Does vaseline prevent your skin from drying out?

By Baday, March 10, 2010 11:21 am

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8 Responses to “Does vaseline prevent your skin from drying out?”

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  1. Richard B says:

    No. Vaseline has no such properties. Do not use it as a skin cream.

  2. margo says:

    No , lotion helps the best. Preferably anything with SPF 30 or above. Sunblock helps to protect your skin from the sun and sun cancer since our o-zone is deteriorating quickly. Unscented Lotion works best especially for skin that is easily irritated.

  3. Hans P says:

    Well, sort of. It just feels weird and goopey on your skin, so I dont suggest it.

  4. suzy says:

    Vaseline is a petroleum jelly hence applying it on the skin will prevent skin from drying out , it is very effective.

  5. Halley G says:

    use a moustrizer not vassaline

  6. emmeD says:

    ewww mineral oil and petrolatum. Actually they DO prevent your skin from drying out however they DO NOT moisturize it. I wouldn’t recommend any products that are petroleum based. All they can do is seal in moisture but if there is no moisture in your skin then it will not be moisturized if you put Vaseline on it. All Vaseline can do is coat the skin. Your skin will not and can not absorb it.

  7. Pənny Proud says:

    Nope.

    Many beauty products on the market have harmful chemicals in them; do your favorite beauty products contain any of these things?:

    * Mineral Oil, Paraffin, and Petrolatum – Petroleum products that coat the skin like plastic, clogging pores and creating a build-up of toxins, which in turn accumulate and can lead to dermatologic issues. Slows cellular development, which can cause you to show earlier signs of aging. Suspected cause of cancer. Disruptive of hormonal activity. By the way, when there’s an oil spill in the ocean, don’t they rush to clean it up – fast? Why put that stuff on your skin?

    * Parabens – Widely used as preservatives in the cosmetic industry (including moisturizers). An estimated 13,200 cosmetic and skin care products contain parabens. Studies implicate their connection with cancer. They have hormone-disrupting qualities – mimicking estrogen – and interfere with the body’s endocrine system.

    * Phenol carbolic acid– Found in many lotions and skin creams. Can cause circulatory collapse, paralysis, convulsions, coma and even death from respiratory failure.

    * Propylene glycol – Used as a moisturizer in cosmetics and as a carrier in fragrance oils. Shown to cause dermatitis, kidney or liver abnormalities, and may inhibit skin cell growth or cause skin irritation.

    * Acrylamide– Found in many hand and face creams. Linked to mammary tumors in lab research.

    * Sodium laurel or lauryl sulfate (SLS), also known as sodium laureth sulfate (SLES)– Found in car washes, engine degreasers, garage floor cleaners… and in over 90% of personal care products! SLS breaks down the skin’s moisture barrier, easily penetrates the skin, and allows other chemicals to easily penetrate. Combined with other chemicals, SLS becomes a “nitrosamine”, a potent class of carcinogen. It can also cause hair loss. SLES is sometimes disguised with the labeling “comes from coconut” or “coconut-derived

    * Toluene – Poison! Danger! Harmful or fatal if swallowed! Harmful if inhaled or absorbed through the skin. Made from petroleum or coal tar, and found in most synthetic fragrances. Chronic exposure linked to anemia, lowered blood cell count, liver or kidney damage, and may affect a developing fetus. Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) contains toluene. Other names may include benzoic and benzyl.

    * Dioxane– Found in compounds known as PEG, Polysorbates, Laureth, ethoxylated alcohols. Common in a wide range of personal care products. The compounds are usually contaminated with high concentrations of highly volatile 1,4-dioxane, easily absorbed through the skin. Dioxane’s carcinogenicity was first reported in 1965 and later confirmed in studies including one from the National Cancer Institute in 1978. Nasal passages and liver are the most vulnerable. Dioxane is easily removed during the manufacturing process by “vacuum stripping”.

    Warning: It is a synthetic derivative of coconut. Watch for hidden language on labels, such as “comes from coconut”.

    IF SO, you should throw them away IMMEDIATELY and you can substitute virgin/extra virgin olive oil or a natural coconut oil to moisturize in the meantime until you find a better, natural alternative!!! Tell ALL your friends and family!!!

  8. Monica says:

    Yes, it does. My 3 year old daughter used to get extreme dry skin. One time when we went to the children’s hospital (for something else) the doctor told me that I need to either use Eucerin or Vaseline on her dry skin since other lotions were not working. Eucerin is nothing more than Vaseline with color and some other junk added to make it less Vaseline-like. The trick is to use it when you first get out of the shower and your skin has moisture in it. Then it will hold that moisture in. Just make sure you don’t get it in your hair (the hair on your head) … it’s near impossible to get out.

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