Vaseline: anti aging?

[Anna]

we KEEP TELLING YOU that VASELINE is AWESOME. everyone needs to jump on the band wagon.

 

[katrosier]

I heart heart heart vaseline

 

[jewele]

UPDATE: For two weeks now I have been putting this on face right before I go to bed and have had great results. I wash my face normally with MAC lotion cleanser and then mosturize with MAC studio lotion, as soon I get home, and then put the vaseline right before bed. I have been putting it all over.........my eyes, eyelashes, and then I dampen my face and put it on. So far I really like it, my skin is really even toned in the morning.

 

[tadzio79]

Ok ladies, so I took the plunge tonight!

I washed my face as I would normally, then added a little bit of water with vaseline like some users have done.

Surprisingly, it doesn't feel thick at all! My face is hella shiny though lol!

I will check the results in the morning

::crossing fingers::

 

[angellove]

just a little update..... my face is far far less oily than it use to be. i`m only useing vaseline as a night cream. in the morning, my face was great! it easn`t oily, and was very smooth! after i washed my face and applied the usual moisturiser and makeup, and went out, by noon, my face wasn`t an oil slick like it use to be before! i love love vaseline!!! thanks guys!

 

[tadzio79]

Okay, woke up this morning, and my cheeks looked matte but not my t-zone, I guess I put more than I was supposed to lol!

Washed my face, and I must say I'm liking the way my skin is glowing!!!

I'm acne prone, and actually had a couple of pimples showing last nite, but they're noticeably shrinked. yay!!!! (so don't fear, for those of you afraid of breaking out using vaseline)

I'm going to keep up with this!!! Thanks again everyone!

 

[katrosier]

Glad its working for you too tadzio!

 

[Kuchen]

I thought about taking this further and buying some Pond's Cold Cream for cleansing, but they seem to have reformulated it with aloe vera and changed the texture. Still, if I'm back in the UK I think Boots sells old-fashioned cold cream. What next?

 

[charish]

yeah i would never put it on my face, it's very thick and can clog pores, maybe they just don't break out easy or do it a certain way.

 

[LVA]

my mom used to put vaseline on my face all the time when i was younger. Her skin looks gorgeous w/o mu now @ 60 years. (i'm not sayin' this cuz she's my mom .. her skin is like a baby's bottom, absolutely amazing!) I don't like the texture so when i was old enough, i stopped using vaseline

after reading this thread, i went to the store last night and picked up a tub of vaseline .. put the smallest amount on my face, let my skin absorb it .. and took a tissue and blot off the excess.

when i woke up this morning, my skin was super soft ... and no sign of the oily forhead .. lol

 

[katrosier]

yay LVA I cant believe this is working for everyone its amazing!

 

[tadzio79]

I'm really amazed too!!!

last night, I put a smaller amount than the 1st night, and blotted off the excess afterwards.

I woke up this morning, and my face was not oily at all!!!

My skin feels so soft. I'm loving it!!!

 

[vickievixie]

OK, I read this thread two weeks ago while packing for my 2-week trip through Copenhagen-Amsterdam-Brussels, and decided what the hell, and packed only vaseline and some differin, ditching my regime entirely. And that's all I used for the entire trip, everyday under my makeup and every night after my olive oil OCM. And my skin is soooooo smooth right now it glows. I have oily, acne prone skin, so I kinda half expected my face to explode with pimples some time during the trip, but that never happened.

Sure my skin hasn't been perfect this entire time, but I walked in a snow storm and slept in drying heating and my skin was still soft and supple. My eyelashes are significantly longer (I'm Asian and naturally have very thin, sparse lashes so the change was definitely noticeable.) and my mineral makeup never slide. I had less shiny skin in the morning, and best of all, I traveled light! Now I'm not saying that it changed my skin completely, I still have blackheads on my nose as usual, but vaseline is definitely the best moisturizer/barrier.

BTW, I always use it with water and used very little, with a wee-bit extra around my eyes and lips. I also mix it with olive oil to apply on my hair and my body. So that's basically my entire routine, olive oil, vaseline, water, differin, a dermalogica face brush and some simple, gentle face wash. Next time I might pack a dove soap since I can wash my delicates with that, too. I'm very happy to find such a simple routine to work for me

Oh oh, and vaseline is very helpful on long flights, too, when your nose gets dry and uncomfortable from the air, just apply some inside your nose with a q-tip (so you don't look like you're picking your nose?) You'll feel much better

 

[Anastasia91390]

So, I've been using this for a little over 2 weeks now. the first day my skin looked amazing. I was using Pro activ to wash my face, but that's all gone so now I'm using Dial. I'm starting to get little pimples especially on my cheeks. :[ Up until now vaseline has been working great. Pimples clear up quicker, my eyelashes are longer/thicker, and my skin looks way more even. I'm extremely acne prone and loving vaseline so far so hopefully I get get more Pro activ soon.

 

[alice_alice]

wow its incredible the amount of response this thread got and still gets. and what's even more incredible is it does seem to work for everybody. now how many other skin care products can do that?

 

[katrosier]

Originally Posted by alice_alice /img/forum/go_quote.gif wow its incredible the amount of response this thread got and still gets. and what's even more incredible is it does seem to work for everybody. now how many other skin care products can do that? not many Im guessing lol

 

[pamomma3]

I have been using this for a week now and I love it makes my skin look so soft and dewy My makeup stays on a lot longer as well.

 

[calico]

Originally Posted by Anastasia91390 /img/forum/go_quote.gif So, I've been using this for a little over 2 weeks now. the first day my skin looked amazing. I was using Pro activ to wash my face, but that's all gone so now I'm using Dial. I'm starting to get little pimples especially on my cheeks. :[ Up until now vaseline has been working great. Pimples clear up quicker, my eyelashes are longer/thicker, and my skin looks way more even. I'm extremely acne prone and loving vaseline so far so hopefully I get get more Pro activ soon.

Are you using Dial bar soap? Commercially made bar soaps really strip the face of oil, so much so that the face overproduces to compensate. Antibacterial soaps are even worse. Not good for the face at all. Perhaps that is why you are breaking out. I have acen prone skin also and used to think I had to get it so dry to stop breakouts. That was exactly the wrong approach, it just encouraged more oil production and more breakouts. If you want to try a soap, a quality Aftican Black soap can work great for occational use. I also stay away from anything that has SLS in it.

 

[Leony]

I'm going to get this Vaseline. To get over my curiosity!

 

[geebers]

I now upped it to using it underneath my aveeno daily moisturizing lotion during the day too - It's kept my skin perfectly soft the entire day.

After my vaseline is finished Im going to start using vitamin A&D ointment and see how that works out.