vaseline petroleum jelly

[jabumbo]

on the front of the tube it claims to be the "ADVANCED formula"


on the back it has:

active ingredients- white petrolatum
other ingredient- flavor



am i missing something here on the ADVANCED portion of this product?


please discuss your joyful uses of this wonderful product (y)

[trailerprincess]

It's MAGIC!

I rub it on my eyes and it somehow breaks down even the toughest mascara. Much better than expensive eye make up removers.

[beastiegirrl101]

It's MAGIC!

I rub it on my eyes and it somehow breaks down even the toughest mascara. Much better than expensive eye make up removers.

YES! Secret makeup weapon.

[insertnamehere]

it's the flavor

is this the tube of lip stuff? i have some of that. its awesome.

[venusvenus123]

it saves my mouth in winter. i need some on it RIGHT NOW!

[beastieangel01]

"flavor"

interesting.
I like the stuff on my lips sometimes.

[TurdBerglar]

which lips are you talking about here?

[beastieboysbaby]

vaseline is NICE

[adam_f]

My mom's vagina aside...why are you playing with Vaseline, Pete?

[cosmo105]

stuff suffocates your skin. so bad for you.

[insertnamehere]

cosmo says everything is bad for you :(

[Documad]

cosmo says everything is bad for you :(

except for bacteria in your colon (y)


I have an aversion to Vaseline because I used to work with a woman who had a skin condition and she rubbed it all over her exposed skin and she was so shiny it freaked me out.

[venusvenus123]

stuff suffocates your skin. so bad for you.

really? how come it stops my face getting chapped?

edit, post coffee: i guess its intention is to act as a barrier, so protecting the skin. i imagine it wouldn't be good to cover one's whole body in the stuff, unless one was swimming the channel... but covering just the lip/mouth area shouldn't be too problematic.

[Yorkshire~Rose]

It's MAGIC!

I rub it on my eyes and it somehow breaks down even the toughest mascara. Much better than expensive eye make up removers.

Indeedy! I also use a little to tame my unruly brooke shields-esque eyebrows.

[jabumbo]

My mom's vagina aside...why are you playing with Vaseline, Pete?

you are on top of things, man (y)



i've been using it on my lips the past few days because twice this week i got minor bumps that cause me to shed a little blood. so i'm just trying to hide the raw skin from the elements for a few days

[fucktopgirl]

vaseline is pretty gross to me, i prefer almond oil .

[ms.peachy]

really? how come it stops my face getting chapped?

edit, post coffee: i guess its intention is to act as a barrier, so protecting the skin. i imagine it wouldn't be good to cover one's whole body in the stuff, unless one was swimming the channel... but covering just the lip/mouth area shouldn't be too problematic.

Vaseline is not so bad for your skin if it's not used all the time, but it isn't a 'moisturizer'. Basically what it does is prevent the skin from losing moisture (like you said, it forms a barrier). If you're skin is already dry, vaseline (or any other mineral oil) isn't going to do anything for you - you need a plant-based oil. Plant oils form in smaller molecules than mineral oils, basically, so a mineral oil will sit on the surface of the skin, but not absorb into it.

An experiment I do with pupils to illustrate this is to take a dab of olive oil and rub it onto a patch of skin on the back of your arm near the wrist. Do the same again with a bit of vaseline, except near the elbow. Then sit and watch TV for about 45 minutes, being careful not to rub your arm on anything. After 45 minutes, the olive oil patch will be 'gone' (absorbed), whereas the vaselined bit will still feel slick.

[Planetary]

cosmo says everything is bad for you :(

yeah she's a know it all. i use vaseline on my lips. and hands when they get dry.