Vaseline: anti aging?

[empericalbeauty]

In cosmopolitan issue of february they showed this really gorgeous woman and guess what her secret was? a thin layer of vaseline each night before bed..wierd. she was GLOWING! ultra beautiful.

I started using aloevera as a moisturizer and then last night i added vaseline. i woke up to a visibly softer skin.

FYI: Aloevera is the best moisturizer and it makes your skin loook less dull. I use one that is infused with hempseed oil made by aloe-Ha. sold at biglots.

 

[kristiex0]

i wash my face with daily facials for oily skin, and then apply witch hazel.. and i've been using vaseline as a moisturizer .. and my skin has gotten soo smooth.

 

[lynnda]

Well I have spent almost an hour browsing this HUGE thread and I am going to Wal-Mart tomorrow for some Vaseline..........I will keep you all posted!

 

[dentaldee]

I just started using vaseline at night for 3 nights now......b/c I saw it in cosmo too.......and I must say I like it.

my skin was flaky in spots b/c of the winter, but that's gone. my oil t zone is gone, the oil stayed away all day today!! and my make up stayed on better too. my skin feels very soft..........I check in later to let you know if any of the discouloration goes away!!

 

[annicken]

i would NEVER put vaselin in my face, it makes youre hair gro faster, and if you put it under youre eyes or on youre lips where the skin is to thin, it it to fat and it will make youre skin sweat(!?) and the vaseline then goes into youre pores, and lie there and rotten. if you have these white little zit alike things under youre eyes, then you have got it because you use normal face cream or something even fater under youre eyes.

ok

 

[katrosier]

Annicken .. where did you get this info from? I'm just curious as I haven't had any problems with vaseline?

 

[annicken]

i got it from a nu skin class thing.. but i asked a skin care expert, and she confirmed it, she did not know if the hair growing was correct.. but i used to put vaseline on my eye brows, and it maked them grow faster..

 

[sheil2009]

Originally Posted by empericalbeauty /img/forum/go_quote.gif FYI: Aloevera is the best moisturizer and it makes your skin loook less dull. I use one that is infused with hempseed oil made by aloe-Ha. sold at biglots. Actually that is not true. The best moisturizers are petrolatum, lanolin, mineral oil, and dimethicone (a silicone). For max moisture benefits on your body a combo of these are a great ideal

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i would NEVER put vaselin in my face, it makes youre hair gro faster, and if you put it under youre eyes or on youre lips where the skin is to thin, it it to fat and it will make youre skin sweat(!?) and the vaseline then goes into youre pores, and lie there and rotten. if you have these white little zit alike things under youre eyes, then you have got it because you use normal face cream or something even fater under youre eyes.
ok

Umm okay. I dunno who told you all of this but (1) No prodcut has ever been shown to increase/decrease hairgrowth, though Vaniqua can slow it. Vaseline does not make hair grow faster, that is a myth. If you believe it, fine, but just know it has never been proven in a scientific study or otherwise. It can make hair appear more dense...but thats about it. And normal face cream is fine for undereye use...most of the time fancy eye creams have the same ingredients anyway. I don't know where you got the idea the undereye area cannot absorb vaseline or other fatty waxes (nothing is as moisturizing as petrolatum, or Vaseline) because it definitely can.

 

[annicken]

ok the hair thing is ok, i belibe you.

but when youre laken about the under eye area

if you put too much eye cream there youre eyes will svallen.

if you put normal face moisture under there, its to fat for the thin skin under you're eyes and it will make youre pores open and the cream will go inn to youre skin, and it cant get out again, please strech out the skin under youre eyes and check, it makes those tiny spot a like things. i dunno whats its called in english.

if this isnt true, i need something more than that and i belive you, but rigth now i belive in my teacher..

my english is to bad, laken- talking, belibe- belive..

haha

 

[sheil2009]

Originally Posted by annicken /img/forum/go_quote.gif ok the hair thing is ok, i belibe you.
but when youre laken about the under eye area

if you put too much eye cream there youre eyes will svallen.

if you put normal face moisture under there, its to fat for the thin skin under you're eyes and it will make youre pores open and the cream will go inn to youre skin, and it cant get out again, please strech out the skin under youre eyes and check, it makes those tiny spot a like things. i dunno whats its called in english.

if this isnt true, i need something more than that and i belive you, but rigth now i belive in my teacher..

my english is to bad, laken- talking, belibe- belive..

haha

Okay, i am looking for a link right now, but for now (1) pores do no open. They can expand due to heat, but large pores are due to whats in them, and while one can make them appear smaller, you cannot shrink them. No cream will "open your pores." And in this link about moisturizers: http://www.emedicine.com/derm/topic506.htm, there is no mention of any of your claims, making me very skptical to believe them. It is true that too much rich product can cause milia or the white bumps (similar to whiteheads) you had, but that is if you are using too much and your skin is being smothered. However, a thin layer of vasaline, shea butter, Bag Balm, lanolin, mineral oil or dimethicone will be absorbed, there is no such thing as a "fat" molecule, and I had no luck finding any source proving any of your absorption claims.

 

[annicken]

Originally Posted by sheil2009 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Okay, i am looking for a link right now, but for now (1) pores do no open. They can expand due to heat, but large pores are due to whats in them, and while one can make them appear smaller, you cannot shrink them. No cream will "open your pores." And in this link about moisturizers: eMedicine - Moisturizers : Article by Robert A Schwartz, MD, MPH, there is no mention of any of your claims, making me very skptical to believe them. It is true that too much rich product can cause milia or the white bumps (similar to whiteheads) you had, but that is if you are using too much and your skin is being smothered. However, a thin layer of vasaline, shea butter, Bag Balm, lanolin, mineral oil or dimethicone will be absorbed, there is no such thing as a "fat" molecule, and I had no luck finding any source proving any of your absorption claims. ok im sorry expand, i am norweegian, and don't speak perfect english..! jeesim not saying that the cream opens youre pores!!!!!!!! im saying that it makes the skin sweat, and then youre pores open, !?!? and then the vaselin, or what ever you use, go into the pores.. what do you call a thin layer of vaselin? its like putting oil on youre face.. and again sorry im not saying the correct words, and i think its kinda rood to correct a norweegian girl on her use of words. i have many proofs in this, but all this in norweegian, but ill seach, and see. but if you dont belive me, and having this hard too belive me, fine.. (check out my education) if you want..

but i feel this is turning in to something bad.. and i think we should end the discussion now while the game is good..

 

[jewele]

Well you guys I have been using this for about two months now, and have had no problems at all. My eye area is moisturized andI have noticed a difference in my eyelashes too!!! For me this stuff is great, hasn't made me break out at all, and I am acne prone. So give it a try!!!

 

[annicken]

im glad it worked out for you

the discussion, is about whats right right to do (wrinkles,pores,time wise)

and i migth have learned wrong,hope not, eek dont wanna pay 4 nuttin..

well anyway, good 4 you and youre skin

and if you like to know, wear at least spf 15 all days all year, the sun is a wrinkle factor delux.. i just have to much information, and i need lo let it out sometimes

lol..

 

[Sheikah]

Ok I'm getting really curious about this. My face is very oily... not sure if I should try it. I wonder what is it that makes it work, since it's not absorbed by the skin, it's more like a barrier. I never would have imagined that putting a barrier on the skin would help it so much... hmmm but I have oily skin... I'll let you know when I use it. I probably will cuz I'm too curious /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[sheil2009]

Originally Posted by Sheikah /img/forum/go_quote.gif Ok I'm getting really curious about this. My face is very oily... not sure if I should try it. I wonder what is it that makes it work, since it's not absorbed by the skin, it's more like a barrier. I never would have imagined that putting a barrier on the skin would help it so much... hmmm but I have oily skin... I'll let you know when I use it. I probably will cuz I'm too curious /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> I know that when I run I use a layer of vaseline on my skin to make a barrier to the wind so my skin doesn't get chapped, that is one way a barrier can help. And vaseline is absorbed into the skin...? It is listed in eMedicine as an emollient an most definitely absorbed

 

[xxmonjovixx]

goes into the pores and lie there and rotten???

oh my god

are you sure???

 

[annicken]

i think you should forget the whole thing..

and do whats best for you

 

[katrosier]

I doubt anything gets under your skin and lies there till it rots. I don't know why but Im pretty sure its biologically impossible. It just doesnt sound right somehow. I mean water gets into your pores and your skin contains water naturally ..how come it doesnt rot?

 

[xxmonjovixx]

yeah you're right

 

[Gvieve]

Annicken no worries. Your English is good. Hey, way better than my Norweigan lol

Anyway, you gave an opinion and information that I'm sure some will benefit from just like many will benefit from using Vaseline. It's all good.