Vaseline is considered a popular home remedy in the inexpensive and affordable category. It is one of the basic components of creams and caring masks, due to its beneficial effects on the skin. It has softening, moisturizing, healing and protective properties. Due to the absence of color, odor and allergic manifestations, it has no contraindications. So, let's consider the use of Vaseline in cosmetology, whether the product is really a universal cosmetic product.
The name of the drug combines two words: water and olive oil. A little more than 150 years have passed since the invention of Vaseline by an English chemist, and during this time the drug has not lost its popularity, but even vice versa.
Types and composition
- Natural. The basis is paraffin resins that have undergone cleaning and bleaching. A natural product with a transparent and viscous texture, colorless, tasteless and odorless, with a pronounced antimicrobial effect. It is very sticky and leaves marks on the skin that are difficult to wash off.
- Artificial. The product contains solid ceresin and paraffin with the addition of vaseline or perfume oil. Artificial Vaseline has a low viscosity and is similar to a white-yellow ointment that has no color or odor. In accordance with the area of application, they produce cosmetic, medical and technical ones.
For facial care
- Strengthening eyelashes. To add length and thickness to them, just lubricate them with Vaseline with a cotton swab every day before going to bed.
- Protects delicate lip skin. The skin on the lips is quite thin and delicate and is susceptible to natural factors that cause drying and cracking. To care for the skin of your lips, you need to moisturize them with Vaseline before going outside or before going to bed. Plus, Vaseline is an inexpensive and safe lip gloss.
- Makeup removal. If you don’t have a makeup remover, Vaseline can successfully replace it, even removing waterproof mascara. It does not cause irritation and is good for any skin.
- Eye shadow base. For those who use shadows, you can experiment by applying a very thin layer of Vaseline on the eyelid and covering it with shadows on top. The effect of shadows with glitter is guaranteed.
- Men's aftershave balm. Vaseline can relieve skin irritation after shaving. It will delicately soften and eliminate irritation.
- Shaping the eyebrows. Vaseline will help you achieve a flawless eyebrow shape by securing the hairs securely. You need to distribute a small amount on the brush and sweep along the hairline.
Body care with Vaseline
- Body Scrub. An excellent homemade natural scrub can be made by combining fine sea salt or brown sugar with Vaseline. Salt will cleanse pores and remove dead skin particles, while Vaseline will soften the skin and eliminate blemishes.
- Increasing the Persistence of Spirits . It happens that a pleasant favorite aroma does not last long at all. Vaseline will help out; its oily base will help preserve the smell longer. To do this, you need to smear small spots on your neck with Vaseline, and then apply perfume.
Hand care
- Protection from wind, cold and aggressive environments. Vaseline can protect your skin before leaving the house in the cold and wind. It will keep your hands soft after working with chemicals or in the garden. Before starting work, you need to apply the product to your hands and let it absorb.
- Dry and rough skin on the elbows. Vaseline will help eliminate dryness when applied regularly.
- Cuticle care. Daily application of Vaseline to the cuticle thins it, makes it softer and more elastic. Additionally, Vaseline nourishes and strengthens the nail plate. After applying Vaseline, your fingers and nails will look great.
- Eliminate dryness. You can effectively and quickly soften very dry skin by combining hand cream and Vaseline.
Hair care
Foot and heel care
- Rough and cracked heels. Vaseline will successfully solve the problem of cracked and rough skin. After applying the product, you need to put on socks at night, after placing compress paper or film. After just a few procedures there will be a noticeable result. and rough knees.
- Eczema on legs. Vaseline can get rid of an unpleasant skin disease on the legs. It softens, relieves inflammation and eliminates unpleasant itching.
The wide range of uses for Vaseline makes it a must-have for your home first aid kit. In folk medicine, Vaseline is used as an excellent antiseptic and wound healing agent. Treating wounds with the product accelerates healing and disinfects.
Girls who are fond of “natural cosmetics”, hearing the word “vaseline,” wrinkle their noses contemptuously and snort: “Ugh, petrochemicals!” In their eyes, any petroleum product is equal to gasoline or motor oil. That is, in their opinion, if you smear THIS on your face or any other part of the body, you will definitely get allergies, oncology, or even die. Let's figure out whether the devil is as scary as he is painted.
What is Vaseline?
Of course, we all have an idea of what it is. For those who want to know what the chemical composition of this translucent thick mass is, I’ll tell you. Vaseline is essentially a mixture of hydrocarbons. That is, a large number of different elements, the formulas of which often consist of the letters C and H, accompanied by various indices.
It’s a stretch to call pure Vaseline a cosmetic product. It can be a good base for creams, but not for everyone.
How does Vaseline work on the skin?
By and large, no way. Well, some people believe that Vaseline “moisturizes” the skin. But it is not so.
Vaseline forms an impenetrable film on the skin surface. That is, nothing can come out from the outside and nothing can get inside the skin.
All moisture remains in the skin, and sebum, like any fat, dissolves in Vaseline.
In addition, the viscous Vaseline mass glues the skin scales. That's why your skin becomes so smooth after using Vaseline.
But all this is good only until you stop using this product.
Is Vaseline harmful or beneficial?
By and large, it is useless, and if you constantly walk around with a Vaseline impenetrable mask, it is even harmful.
However, in some cases it is worth using
- If you don’t have massage cream or any vegetable oil on hand, feel free to use Vaseline for massage. Hands glide very well over skin lubricated with Vaseline, and thanks to the impenetrability of the product, we get an additional cleansing effect: the pores open, sebum dissolves. And since Vaseline is practically not absorbed, it does not need to be constantly added during massage. The main thing is to wash this matter off thoroughly afterwards.
- Vaseline dissolves fat well, so it can be an excellent base for a homemade nourishing mask or foot cream. At the same time, the mask will “share” its nutritional properties, and Vaseline will prolong its moisturizing effect.
- Some people use Vaseline to reduce symptoms of eczema and atopic dermatitis. Firstly, this method is not suitable for everyone. Secondly, this is by no means a treatment. Temporary relief may just come.
- Well, the best use of Vaseline is to protect the skin from any external influences: wind, frost, rain (with wind and frost), chemical reagents (the same hair dye). But in this case, Vaseline should be washed off the face immediately after use. That is, they came in from the cold and immediately washed themselves. And for added effect, they applied moisturizer.
N-tsen hacks for using Vaseline
There are a large number of texts floating around the Internet with names like: “XX ways to use Vaseline.” It must be said that some of them are downright stupid, some should be used with caution, but there are some really good ideas.
Let's comment on some of these “hacks”.
Vaseline for makeup removal
Not a very good idea. Makeup will be removed, since Vaseline dissolves fats well, and most cosmetics are made on a fat basis.
But after we removed the makeup (not necessarily well), we were left with an impenetrable Vaseline film on our faces.
And if we also take into account that there could be dirt left there, then with Vaseline we will give the bacteria a wonderful bathhouse in which they will bloom wildly.
It is better to use any oil to remove makeup: olive, coconut or even sunflower.
Vaseline in makeup
It is proposed to use Vaseline as a highlighter, as a base for obtaining liquid shadows from loose ones, and also as a “fixer” of eyebrow shape.
IMHO - complete nonsense.
Vaseline will not create the same shimmer as a good highlighter. Instead, you'll end up with a dull, almost greasy sheen.
Liquid Vaseline eyeshadow will smudge.
Well, for eyebrows with a stretch it might work. But the eyebrows will shine. Wax will do a much better job of fixing the eyebrows and will not be as shiny.
Vaseline to prolong the scent of a perfume
Spread your dog's paws before going for a walk in winter to protect them from salt.
It would be a great idea to make sure the dog doesn't lick its paws. Therefore, if you decide to do this, rub the dog’s paws thoroughly so that the dog does not experience discomfort. And immediately drag her outside, not allowing her to stop along the way.
Vaseline mask to clean pores
The mechanism of action of the mask itself is really good. The Vaseline film “blocks” oxygen to the skin pores; they open, trying to get more air. Sebum appears on the surface. Here Vaseline meets it and dissolves it. When you wash the mask off your face after 20 minutes, your pores become clean. But the result of such cleaning will not last long. To enhance the cleansing effect, mix Vaseline with clay. Also, cover your face with plastic.
conclusions
Vaseline is a clean, safe product, but also relatively useless. It is best used if there is a need to protect the skin from external influences, or to prevent moisture evaporation.
And don’t frown if you see Vaseline in any product or cosmetic recipe. Just know the “safety precautions”. The only harm that Vaseline can cause is to allow the bacteria that are on your skin to multiply. It does not penetrate the skin, so it cannot “poison” you.
Questions
Are you “afraid” of such petrochemicals in cosmetics?
Do you have your own ways to use Vaseline?
What is Vaseline for? It can be used for a variety of purposes. It protects against bad environmental influences, softens the skin, prevents flaking and more.
This is a wonderful helper in everyday life and a good cosmetic product suitable for almost everyone.
Almost everyone knows that Vaseline is a medical product. But few people know what Vaseline can be used for and why it is needed. This drug is present in every home. It is used externally as an emollient and protective agent or instead of the base of medicinal ointments.
Vaseline is quite oily, which is why it is often used as an additional component for making ointments. It has a dense consistency, so it fits well on the skin with a very thin film. This film retains all moisture, and the skin remains hydrated all day long.
Ways to use Vaseline:
- Moisturizes dry and rough skin.
- Protects from strong winds, frost and scorching sun.
- Retains moisture in skin cells.
- Helps with burns.
- Smoothes out cracks.
- Reduces irritation and rashes.
- Does not cause allergic reactions as it has no odor.
- Takes care of baby's skin.
- Helps with eczema.
- Softens calluses.
- Used as a laxative.
- Helps with diaper rash.
For what purposes should you not use Vaseline:
- It is not advisable to use it in the treatment of acne and rosacea, it will only worsen the condition.
- To moisturize, it is better to apply the ointment immediately after a bath. In other cases, it can clog pores and cut off oxygen from reaching the skin.
- It should not be used as an antifungal drug. Coconut oil is better suited for such purposes.
Use of Vaseline for cosmetic purposes
Cosmetic Vaseline is a universal remedy.
It is used to make many oils and creams. In its pure form it is used very rarely, but still there is a purpose for it. Very often it is used as a softening cream before a massage, less often as a cleansing cosmetic.
Main uses of Vaseline:
- It is a good substitute for hand, lip and face cream. The thin film that forms on the skin helps retain moisture and thereby prevents the formation of wrinkles. You can lubricate dry skin on your knees and elbows with it. For men, Vaseline is suitable as an aftershave balm.
- The product helps preserve the smell of perfume for a long time. Before applying perfume, you need to lubricate the skin area with Vaseline.
- Cleanses the skin of cosmetics.
- Helps stimulate eyelash growth. If you regularly smear it on your eyelashes, they will become long and thick.
- The product gives eyebrows a natural shine and neat shape.
- Well moisturizes the scalp and gets rid of split ends.
- It can be used as a treatment around the eyes.
- Improves the appearance of nails and helps care for them.
- Helps prevent lipstick from sticking to lips.
Vaseline also helps remove a stuck ring. They can give a bag or shoes a beautiful shine. He will help you make crafts from food products. It can be used to lubricate door hinges or mechanical toys. The product can be used to moisturize animal paw pads. It also helps remove hair from the stomach of dogs and cats.
The product can be both natural and artificial. The natural product is produced by processing paraffin resins. It is cleaned and bleached. It is more viscous and thick. In addition, it is odorless and completely transparent. This is an antimicrobial product that is quite difficult to wash off as it is very sticky.
An artificial drug is obtained by processing synthetic products. The ointment is cloudy in color and odorless. It is less sticky than natural. So, what is Vaseline for? Some people use it as a moisturizer, while others find it a wonderful nail care product.
But you need to remember that you should not use it as an emollient for a fresh tattoo or as a lubricant during sexual intercourse.
In 1859 English chemist Robert Chesbrough invented Vaseline. He discovered the amazing properties of the resulting substance - healing, softening and protecting the skin. He tested the new product personally on himself, smearing the mixture on burns and cracks in the skin.
History of invention
Initially, Robert Chesbrough called the new product petroleum jelly. But this name did not attract buyers, so the inventor decided to use a combination of two words: the German “wasser” - water and the Greek “elaion” - olive oil.
In 1872, Chesbrough received a patent to manufacture the product, and on May 14, 1878, he trademarked "Vaseline".The history of “Vaseline” is unique, because this is a rare case when a trademark name comes into general use as a common name of a product category.
Vaseline happens...
Vaseline happens natural— it is obtained from hardwood paraffin resins, followed by cleaning and bleaching with special substances. Natural petroleum jelly, in comparison with artificial petroleum jelly, is more viscous, transparent, colorless, tasteless and odorless, has antimicrobial properties and attracts water. When applied to the skin, it is difficult to wash off and leaves sticky residue.
Artificial Vaseline is a combination of solid ceresin and paraffin with purified petroleum jelly or perfume oil. Artificial petroleum jelly is produced in the woodworking (technical petroleum jelly) or in the cosmetics (cosmetic petroleum jelly) industry. This Vaseline is not very viscous, cloudy white or yellowish in color, ointment-like, odorless and tasteless. Artificial Vaseline can be technical, medical and cosmetic.
Application
Today, petroleum jelly is used in the electrical industry, to produce greases, to protect metals from corrosion, as a laxative in medicine and as a component of cosmetic creams in cosmetics.Where and how can you use Vaseline at home?
For heels. It is believed that Vaseline does not moisturize the skin, but only creates a protective barrier that helps retain moisture. But be that as it may, Vaseline can be used to soften rough skin. Apply Vaseline at night to rough areas of skin on your elbows, heels, and knees, and in the morning they will be much softer.
For the smell. Vaseline is great for helping to prolong the effect of perfume - before sprinkling perfume on your wrists and neck, first apply a little Vaseline to these places. The thing is that Vaseline absorbs the smell and retains it, spreading it throughout the day.
For eyebrows. In order to give your eyebrows the correct and lasting shape, it is not necessary to use a special gel. Take a clean cosmetic brush, squeeze a drop of Vaseline onto it, comb your eyebrows, giving them the desired shape. When the Vaseline dries, the eyebrows will not only be fixed for the whole day, but will also begin to shine. By the way, the same trick can be done with hair. Vaseline will not weigh your hair down, but will make it smooth.
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For face. Vaseline can be used to make a makeup remover. Take a cloth or paper napkin, soak it in Vaseline and use it to remove makeup. Vaseline will remove even waterproof makeup.
For body. Vaseline can be used to make a simple and inexpensive body exfoliant. Mix petroleum jelly with salt to make a salt scrub, or with brown sugar to make a sugar scrub. This scrub will gently cleanse the skin.
For lips. Are your lips dry? Apply Vaseline to them at night and in the morning they will be fresh and moisturized.For treatment. Vaseline is used to lubricate injured areas for burns, cracks, dry nasal mucosa, psoriasis, and so on. Note that in this case - a thin layer and in small quantities.
For children. This is one of the tricks that young mothers can take note of. If, when washing, a child cries because shampoo gets into his eyes, lubricate his eyebrows with Vaseline. It is Vaseline that forms a protective visor that will prevent shampoo from getting into your eyes.
From scars. Vaseline will not save you from acne itself, but it will help eliminate their consequences - scars that form due to acne. It is necessary to treat the affected areas of the skin with Vaseline from the moment the scars appear, avoiding their hardening.
By the way, Vaseline has virtually no contraindications for use; very rarely an allergic reaction in the form of a rash of various types may occur at the site of application.
The need for invention is cunning, and therefore craftsmen have learned to use household appliances and tools for their own personal purposes, sometimes far from the purpose of the objects themselves. Every housewife has her own secrets that help her solve a lot of everyday problems. We offer 10 of the most unexpected ways to use Vaseline.
Many people believe that a romantic dinner will be incomplete if it is not complemented by a beautiful candlestick with burning candles. However, its design is such that wax accumulates in the seats, the removal of which brings a lot of trouble. You just need to lubricate the inside of the candlesticks with Vaseline, and the combustion residue will easily come off the metal base.
If there are children at home, then sooner or later you will have to remove chewing gum stuck to pieces of furniture. Regular Vaseline can come to the rescue of this problem. We apply it to fresh or already dried chewing gum (in the latter case, you need to thoroughly rub in Vaseline), the disintegration processes will begin, which will turn the chewing gum into an easily cleaned mass.
Modern vacuum cleaners have many plastic parts that have to be separated from time to time (parts of the pipe, housing, filter, etc.). So that disassembling the structure does not require much effort, you need to lubricate the places where they are attached with Vaseline.
Many professional shoe care products contain petroleum jelly, which achieves maximum gloss effect. However, none of them compares to the pure substance. Vaseline will help make patent leather shoes look spectacular and maintain their beautiful appearance for a long time.
It's no secret that things made of genuine leather require special treatment. In order for them not to lose their valuable qualities and presentable appearance, they need to be nourished and moisturized from time to time. For this, there are a lot of special expensive products that can easily replace regular Vaseline. Using a small sponge, apply a thin layer of it to the surface, wait 10-15 minutes, and carefully remove any unabsorbed residue with a dry cloth.
Sometimes it is simply impossible to open a tube of glue, nail polish or some other substance. In order to avoid this situation, after using, for example, glue, before closing it, you need to lubricate the lid with Vaseline. It will not allow the remnants of the substance to “seize”, which means there will be no problems with the subsequent opening of the desired jar or bottle.
Many experienced builders use regular Vaseline instead of special masking tape used to protect surfaces from paint and varnish. Firstly, it is easy to apply on uneven surfaces (handles, latches, etc.). Secondly, it leaves no traces (except for shine). Thirdly, Vaseline along with paint residues can be easily removed (to do this, just wipe the part with a rag).
8. Protection of metal products from corrosion and aging
If it’s time to put the bike in the garage or take it out onto the balcony until next season, then you should coat all metal and chrome parts with Vaseline, and long-term storage in a cold, damp place will not affect the condition of the great iron horse. Vaseline will prevent the formation of rust, the adhesion of dust, ice, etc. In the spring, it will be enough to wipe the bike with a dry, clean rag, and it will be ready for new travels again.
If you can no longer endure the creaking of wooden cabinet doors, use a brush to apply Vaseline to the fittings, coat all the mounting grooves, guides, awnings and hinges.
Vaseline is one of the best and safest means for caring for wooden furniture. It helps remove stains and provides a beautiful shiny finish.