There are plenty of creative and practical uses of Vaseline. You might end up using it everyday!
So let's dig into some dig into this article & find out 40 different uses for Vaseline. We've broken down this article in 8 different categories. Honestly, we're only scratching the surface of Vaseline usage, but the following ones would be most useful to the majority of people.
Beauty & Makeup
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1. Keep that lipstick off your teeth. Apply a thin layer of jelly to your frontmost teeth before you put on your lipstick. The lipstick won't stick to the jelly, and you can just wipe it off later!
2. Give a bit of glossy look to your matte lipstick. Mix some of your favorite matte lipstick with a bit of Vaseline on the back of your palm, then apply it to your lips with a lip brush. Beautiful!
3. Exfoliate for super soft lips. Put a thick layer of jelly on your lips and let it rest for a few minutes. Then gently scrub your lips with a clean toothbrush, and rinse your lips clean. You' ll start noticing a positive change on your lips after a few sessions.
4. Control unruly eyebrows. A dab of jelly will help keep your eyebrows sleek and shiny.
5. Make flavored lip gloss. Mix a bit of Kool-Aid drink powder into your jelly for an easy & a quick flavored lip gloss. You can also make a chocolate lip gloss by melting a chocolate chip in some jelly in your microwave. In just a few minutes you have your flavored lip gloss ready!
6. Turn eye color into lip color. Mix a bit of loose eyeshadow powder with a small amount of jelly to make a custom-colored lip balm
7. Help eye-lash growth. Use a clean mascara wand to apply jelly to your lashes before you go to bed. Keep it over-night. Over a period of time you'll notice your eye-lashes growing longer
8. Enhance your makeup. Apply a small mount of jelly underneath your blush to add a dewy glow. Apply jelly underneath eyeshadow to give it a glossier look. You can even mix it with lip color to make a cream blush!
Clothing & Jewelry
10. Keep your leather jackets fresh. Notice any dry patches on your leather jacket? Rub a little Vaseline on it. Wipe off any excess jelly, and you're good to go!
11. Ring stuck in your finger? Apply jelly around a stuck ring with a cotton ball, then gently move it back and forth until you can slide it off.
12. Want to have shiny shoes? Apply a small amount of jelly onto your purse or shoes to add a bit of extra gloss.
13. Insert earrings easily. Rub a small amount of Vaseline onto the backs of your earrings to make them easier and more comfortable to insert!
Skincare
14. Dry skin can be softened with Valesine. Apply Vaseline generously to your dry hands, feet, and elbows right before you go to bed. By next morning those dry areas will feel so much softer!
15. Take care of foot odor. If you need to address your smelly feet, but don't have access to soap or water, jelly can help! Smear a layer over your feet and toes, then let it sit for about 15 minutes. Wipe off with a dry cloth.
16. Prevent rashes caused by diapers. Apply a thin layer of jelly to your baby's rash-prone areas before putting a fresh diaper.
17. Cuticle care. Rub some jelly onto dry cuticles to help soften them and prevent painful cracks or hangnails.
18. Razor burns bothering you? Before you get in the shower to shave your legs, stick some jelly in your freezer. After you've shaved, apply the cold jelly generously to your legs. It's cool, soothing, and moisturizing, and leaves behind a gorgeous glow!
19. Make a simple scrub. Make a scrub you can use to exfoliate dry skin anywhere on your body. Just mix jelly with sugar or sea salt to form a paste, then scrub away!
Haircare
20. Need shiny hair? Apply Vaseline very sparingly to the top layer of your hair for a boost of shine, and to help mask flyaways and split ends.
21. Protect your eyes from shampoo. Help keep shampoo out of your kid's eyes while giving them a bath. Just smear a streak of jelly over their eyebrows, and the shampoo should run off to the side.
22. Get rid of gum from hair by applying jelly to the area until the gum starts to slide loose.
23. Soothe an itchy scalp. Massage jelly onto your scalp to reduce itching and scaling from dandruff.
24. Prevent dye stains. Before coloring your hair on your own, apply a generous amount of jelly all around your hairline to keep the dye from getting on your skin.
Cleaning
25. Hide scuffs on wood furniture. Apply jelly to stains, rings, scratches, and scuffs on your wood furniture, and let it sit for 24 hours. Wipe away any excess, and give it a good polish.
26. Get rid of the gum from wood. Apply Vaseline to the gum until the gum starts to disintegrate from the wooden surface, eventually you'll be able to clean off the gum easily.
27. Remove candle wax from affected surface. Apply jelly around the edges of the moltel wax and let it sink in for a while, then wipe away with a tissue paper or cloth.
Household
28. Apply a small amount of jelly to a squeaky hinges to get rid of the noise & it glide silently.
29. Lubricate drawers and windows. Use a small paintbrush to apply jelly to sliding drawers and windows to help them slide smoothly.
30. Lubricate fridge drawers. Sticky fridge drawers can be annoying, but they'll glide easily with a bit of jelly on the outer edges.
31. Prevent lightbulbs from sticking. If you have bulbs that are stuck to the fixtures, just apply a little bit of jelly to the threads of the new bulb the next time you swap it out. It will come off easily.
32. Enable shower curtains glide easily. If your shower curtain hooks tend to get hung up on the rod, put a thin layer of jelly to the top of the rod. The hooks will then glide easily.
33. Some door locks can get stiff or sticky over a period of time, but jelly can help! Apply a thin layer of jelly over your keys, and it should slide into the lock easily.
34. Silence a squeaky faucet. Remove the handles and stem of a squeaky faucet, and coat both sides of the threads with a thin layer of jelly. Reassemble the faucet, and the handles should move silently!
Heath Care
35. Stop blister pain. Put a little bit of jelly on the parts of your shoe that are causing blisters. This can be really helpful & you'll feel comfortable wearing your shoes till you change it
36. Heal minor wounds. Apply jelly to minor scabs, cuts, and scrapes to help them heal faster. The jelly will keep the skin moisturized, and it will keep dirt and germs from getting into the wound that may cause infection.
37. Soothe back pain. Heat some jelly in your microwave just until it's warm, then apply it on your back & massage it for a warming effect that's very soothing.
38. Heal a chapped nose. Apply jelly to dry, chapped noses to help heal them and prevent any further dryness.
