cream is what it sounds - white, cold cream. i use it for removing eye make-up. I use cetaphil moisturizing cream, it works great, dosn't leave me oily or dry. a lot of people don't use it anymore...they use liquid make-up removers, but i dont like them becuase they leave me shiny and oily. hope this helps ! :)

Answer 6

THEY USED TO CLEANSE THEIR FACE AND THEN PUT THE CREAM ON, LIKE MOISTURIZER.

Answer 7

it is a cream that removes make up

Answer 8

i think it's an old lady product....i've never used it!

Answer 9

I dono, mabey something to do with chickens?