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Petroleum Jelly Is A Girl’s Best Friend

March 21, 2008

 You can get petroleum jelly practically anywhere, be it in drugstores, super markets and department stores. The cheapest I’ve seen is P30 and that’s for a fairly large jar. You can use it for practically anything—soothing burns, fixing the creaking hinges of your door, lubricant for you-know-what, removing stuck rings—the list goes on. As a kikay though, how can you maximize this wonderful invention of the human mind? Here are some uses of petroleum jelly for your body.

 


1. Of course, chapped lips! Slather whenever needed. Also, you can use it for lip color by adding food coloring to the jelly. One drop of red or pink coloring should do te trick. Before you know it, you have instant lip gloss.

2. Cracked heels and elbows. Petroleum jelly can moisturize those areas like the shiznit.

3. Makeup remover! This stuff is perfect for taking the pigment off your face, even your stubborn waterproof mascara. Just dab a bit on your eye area or face and then gently wipe off with cotton or facial tissue.

4. Make your perfume last longer by dabbing a bit of the jelly on your wrists or under your earlobes. Wear your perfume over it. Since petroleum jelly does not get absorbed by the skin, it will stay there (along with your perfume) until it gets wiped off.

5. I’m sure you also hate messy manicures. You can avoid them by applying petroleum jelly to the skin surrounding your nail. If the nail polish happens to graze your skin (oh noes!), just wipe it off with tissue or cotton buds since it will not stick to the petroleum jelly.

6. Use the stuff to tame your eyebrows. Just dab, comb, and you’re ready to go.

 

Hope this is helpful! ^_^ Let me know if you have other suggestions. 

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Previous Comments

Yay for giving the Petroleum Jelly the right spotlight as they are indeed super useful!!! I have totally dry skin on certain parts of my back, and I used this overnight, and it was now GONE!!! This is a miracle product! Thanks for the post

Posted by Nikki at March 25, 2008, 3:11 pm

and thanks for visiting! i love petroleum jelly too. i keep a large pot in my dresser. ^_^

Posted by projectvanity at March 25, 2008, 3:13 pm

PJ’s the best lip moisturizer ever..I’ve been using it since I was 13..and now, I’m 26! Goodbye to chapped lips forever! :)

Posted by Jackie at March 27, 2008, 3:11 pm

Heck, I’m a guy and I use it a lot. Wait.

Posted by Ade at March 27, 2008, 6:44 pm

jackie: wow! solid talaga. i plan to do the same for, i dont know, the rest of my life!

ade: haha.

Posted by projectvanity at March 27, 2008, 9:45 pm

wow..i didnt know this is for perfumes too..:)
I read in a girltalk forum that u can also use vaseline as an eye primer so that your eye shadows will not crease after a few hours, it stays put flawlessly

Posted by Dinx at May 9, 2008, 10:58 am

I have one .. but i never use it anymore since 1 year ago ..
But after reading your review, i’ll do some experiment this evening, especially for my eyebrow :D

Posted by peach at September 10, 2008, 5:54 pm

I’ve used PJ as an eye primer but it did crease after I squeezed my eyes tight once (to sneeze, maybe? I forget!). I might have used too much though. It definitely made the color pop out though.

As far as using it for a makeup remover or facial moisturizer, I’ve heard that it can clog your tear ducts, and once it’s in it’s very hard to get out (since it’s not water-soluble). Anyone else heard this? Anyway, it doesn’t hurt to be careful, and fortunately it’s easy to control since it doesn’t run at all, but just make sure you don’t get too close to your tear ducts. :)

Posted by MK at November 1, 2008, 2:37 am

Thanks for this post! Helful indeed

Posted by Purple Ink at May 27, 2009, 4:51 pm

yah..magaling din xang papakuha ng kalyo,..hehe

Posted by jae at August 8, 2009, 10:07 pm

well, not only for beauty tricks but also useful as an alternate for shoe polish. ehehe. especially when it’s an emergency..

got it.
going to go apply PJ.. k?
it’s a shortcut..ehehe..

Posted by krixia at October 11, 2009, 6:20 pm

PJ is sooo amazing! just love it!!! =)

Posted by kat borja at November 20, 2009, 9:55 pm

not only that…since you mentioned moisturizer… it does soften your skin and also allows you to have that very flawless skin…

Posted by jefferson faudan at December 18, 2009, 12:52 am

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