19 useful uses of petroleum jelly that few people know about

The crisis made us tighten our belts and remember about affordable and inexpensive means that can be useful in a variety of situations. Vaseline is one of them.

Useful uses of petroleum jelly

1. If the skin on your elbows, knees, and heels is rough, rub petroleum jelly into these areas overnight. It is also a real salvation for chapped lips. The best skin protection not only in winter, but also in unfavorable weather, due to the formation of a transparent film.
2. If you have fresh acne scars on your face, start treating them with petroleum jelly immediately. Do this every day and the scars will disappear.
3. Petroleum jelly is a great alternative to massage oil or cream.
4. It is a versatile cuticle and nail care product. In the evenings, rub Vaseline into not only your nails, but also into the delicate skin around the nail to make your hands look well-groomed and your nails become shiny.
5. By mixing petroleum jelly with sea salt or brown sugar, you get great scrub for body.
6. When dyeing hair, eyebrows or eyelashes, lubricate the skin near them with petroleum jelly so that the dye that gets on the skin can be easily removed.
7. Vaseline applied to a cotton pad or napkin can be used to remove makeup (it dissolves perfectly!).
8. Melt a teaspoon of petroleum jelly and a piece of chocolate in the microwave. Stir well and cool until firm. You will have a chocolate lip gloss.
9. Men can use Vaseline as an after-shave balm.
10. A very thin layer of petroleum jelly is applied to areas of skin with sunburns and cracks so that they heal faster.
11. During a runny nose, apply petroleum jelly to the skin rubbed with a handkerchief near the wings of the nose.
12. So that after sculpting from clay or plasticine, the child's hands can be easily washed off, lubricate them with a thin layer of petroleum jelly before starting the creative process.
13. If, while bathing, the skin above the baby's eyebrows is lubricated with petroleum jelly, the water and shampoo foam will not get into the eyes.
14. With the help of Vaseline, you can painlessly remove a tight-fitting ring.
15. Bad zipper on clothes, shoes or bag? Lubricate it with Vaseline. You can put some funds inside the "dog".
16. The door hinges are lubricated with Vaseline so that they do not creak. As well as metal tools and spare parts - to prevent corrosion during long-term storage.
17. Apply petroleum jelly to a rag and treat leather goods: bag, gloves, shoes and clothes will be soft and look like new.
18. If tangles appear on your pet's "fur coat", you need to comb them, having previously lubricated with petroleum jelly.
19. After walking with the dog and washing its paws, lubricate their pads with Vaseline so that they do not crack.

It is interesting

Vaseline was invented in 1859 by the English chemist Robert Chesbrough as a wound-healing and softening agent and was originally called "oil jelly". However, no one bought an ointment with this name in pharmacies, and then the chemist renamed his brainchild to vaseline. See on the topic: do this set of masks once a week to look younger.