16 Wonderful Health and Beauty Uses of Petroleum Jelly
Petroleum jelly is such a multi-tasking miracle cream. It’s probably just in the back of your medicine cabinet and you don’t have any idea of how it can aid you in the beauty and health department. So to help enlighten you in this area, here are some valuable petroleum jelly hacks that you can use in your everyday life.
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Hair
Everybody has a few bad hair days. That’s the time when your hair looks really dry and unkempt, or looks lifeless. Don’t worry, a simple application of petroleum jelly at the top layer of your hair can help revitalize it and bring back its shine. A little bit on your hair’s ends can glue your split ends together. Massage it into your scalp and help it reduce flaking and itching that is caused by dandruff.
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Eyebrows
Petroleum jelly can smooth down wild eyebrow hairs. It can also make your lashes grow longer over time; just put on a light coat of petroleum jelly over your eyelashes before bedtime.
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Lips
This can be a really good lip exfoliator. It can also help maintain your lips supple and smooth.
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Face
For the face, this product can help reduce flakiness and soothe out dryness. It also minimizes the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Petroleum jelly can also be used as an inexpensive makeup remover and effective at that too.
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Hands
Too much hand washing or exposure to chemicals can roughen the hands. It can strip it of its natural oil protection making it dry and irritated. Petroleum jelly helps seal in moisture at the surface of the hand making it stay on the surface longer and promotes moisturization and healing.
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Knees and Elbows
These body parts are known to dry faster than the others. Petroleum jelly helps in keeping it moisturized especially during the long winter days.
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Windburned skin
Chapped lips and windburned skin are also some of the those easily remedied by applying a dab of petroleum jelly. It relieves the pain and keeps the affected areas moisturized.
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Feet
Feet if not washed properly can be prone to having bad odor. If you don’t have soap and water available to wash your feet, then go for the application of petroleum jelly over your entire feet to remove the unpleasant odor.
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Skin
Mix petroleum jelly with a bit of brown sugar and tadaah—you got yourself an instant body scrub. This is perfect for skin exfoliation purposes.
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Cuticles
If you want prevent your nails from going dry and cracked, then its best to apply a dab of petroleum jelly over it each night and use it as a moisturizer.
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Wounds
When it comes to wounds, petroleum jelly can help minimize the probability of scarring. Just clean the wound, apply any antibacterial ointment as prescribed followed by petroleum jelly.
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Eczema
Relief from eczema can also be achieved by applying a dab of petroleum jelly over the affected areas. In eczema, the surrounding skin tends to be really dry and itchy; petroleum jelly helps alleviate the pain from this.
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Prevents Chaffing
Chaffed skin can be a source of real discomfort. Petroleum jelly comes into the rescue by providing instant relief to chaffed skin.
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Use for Emergency Makeup
If you run out of your make-up, get a dab of petroleum jelly, mix a bit of food color to it and apply like you would your usual makeup.
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Back Pain
Whenever you have back pain, heat the jelly in the microwave until it is slightly warm. Once done, have someone rub or massage it in your back to ease your aches.
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Diaper rash
Proven to help prevent diaper rash in both babies and adults.
