Posts Tagged ‘things you can do with vaseline’

12
Jun
2011
Things You Do Before You Sleep

We all have our daily beauty routines and recently I asked on Twitter about your nightly beauty routine. The things you do before you go to sleep is equally or possibly more important than what you do in the morning because your body repairs itself during the precious hours your eyes are shut. Here are some key things in my nightly beauty routine before bed:

Moisturise
Taking care of my basic skin care needs by moisturizing nightly, I’d have to say, ranks as one of the most important things you do before you sleep. Of course, this step should come after you’ve thoroughly removed your make up. Regardless of whether you have oily, dry or combination skin, proper cleansing and moisturizing is a crucial step in getting good skin.

Apply Vaseline
I was only reminded recently of the many uses of Vaseline as a beauty product. There are many things you can do with Vaseline but I use it as a lip moisturizer in particular. Apply a generous amount to your lips before you go to bed and you’ll wake up to softer lips every morning.

Apply Eye Cream
The skin around the eye is one of the thinnest and most delicate areas on our body. Not taking care of that delicate skin will increase the incidence of fine lines under the eyes and make you look tired. Applying eye creams nightly around the area will help keep your peepers looking fresh and awake for longer periods of time. Always use the fourth finger to lightly pat eye cream around the eye area to prevent any excess stress to the delicate eye area.

No water
As much as water is a necessity and essential for survival, drinking water less than 3 hours before you go to bed will only serve to give you puffy eyes and a bloated face the very next morning. Staying away from any food and drink just before you go to sleep is probably wise as your body is winding down and metabolic rate is following suit. If you, however, really must have that drink of water, I recommend a tiny shotglass… goldfish size.

Are these things you do before you go to bed at night? What other important steps are in your night beauty routine?

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30
Jun
2010

You would probably be familiar with Vaseline or Petroleum Jelly seeing how it’s widely available in drugstores or your local supermarket. But what you might not know is that this innocuous little bottle sitting on the shelves has been recognised as a cosmetic skin care product. It’s quite a multi-functional beauty product! I’m not going into go into the details of what makes petroleum jelly, but we should at least give credit to Robert Chesebrough, a young chemist who created this fantastic product. After years of hard work, we now enjoy the fruits of his labour and here are just 10 things you can do with Vaseline.

1. You might have heard that applying Vaseline to your lashes helps them grow longer. I’ve tried it and I dare say it works! Before you go to bed, apply one coat to your lashes using a clean mascara wand and in a couple of weeks, it’ll make your lashes grow longer and thicker.

2. Run out of lipgloss and got a hot date tonight? If you’ve got a bottle of Vaseline in your cupboard, rub some over your lips for that juicy pout.

3. Applying a small amount to the ends of your hair helps to smooth frizziness and split ends.

4. Mix equal amounts of Vaseline and your favourite powder blusher to create a lipstick of the same colour!

5. In need of something to tame unruly eyebrows? Smooth a tiny amount using your ring finger to keep brows in place.

6. Rub Vaseline on your cuticles during manicures to soften cuticles.

7. Vaseline doubles up as a makeup remover. Put a small amount on a cotton pad or tissue and rub gently over your eyes and face. Makeup should come off easily with no oily feeling!

8. Hate loose eyeshadows that seem to spill all over? Mix them with some Vaseline to create a cream eyeshadow.

9. Vaseline can be used to protect cuts and scrapes preventing water and bacteria from entering your wound.

10. Apply a generous amount to your dry feet and heels before covering them with socks and jumping into bed. You’ll wake up next morning to softer and smoother feet.

Got any other innovative ways to use Vaseline? Drop me a comment and share it with everyone else!

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