Vaseline: anti aging?

[angellove]

ive been using vaseline for about a mmonth.. it`s really great.... sometimes, when i feel that vaseline isn`t enough, i put moisturisers underneth than layer on vaseline.. it helps lock in the moisturiser....

 

[azul11]

I used to use vaseline and cocoa butter at night. My skin was even and had a glow not greasy at all.

 

[TinaBelle]

I've been using it on my hands lately and find it to be better than anything else for the dryness and cracking I get during the winter. As for facial use, I think it's probably safe because I have to be really careful about not touching my face when I've used other hand creams (on my hands) but the with Vaseline it doesn't seem to be a problem.

 

[AquaBlu]

Ive been using the Vaseline over my moisturizer since I last posted, and its been working great. My skin looks so radient and poreless, Ive been getting compliments on my nice clear skin!

 

[tristen88]

DONT USE VASALINE IF YOU HAVE ACNE PRONE SKIN OILY SKIN ECT..... IT WILL MAKE U BREAK OUT CUZ IT IS GOOP!! vasaline is great if u have got dry skin tho... everone is different so no tellin how would work for you but many thing are wat influence u skin. eating healthy exfoliating moisturizing NOT SMOKING...ect...

TIP......... vasaline is great for calus things you get on u feel or ashy feet for black/ darker toned people n some lighter ashy people ha ha.... for calus do that pumic (spelling?) over callus in SHOWER is key cuz it softens tha skin to rub it off. n then put on vasaline n socks to keep crap from stickin to u n keep it on u feet....

for ashiness n dry skin u can do tha same thing wit tha socks.... also try addin it wit some lotion to put on elbows ect. so its not so greasy....

 

[linicolef]

ok I have very acne prone and oily skin... and vaseline still works wonders.

It does not make me break out, in fact it seems to heal any marks i have even

quicker.. goop or not, give it a try..like you said, everyone is different, but on this thread, about every one who uses vaseline on their acne prone skin does not break out more from it.. just a little note.

 

[krazykid90]

The first day I put on vasaline I noticed a few new pimples on my forehead (I have combo-skin). I decided to tough it out for a bit longer. The next day I had a few pimples on my chin. Finally today I looked in the mirror and the pimples are going away and no new ones! I honestly feel that I got those pimples from stress, not from the vaseline. I'm going to try it out a bit longer, but I really don't link the vaseline for making me have pimples, but rather for getting rid of them in only two days!

I've also used vasaline on my hand for about a year now. Last year I got frost bite on my hands, and they were very dry and discolored for awhile after that. The vasaline really helped to keep my hands from getting cracked and dry.

 

[katrosier]

I'm glad its working for you too KrazyKid

 

[joeysauce]

hi, i'm new to the site, just searching on yahoo what i should be putting on my face...i'm 17, i've been visiting the dermatologist for a few months. my acne isn't THAT bad, but i have a habit of overmedicating and having to go back for visits often. i can't really show my face in school right now, i'm very embarrassed. people dont recognize me like this and i just cant do it, im so embarrassed. how am i supposed to get my ex-girlfriennd back like this, especially when she has feelings for some other guy who has no acne what-so-ever? right now, i dont really have any pimples. it's weird...my cheeks are kinda dried up and i have like hard scabby kinda areas and peeling areas on my face. and this isnt the first time though, and i think all i did that time was just stop using my medication and use regular face washes. i've been using Finacea for a few weeks now, and yesterday, realized that theres a few things i shouldnt have been doing to help my face. i stopped using Finacea last night, since I was only supposed to use it every other night before bed, and believe me, i used it alot more than that. but the problem is like now...my cheeks are really blotchy and red. and in areas where pimples were, im left with red marks. i'm not positive on what you would call these red marks, but i think they're blemishes...they wont go away, its been like 2 days and i dont know what to put on them. they're like little dried up red areas. when my face gets dried up, they're kinda like peely and a LITTLE rough. but if i were to wash or put something on them, they're just very smooth, yet still red. i dont know what to do. the acne has all dried up and now left like dark circles. i'm suffering and crying over all of this. i just took vaseline off my face after about an hour. i dont really see any results. i tried SO many different things and i just dont know what to do. i mainly want to get rid of the red marks. please tell me what to use/do. my dermatologist closes at 1 today so i can't make it there. i'm very upset, and concerned, i dont even want to leave my house tonight. someone, please help me. i have a HUGE bottle of water that i keep filling up. i just need to get rid of these "blemishes" or scars or whatever they are. please help me.

also, should i just stick this out and continue to use noxema like face creams and put on sea breeze after? and what would keep noxema on my face and going to sleep for a few hours do? anything? and is putting sea breeze on my face with cheap toilet paper a bad thing? (im all out of cotton balls lol) ><

 

[mossaenda]

Originally Posted by joeysauce /img/forum/go_quote.gif hi, i'm new to the site, just searching on yahoo what i should be putting on my face...i'm 17, i've been visiting the dermatologist for a few months. my acne isn't THAT bad, but i have a habit of overmedicating and having to go back for visits often. i can't really show my face in school right now, i'm very embarrassed. people dont recognize me like this and i just cant do it, im so embarrassed. how am i supposed to get my ex-girlfriennd back like this, especially when she has feelings for some other guy who has no acne what-so-ever? right now, i dont really have any pimples. it's weird...my cheeks are kinda dried up and i have like hard scabby kinda areas and peeling areas on my face. and this isnt the first time though, and i think all i did that time was just stop using my medication and use regular face washes. i've been using Finacea for a few weeks now, and yesterday, realized that theres a few things i shouldnt have been doing to help my face. i stopped using Finacea last night, since I was only supposed to use it every other night before bed, and believe me, i used it alot more than that. but the problem is like now...my cheeks are really blotchy and red. and in areas where pimples were, im left with red marks. i'm not positive on what you would call these red marks, but i think they're blemishes...they wont go away, its been like 2 days and i dont know what to put on them. they're like little dried up red areas. when my face gets dried up, they're kinda like peely and a LITTLE rough. but if i were to wash or put something on them, they're just very smooth, yet still red. i dont know what to do. the acne has all dried up and now left like dark circles. i'm suffering and crying over all of this. i just took vaseline off my face after about an hour. i dont really see any results. i tried SO many different things and i just dont know what to do. i mainly want to get rid of the red marks. please tell me what to use/do. my dermatologist closes at 1 today so i can't make it there. i'm very upset, and concerned, i dont even want to leave my house tonight. someone, please help me. i have a HUGE bottle of water that i keep filling up. i just need to get rid of these "blemishes" or scars or whatever they are. please help me.
also, should i just stick this out and continue to use noxema like face creams and put on sea breeze after? and what would keep noxema on my face and going to sleep for a few hours do? anything? and is putting sea breeze on my face with cheap toilet paper a bad thing? (im all out of cotton balls lol) ><

You might be having a bad reaction to some medication or maybe your skin is irritated by too much products. I advise you to get to your dermatologist even if it subsides a little, your doctor should see it. In the mean time, i know is difficult but the best course of action might be to do nothing..don't put on the medication or make up or anything else. Try to just clean it with a gentle cleanser like Cetaphil and do not put anything else on it, as it might make the skin even more irritated. Please don't despair, try and calme down..remeber that whatever you have stress will make it worse.

 

[TinaBelle]

Ditto to Mossaenda's reply. I suggest Paula Begoun's Cosmetics Cop website for additional info on choosing products which will not aggravate the acne. The only thing I totally disagree with dermatologists is that diet is a strong factor. Avoid sugar, dairy fat (ice cream, butter, etc) pastries made with white flour and sugar. Eat your veggies; get plenty of sleep and make sure your pillow case and towels you use are washed with HOT water or ironed before you use them. Change them at least every other day. Stop worrying and take action and relax. Get plenty of exercise and find passtimes that are healthy, purposeful and enjoyable.

P.S. Also keep your phone and hands away from your face.

 

[christineab]

1. vaseline can do something for dry skin.

2. the texture of the skin was decided when we were born. that is why some people have really good skin but most of us have normal.

personally i would not use it as age care products

 

[joeysauce]

i can't handle this. i'm crying again. my mom's yelling at me. my dad's yelling at me. this isn't normal. there's no acne on my face. my dermatologist isn't open tomorrow, and i have to get lucky to get an opening at another one. i don't know what to do. my mom is gonna go out and buy me something, what should she buy? a blemish product? oil of olay? noxema? cetaphil? aloe vera? what am i supposed to do? i cant even go to a party with all my friends right now. it's not pimples or acne, it's all red, dry, peeling skin. what do i do? /cry

i just want a dermatologist to see it right now and tell me what to do and what not to do. that would be perfect. ><

 

[Mouna]

wash ur face with cold water NOT HOT and cetaphil and moisture at night b4 sleeping with vaseline see if it works dont worry man who doesnt like it can f*ck off its not in ur hands if it was in our hands we would all have clear skin but wat can we do man put tinted moisture if u have to

 

[vodkastars]

Interesting info.

 

[AquaBlu]

Originally Posted by joeysauce /img/forum/go_quote.gif i can't handle this. i'm crying again. my mom's yelling at me. my dad's yelling at me. this isn't normal. there's no acne on my face. my dermatologist isn't open tomorrow, and i have to get lucky to get an opening at another one. i don't know what to do. my mom is gonna go out and buy me something, what should she buy? a blemish product? oil of olay? noxema? cetaphil? aloe vera? what am i supposed to do? i cant even go to a party with all my friends right now. it's not pimples or acne, it's all red, dry, peeling skin. what do i do? /cry
i just want a dermatologist to see it right now and tell me what to do and what not to do. that would be perfect. ><

It sounds like you have irritated your skin terribly with something. I would just rinse with cool water and apply jojoba or emu oil. Dont put a bunch of stuff on your face until you can get a derm appointment.

 

[jenny_p]

Cool! maybe i should try it out then...vaseline eh..

 

[statickitten]

This thread is what got me to register to post in the forums. Otherwise I'm a lurker. I did this the other night, and the next day I broke out in a rash. I'm not sure if it was the vaseline or not, I think it may have been the facial wash I was using. But, I think that I will switch soaps, and try this again. I will post my results. But I will make note that when I put the vaseline on, I did have a blemish, that had gone down significantly the next day.

 

[monniej]

ladies fyi, in the january issue of essence patti labelle says that her one staple makeup remover is vaseline! patti is 62 and fab-u-lous! just thought i'd share!

 

[wendy29]

OMG I am In Love With Vaseline!!

I recently got a ficial and got a REALLY BAD BAD reaction. My face got Itchy, Blotch, Red, bumpy (every time i touch my face, it felt like i am rubbing sand)

I still have the symptoms (i got my facial on 12th and the symptoms broke out on Sat. this is wednesday 17th.)

So I was looking for some ways to calm it down and make it heal faster but i didn't want to use any chemical on my face.. I was afraid to make it worse.

So I've done some researching(this is how i found out this forum) and I thougt, vaseline is good for chipped lips, burns and..basically it heals whatever the problem is..

So its been 3 days that i use Vaseline on my face, and i use HQ Mint Mask everynite for 3 days..

the redness is gone, its not itchy anymore, i still have tiny bumps on my face but it looks WAY BETTER....

So If you are not sure about vaseline, or you don't want to use it every nite, try when you have bad reaction on your face.. it will help.