Petroleum jelly as a night cream!

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Feb 4, 2013

Lauren M.

I do this after my shower at night. at first I tried regular moisturizer which did nothing but break me out. then I tried coconut oil which was nice it just didn't last that long. Vaseline lasts all night. I get maybe a pimple once everymonth or two now. I have super super dry skin and this helps a lot.

Feb 4, 2013

Ive L.

I use it on my feet at night

Feb 4, 2013

Amber S.

My mom has been applying petroleum jelly to her face forever..she's now in her early 40s and you cannot tell at all. Her skin is so smooth and wrinkle free. 

Petrolatum is terrible to put on your skin. It is derived from crude oil... It can cause lipid pneumonia. http://www.livestrong.com/article/226763-side-effects-of-petrolatum/

Feb 4, 2013

Erica S.

amber i met an asian lady at walmart she was older but her face was so smooth and she said her secret was petroleum jelly too 

Feb 5, 2013

Kim S.

I keep hearing about these things Marilyn but a) if its in so many things, right from being a baby, then no one is really at much more risk than anyone else and b) I also read something somewhere about how the European law means that the petrolatum has to be traceable right the way back to ensure that it's safe or something, but I couldn't really concentrate properly on what I was reading at the time cos my attention span is horrendous so that may be a bit wrong or completely untrue, but there was something regarding that! Lol x

Feb 5, 2013

Emily C.

I put bag balm on dry spots at night, it's like Vaseline, but I'm pretty sure it has better stuff in it, I do bag balm masks on my feet sometimes but I haven't done it on my face yet

Feb 5, 2013

Kim S.

I've never heard of bag balm, what's in that?

Feb 5, 2013

Alisha K.

I remember watching the Tyra banks show and she revealed one of her beauty secrets being that she uses Vaseline on her face 

Feb 5, 2013

Kim S.

If only vaseline would make me look like Tyra Banks :( haha x

Feb 6, 2013

Trish M.

I raid my sisters giant tub of "baby" vaseline-when she gets a new one-it's petroleum free and she buys it from some online natural baby site. Sorry-don't know the name-but do a google search...but I use it maybe 2-3 times a week cause my skin is sooooo dry! Never get breakouts and my skin is super soft next day! Don't use too much-just a thin layer. I swear by it too!

Feb 7, 2013

Lolli S.

Lol if I tried dat I would b a boiled chicken bumps all ovr my face I'm already oily!!!heck no....

Feb 7, 2013

Tiffany M.

My grandmother and all of her sisters have been slathering Vaseline on their faces for 50+ years and people constantly ask them if they have had work done

And as far as petroleum causing cancer...everything I love in life is bad for my health everyone's going to die eventually that's a fact...

Feb 8, 2013

Kim S.

Lola, you can't say that cos you haven't tried it. The only people saying it will give you bad skin are the ones that haven't tried it... Honestly, it makes your skin feel lovely. I'm not saying you have to try it, but if you're curious you shouldn't worry. It's non comedogenic, which means it won't block your pores :) x

Feb 8, 2013

Kim S.

@Tiffany you're right. Everything is bad from you. I'd say half the people that are saying it'll give you cancer have used a sun bed at some point, or smoked a cigarette... Drank diet coke, got sunburnt... Taken the pill. So many things. In fact, watch this video about things that can give you cancer, it's actually hilarious http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fFfWykH05Gw x

Feb 8, 2013

Tiffany M.

That is too funny I can't wait to show that to my hypochondriac cousin 

Feb 8, 2013

Drea L.

Will generic Vaseline work? Or just normal no brand petroleum jelly?

Feb 8, 2013

Tiffany M.

Andrea the women in my family all use whatever petroleum jelly they choose... I think they're pretty much all the same

Feb 8, 2013

Ty M.

Omg, I thought I was the only one. I use the one with Shea butter! (: My skin feels like a babies bottom, ♡

Feb 9, 2013

Annie E.

I do the same thing! Well I actually use Vaseline as a makeup remover, it does wonders! And then I just leave the leftover petroleum jelly on my face. When I wake up, I agree with you! My skin feels like a cloud of softness 😍

Feb 9, 2013

Chantal D.

It may work but I wouldn't recommend it because petroleum really isn't that good for your skin.

Feb 9, 2013

Kim S.

Haha yeah, you're right, I am. Every time I come back to this thread I see 'ewww it'll block your pores' or similar. READ THE THREAD!! Haha. I also don't know where most of the people that say that get the idea from anyway.
People do keep saying they know of all these wrinkle free women who's secret is petroleum jelly though which is nice to know... Fingers crossed for being one of those ladies!x

Feb 9, 2013

Twana B.

Kim S...do what works for you. I use coconut oil but I would be open to trying the petroleum jelly. Yolo...lol.

Feb 10, 2013

Alyse M.

I'm not concerned about the cancer thing... because I tan! I believe it's bad for you for other reasons. I've watched it literally strip my fake tan off of my skin. I used to shave with baby oil and that's really just mineral oil, it literally takes dha (the ingredient that makes you look tan) right off. to me, that's not a product I want to use!

Feb 10, 2013

Tiffany M.

ANY oil with take your fake tan off.