60 Surprising Practical & Beauty Benefits of Vaseline Petroleum Jelly

Vaseline's been around for 150 years—and with good reason. Vaseline Petroleum Jelly is a multitasking miracle cream, and you can utilize it for a slew of time- and money-preserving tricks. Here are 50 uses of Vaseline that are totally beauty related.

1. Heal sunburn

Forgot to reapply your sunscreen lotion at the beach? Do you have painful red skin; generously apply Vaseline to the affected area skin area. It’ll lock in moisture to your dry skin and prevent peeling immediately.

2. Eyelashes

Put a coat on your eyelashes before you go to bed. Lots of people swear by this - and say it will make your lashes grow longer and thicker over time.

3. Softer feet

Put a coat of Vaseline on your feet at night; cover them with socks and wake up to softer feet - every day!

4. Elbows care

Put Vaseline on your elbows every day – they will stay soft!

5. Remove eye makeup

Coat your eye lids, and then gently swab with a tissue.

6. Cuticles

Put Vaseline on your cuticles several times a day for softer and better looking cuticles daily.

7. Soothe cracked heels

Summer footwear can convert even your softest heels into a scratchy one, blistering mess. Before going to sleep, apply Vaseline on your feet, and then put on clean cotton socks for smoother, softer and well moisturized skin in the morning.

8. Chapped lips

Put Vaseline on chapped lips 2-3 times daily or once before sleeping.

9. Protect a sore nose

If you have a runny nose which often gets red and chapped or a cold or allergies, apply a bit of Vaseline around nostrils to get moisture back.

10. Lip gloss

You can also use Vaseline as lip gloss.

11. Colored lip gloss

Mix a little Vaseline with a little Kool-Aid powder and make a colored and flavored lip gloss!

12. Chocolate lip gloss

Melt Vaseline and one chocolate chip in the microwave, mix and let it solidify for chocolate lip gloss!

13. Stop squeaks

Apply generous amount of Vaseline petroleum gel to squeaky hinges on the doors or kitchen and wardrobe cabinets to keep them quiet while opening and shutting.

14. Make perfume last longer

Maintains perfume scent longer when applied at perfume points before spritzing the perfume.

15. Moisturizer for acne

Can be used as a moisturizer for acne sufferers (it is a misconception that it clogs pores)

16. Dry skin

Vaseline also moisturizes severe dry skin. Apply it once a day.

17. Dry knees

Use Vaseline on your knees to avert that dry, ashy look

18. Homemade scrub

Mix Vaseline with half teaspoon of sea salts to make a scrub! Gently massage your skin in circular motion to get rid of blackheads, whiteheads and dust from your skin.

19. Help prevent chafing

Apply some Vaseline over the skin area that is prone to chafing, since Vaseline can prevent irritation and skin rashes.

20. Anti sticking

Applying Vaseline on your teeth prevents lips from sticking to teeth for celebrities and contestants in beauty pageants who smile a lot.

21. Apply before lipstick

Apply some on teeth before applying lipstick. This helps in preventing lipstick from sticking on them.

22. Massage, baby!

You can apply some Vaseline on baby’s dry skin of hands and legs.

23. Diaper rashes

After bath, dry baby's bottom skin properly, then apply some Vaseline before putting on a new diaper. The Vaseline creates a barrier between baby's gentle skin and irritating wetness, thus it helps the rash to heal quickly.

24. Exfoliate your lips

Put Vaseline on your lips, leave it on for a few minutes, then using a toothbrush scrub your lips gently to exfoliate and leave them SO smooth.

25. Prevent tanning

Apply a small amount on dry spots on your body before the application of fake tanning lotions, and prevent uneven tanning!

26. Aid earring insertion

Lubricates ear lobes and helps to make earring insertion easy and painless

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22 Home Remedies for Heel Spurs Pain and plantar fasciitis. Sore Foot & Pain

Heel spurs are abnormal growths in the bones of the heels. It occurs when calcium deposits build up on the underside of the heel bone. These abnormal deposits form when the plantar fascia pulls away from the heel. Another cause of heel spur pain is the formation of new fibrous tissue around the bony spur to act as a cushion over the area of stress.

Causes and Aggravating Factors

Overweight, Age, Habit of long walking, running, jogging

Bare foot walk, too much exercise, Flatfoot

Diabetics, Improper foot wear, Use of high heeled footwear

Pregnancy

Symptoms

Heel pain while walking or running

Gait abnormality or changes in walking pattern

A sharp pain of the kind as if a pin or a knife has been prick in the bottom of the feet in morning.

Stiffness in calf muscles in the morning.

Slight numbness

1. Baking Soda

The crystals present in the compound baking soda will help reduce calcium deposits built up and it will also help reduce pain and inflammation.

 1. Drink a glass of warm water daily once after mixing a teaspoon of baking soda and 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar in. Continue this for two weeks.

2. Take a little water and mix ½ teaspoon of baking soda with it and apply this to the heel spur and secure it with gauze or duct tape. Do this procedure daily for several days.

2. Ice remedies

Ice packs are good for quick relief from swelling and pain. Ice helps by numbing the area and the cool comfort also reduces inflammation. 

1. Apply an ice pack on the heel spur for fifteen minutes and repeat often if needed. This is a temporary remedy that can be done for fast or instant relief.

2. Freeze a bottle of water. Roll it under your foot for 10 to 15 minutes. Do this as soon as you feel pain after a day of rigorous activity.

Warning: Do not apply the ice directly to the skin to avoid frostbite.

3. Coconut Oil

Coconut oil is a natural moisturizing agent and helps in softening the heel spurs and this helps in reducing the pain. Also, it contains calcium which is required for healthy bone formation.

1. Massage the affected area with warm virgin coconut oil. Leave it on for a few hours to get relief from pain and inflammation. Repeat this every day before going to sleep to prevent discomfort in the morning.

2. You can also consume a tablespoon of extra-virgin coconut oil every day in the morning.

4. Apple Cider Vinegar

Apple cider vinegar helps in reducing the inflammation and will also soften the heel spur and reduce pain and difficulty while walking.

1. Warm ½ cup of apple cider vinegar in a pan and pour it into a small tub filled with warm water. Let your feet soak in this for 5 to 10 minutes twice daily for 1 to 2 weeks.

2. Cut out a piece of towel in the shape of your foot and submerge it in apple cider vinegar. Place this soaked piece of towel in your shoe and wear it. Take care as to keep the towel moist throughout the day. Follow this procedure for at least a week.

3. Mix 1 tablespoon each of raw, unfiltered apple cider vinegar and honey in a glass of warm water. Drink it twice a day for 1 to 2 weeks.

5. Molasses, baking soda, vinegar

Blend a small amount of molasses with baking soda and apple cider vinegar to form a warm plaster to apply around your foot.

6. Linseed oil

Linseed oil contains alpha-linolenic acid, which is a form of omega-3 unsaturated fatty acid, which helps to reduce pain and inflammation. Linseed oil can also help reduce morning stiffness associated with heel spurs.

1.        Heat ¼ cup of linseed oil in a pan until it is warm.

2.        Dip a piece of cheesecloth/ cheese paper into the oil.

3.        Place this cloth over the affected area and cover it with a piece of plastic.

4.        Put a heating pad over the plastic for a few hours. Avoid movement of any kind during this period.

5.        Use this treatment once daily until you get relief from the pain.

To reduce the swelling, use freshly soaked cheese paper twice a day and also to keep the pain and other discomfort under control.

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