vaseline recipes ...

vaseline recipes

affordable, effective vaseline recipes ...

Vaseline - or petroleum jelly - is cheap, versatile, contains no added colors or fragrances, and is suitable for people of all ages.

Follow the tips and recipes below and you'll enjoy remarkable results.

However, unlike oils and fats, vaseline is not actually absorbed by your skin, creating a film on the surface, which locks the moisture in.

This means it will not nourish your skin, so results - although often spectacular - tend to be short-term.

We have the young chemist, Robert Chesebrough, to thank for inventing petroleum jelly, which he then named vaseline.

Nowadays, the Vaseline trademark is owned by Unilever.

Always keep a big tub handy, and try out these tips and recipes ...

And you'll find links to other easy and effective home beauty recipes at the end of the page ...

vaseline recipes - honey lip balm

Mix together honey and vaseline to make your lips soft and smooth ... and extra kissable!

Ingredients

1 tablespoon vaseline
1 teaspoon honey

Method

1. Warm ingredients together in microwave until just melted.
2. Mix well together.
3. Pour into suitable container.
4. Leave to cool.
5. Apply on lips as required.

vaseline recipes - hand or foot cream

When your hands, nails and cuticles, or your feet are all dry and in bad condition, rub plenty of vaseline into them, cover with cotton socks or gloves, and leave overnight.

Wash off the following morning.

Your hands and feet will be silky smooth.

vaseline body scrub

Ingredients

2 tablespoons vaseline
1 tablespoon sea salt or sugar
2 drops of your favorite essential oil

Method

1. Mix ingredients together.
2. Rub over your body for several minutes.
3. Rinse with warm water.

deep moisturizing face mask

Do you suffer from dry facial skin? Try this remedy once a week ...

1. Apply a coating of vaseline all over your face.
2. Cover with a warm, damp cloth.
3. Leave for 10 minutes.
4. Rinse well with warm water.

For the warm, damp cloth, find a small, clean towel/cloth, soak in cold water, wring out, place in the microwave until nice and warm, then use.

You'll also find petroleum jelly handy as a lash conditioner, to remove eye make-up and mascara, and to soothe your skin after waxing or plucking eyebrows.