8 Amazing Uses for Produits de MaYa Liniment

8 uses for for Les Produits de MaYa Liniment

Updated October 2023

Produits de Maya Liniment has been a revelation for me. Where was this moisturizing cleansing milk when I had my first baby? Probably still where all the cool things are: in France. Luckily, Marie and Yannick discovered oleo-calcareous ointment in speaking to friends from their native country, and decided to start making it themselves in their new home of Quebec.

What is oleo-calcareous ointment (also called “liniment”)?

varieties of Les Produits de MaYa

Our ointment is a natural and creamy mixture based on an ancestral recipe from Southern France. We use only high-quality organic ingredients: organic extra-virgin olive oil from the first cold pressing, organic coconut oil, organic yellow carnauba wax, organic shea butter and limewater. We add natural conservation agents, such as grapefruit seed extract and Vitamin E. Its soothing and protective properties make it a product specifically recommended for hydrating baby’s skin at diaper changes. Perfect for use at every diaper change to protect your baby’s skin against wetness and irritants that cause diaper rash caused by humidity or acidic urine and bowel movements. The ointment’s base (limewater) restores the skin’s natural appearance while the oil protects the skin. ~Les Produits de MaYa

How do you use liniment? I can think of eight ways I use it!

1- Cleansing bums at diaper time

So yes, the primary use of oleo-calcareous liniment is for diaper changes. You squirt a bit on a cloth wipe—no water required—and wipe. It is absolutely delightful to clean a bum with liniment. (As delightful as cleaning a bum can be, in any case.) I honestly and truly do not clean poop with anything but liniment. Even though Cub’s poop ends up in the toilet (most days), I still use our Produits de MaYa to clean him up afterwards. As for Little Miss, she’s in the phase of sticky, peanut butter poop, and nothing cleans it away better than liniment. When we’re out and about, I have the travel size bottle with me, meaning I don’t need to be near a sink to change a diaper. At home, I love that Produits de MaYa has a pump format! I use liniment at wet diaper changes too, it removes any trace of urine and leaves baby fresh and hydrated.

Litte Miss with her liniment

Here’s a video of liniment in action on my nephew:

Is it too much to share that I also use our Produits de MaYa on myself in the bathroom some times? Hey, they sell “wet wipes” for the bathroom for grown ups, so it’s a legit thing! Sometimes dry toilet paper doesn’t cut it!

Liniment was also AMAZING for newborn meconium… it’s all I used at the hospital.

2- Removing makeup

But Lindsay! You don’t wear make up! True. True. I don’t even own a wand of mascara. However, I have it on good authority that Produits de MaYa liniment is an excellent makeup remover. My pal, The Monarch Mommy, has tested it, and I made my Mom try it too. My Mom usually uses straight coconut oil to remove her eye makeup, and she definitely liked using liniment, which is, naturally, less oily.

Update, 2023: I do now wear mascara when I go to work or if I want to look somewhat fancy. And what I love about using Produits de MaYa to remove it is that it doesn’t sting my eyes but I can still get it nice and close to my eyes to get all the mascara off!

As for me, I’ve used it to remove face paint from Cub’s face, which is even tougher to take off than make up! Stefanie, my mom and I all apply our liniment with Öko Creations reusable makeup removal pads!

Oko Pads with liniment

You can see it in action here on some face/body paint:

3- After waxing

Every so often, I sit down in my kitchen and wax my legs. Why in my kitchen? Because if I sneak into one particular corner, near the bathroom, I am out of view of the window but can still supervise my children while I tear strips off of my legs. If you’ve ever had your legs (or other bits) waxed professionally, you’ll know that they don’t clean the sticky residue off of you with water: they use a cream or oil. I figured I’d see how liniment does on leftover wax. Turns out, it is the perfect post-wax finishing cream! It hydrates and removes all the stickiness, and you can skip the shower. (Because there is no shower in my kitchen, and I don’t want people walking past my front window to see me trying to hose my legs off in my kitchen sink.)

Post-wax treatment with Liniment

4- Cleaning crusty noses

I remember when they came out with facial tissue with “lotion” in them. I believe they were (and maybe still are) called “Puffs.” The idea was that these tissues would prevent your nose from turning red and raw from excessive wiping during cold and flu season. You might wonder why I have such a specific memory of this. It’s because my cousin’s hamster died after being given lotion-infused tissues to make her bedding. (Okay, we don’t know for sure that’s what it was, they’re pretty fragile creatures, but I’m sure it didn’t help.)

As usual, I digress. You know what’s way better that lotion-infused tissue? Soft, washable wipes with a bit of Produits de MaYa liniment. If Little Miss looks paler than usual here, this was in the midst of her rather unpleasant respiratory infection, which had us using lots of liniment on her little honker!

Liniment in a handy pump format

Babies’ (and little kids’) noses get totally gross when they’re sick. If it’s just snotty and runny, the dollop of liniment on the wipe whisks away the slime and ensures that even with days and days of chasing after a runny nose, said nose doesn’t become raw. If the nasal situation is of the dry, crusty variety, I actually apply a smear of liniment directly to the nose, thus lubricating the sticky bits, then I wipe. Seriously, it’s the only way to clean a nasty nose.

5- Belly buttons

I have an outtie. My belly button is enormous, and surrounded by a deep moat in which all sorts of grime seems to get stuck. A cotton swab and some liniment cleans it out like a dream! I do the same on Little Miss Cub every so often after her bath. She doesn’t have an outtie, but her innie has many folds that need cleaning. Come to think of it, I also used liniment to clean around her umbilical stump!

6- Behind the ears

I always notice my kids’ ears are dirty at the most inopportune moments. (IE: not at bath time.) The dirt that gathers behind the ears is sticky and icky, and is wiped away easily and without water by using some liniment and a wipe. I also use it to gently clean the inside of their ears at random times, like when Cub is totally distracted by the television.

7- Goop from bandages

Have you ever used cooking oil to remove the sticky residue of a label from a jar? It works great! The same principle applies to using Produits de MaYa liniment to wipe away that sticky gunk that a bandage leaves behind.

8- Removing temporary tattoos

Cub goes in and out of phases where he insists upon being tatted up to the extreme. When a tattoo is starting to flake off, I can wipe the remnants away with liniment, and it’s a lot more effective than scrubbing at it with soap. 

BONUS USAGE! My brother has discovered it is a lovely aftershave:

Other awesome stuff about Les Produits de MaYa Oleo-Calcaerous Ointment

Les Produits de MaYa supplies participating brick & mortar retailers with their liniment in bulk quantities, allowing customers to come in and pay to refill their bottles rather than buying new ones every time they run out. I wish every beauty and food product I used could be purchased this way. It just makes so much sense. (And… cents!)

There are four varieties of Les Produits de MaYa: plain liniment, liniment with coconut oil, liniment with shea and liniment with shea and coconut oil. I love them all, and I simply use whichever one is handy. The respective moisturizing properties of shea butter and coconut oil may lead you to choose one of those varieties, or you might keep it simple with plain liniment, but whatever you choose, I suspect you’ll wonder how you’re only just finding out about liniment today!

Find a Les Produits de MaYa retailer near you

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68 responses to “8 Amazing Uses for Produits de MaYa Liniment”

  1. Janice

    I’ve never used this linament before but I would really like to try it on my little one’s bottom!

  2. Cherry Smith

    I have never seen thir product before, but if I had it I would try it on me first. The left-over bandage sticky gunk removal idea sounds like a good way to try it out.

  3. Laura

    I’ve never used this before, but it seems very useful. From cleansing bums at diaper time to removing makeup, it sounds very versatile!

  4. Carine

    I love it to remove makeup and temporary tattoos!

  5. Carrie H.

    Love that you can use it to remove miscellaneous grime from so many places. Fantastic!

  6. Simone Bourke

    I received a small bottle in my loot bag from the GCDC in Calgary. I’ve been using liniment on my son’s bum since. It’s divine! 🙂

  7. Kelsey S

    I’m going to buy some today! I’ve been wanting to try it with our cloth wipes and I’m almost out of my wipe solution!

  8. I use at every diaper change! Wish I had discovered it years ago!

  9. kathy downey

    I have never seen thir product before the sticky gunk removal sounds perfect for leftover gunk

  10. Mari Turk

    I’m excited to try this to use on diaper changes and grimy non-bath time clean ups!

  11. Shayleigh Bennest

    I would love to try this on snotty runny noses! My three month old is currently suffering from a cold and it sounds like this would be awesome

  12. Camille W

    I love using liniment for diaper changes! It’s so much more convenient when out and about. I have to admit, I haven’t been brave enough to try it on a poopy butt, but I am now resolved to take the plunge. lol.

  13. Elaine R

    I have not tried this product but it sounds like it would be very moisturising especially in Alberta winters.

  14. Janet M

    I like it for sore noses.

  15. Rosanne Robinson

    I’m most excited about using the product for the removal of make-up and sore noses.

  16. Amber Ludwig

    Removing goop from bandages!! We have such sensitive skin in my family and the sticky goop can be so irritating!!

  17. Elishia

    We use Les Produits des Maya at every diaper change as our wipes solution! it has done amazing things for her sensitive skin; we love it!

  18. Judy Cox

    This looks like it would be good for a baby’s bottom.

  19. Fallon

    I use it on pretty much everything. It’s also great to use to get marker or hard ink off your children’s skin.

  20. Darlene Owen

    My favorite us is to remove makeup.

  21. Debbie Bray

    I like using it as a gentle and natural facial cleanser.

  22. Bailey Dexter

    I’ve never used this before but I would for removing make up as well as temporary tattoos on my grandson

  23. Danielle Petryshyn

    I think it would be great for my son!!

  24. Edmond

    I use it to cleanse face. Thank you for the awesomeness, the contest, and generosity. 🙂

  25. jenny stratton

    I have never used this and I would love to use this on my grandson.

  26. I love that it can remove makeup. So cool!!!

  27. Nicole B

    Sounds perfect for diaper changes! Maybe this will help me kick the disposable wipes on the go!

  28. Susanne

    I like using it during diaper changes at home and when I’m out and about.

  29. Gloria

    I’d love to use this both to remove make up and to use on cloth wipes!

  30. Madison De Lair

    I have yet to try it but I love that it has several uses! I would probably use it most to remove makeup and for diaper changes.

  31. My favorite use for the Produits de MaYa Liniment would definitely be cleaning behind my kids’ ears. My youngest daughter must have a dirt magnet back there 🙂

  32. ColleenMarie

    5- Belly buttons

  33. Jen Houle

    I have never used this product before, but hope to use it when my babe is born for bum changes and umbilical cord

  34. Esther Pelletier

    I’ve been dying to try this stuff for diaper changes!

  35. My favourite way to use liniment is for diaper changes! I can’t get enough of it!

  36. Amy S.

    I keep a small diaper bag (just upgraded from my old purse to the Funky Fluff clutch!) packed with a diaper and a couple of wipes so that we can grab it on our way out the door for quick and/or unexpected trips. Right now I’ve got a spray bottle of water in it but I really don’t like using plain water for our wipes, so I’m definitely excited to find something that holds well enough to sit in the bag for a while.

    (The waxing thing is cool too though. I’m a shaver, but I like the idea of being able to de-fuzz without having to find the time for a full shower. I may have to look into this!)

  37. Veronique

    My favourite use is for diaper changes. I wonder how this one compares to Bebe Hibou.

  38. Wendy

    I would love to gift this to my daughter to use for my grandson’s diaper changes.

  39. Sunnie

    ID like to use it for makeup removal

  40. Kruthiga Senthil

    Removing goop from bandages, Wax leftovers

  41. Debbie Petch

    I never used this before but I would love to try to remove my make up.

  42. Cheryl

    It looks like it is amazing at eemoving temporary tattoos!!

    1. Cheryl

      “removing”!!

  43. sandra

    cleaning behind the ears is a good one

  44. Shannon

    I’ve never used it, but I’m looking for a solution to use with cloth wipes and something I use for my face too. I love that there are multiple uses. Great for a busy mama.

  45. Jessica K.

    I am most interested in using it as a makeup remover. My face is very dry too, it sounds like it would be very good for my skin.

  46. Marnie G

    My favorite is removing the good from bandages… that sticky stuff drives me nuts!

  47. Laurie Bolduc-Cadieux

    I have never used their products before, nor have I heard of them. I think I would use it most to help cleaning crusty noses. Kids always have boogers!

  48. violet taylor

    ive not used it but my kids use bandaids and stickers like jewlwery so getting that residue off easier sounds great

  49. Kathy Ross

    I like it for Removing makeup & to wipe away that sticky gunk that a bandage leaves behind.

  50. Stacey Reid

    Haven’t used before but looking for new products to use for my children.

  51. nicky

    would like to use them as a makeup remover!

  52. gloria patterson

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  53. Amanda Alvarado

    I’d like to try this to remove (the little) makeup I sometimes wear!

  54. Sally Gearhart

    I haven’t tried these yet but sounds like something great to have on hand! I would use it for make-up removal and sticky situations.

  55. Linda

    My son always has a crusty nose, I would use the liniment to clean his nose.

  56. Nicole Carter

    I think I would use if for sore, crusty noses!

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    I just bought a pump bottle of each kind from the gentle nest’s sale and got them today 🙂 excited for my unborn baby to be born, then poop so I can try it out!

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