Vaseline is something most people have at home, like in a cupboard or medicine cabinet. But did you know it can be used for more than you might think? It’s not just for basic things – it can be handy for beauty tricks and everyday tasks too. Keep reading to discover some smart ways to use Vaseline that you might not have known about.
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Shine Your Shoes
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Shine Your Shoes
When you wear your shoes often, they can lose their shiny look and get dirty or worn. To bring back the shine, you can polish your shoes. An easy way to do this is by using Vaseline instead of traditional polish. Just take a small amount and rub it gently on your shoes – you only need a thin layer!
Tame Your Brows
Tame Your Brows
If your eyebrows are unruly, you can easily control them with a simple trick. All you need is a bit of Vaseline to shape them.
Just put a small amount of Vaseline on a cotton swab or brow brush, and apply it to your eyebrows. This will help keep your eyebrows in place for the entire day, similar to how it works for managing split ends.
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Hide Your Split Ends
Dealing with split ends can be annoying, especially if you can’t get a haircut immediately. However, you don’t have to wait until your next salon visit to improve their look.
You can make your split ends look better by applying a little Vaseline on your fingers and working it into the ends of your hair. This easy trick helps your hair stick together, making it seem like the strands are joined and healthier.
Keeping Polish on Your Nails
Keeping Polish on Your Nails
Painting your nails can be tricky, especially when doing your dominant hand. Even if you’re good at it, sometimes the nail polish goes where it shouldn’t.
You can solve this by using a bit of Vaseline. Put Vaseline on the skin around your nails, and you won’t need to stress about the polish going where you don’t want it. Just apply a little petroleum jelly around your nail, and start painting without worries!
Restore Your Leather Products
Restore Your Leather Products
As time passes, leather items like your favorite bag may start to appear old and worn. But you can easily make them look new again with a bit of Vaseline. Just apply a layer of Vaseline, massage it into the leather, and wipe off any extra with a towel. Your leather goods will look much younger afterward!
Create Your Own Lip Stain
Create Your Own Lip Stain
Lip stain is a fantastic makeup item that adds a natural color to your look and stays on all day.
However, beauty products can be expensive. That’s why DIY makeup is popular, and here’s a simple trick for you — mix Vaseline with Kool-Aid mix! This creates an easy and lasting lip stain, saving you money.
Stop Itching With Vaseline
Stop Itching With Vaseline
It’s not enjoyable to feel itchy, whether it’s from bug bites, hives, or something else. Instead of scratching a lot and making your skin sore, consider applying some Vaseline to the itchy area. It will moisturize your skin and make the itchiness more bearable. This is a better choice than scratching so much that it hurts. And, keeping your skin moisturized is always a good idea!
Put Hair Dye in Its Place
Put Hair Dye in Its Place
Many people choose to color their hair at home instead of going to a salon. This can give you great results as boxed hair dye can transform your appearance.
However, the process can get messy, and sometimes the dye ends up staining your skin along with your hair. But you can avoid this untidy situation. If you put Vaseline on your hairline, it will stop the hair dye from coloring your skin while still giving your hair a vibrant look.
Repair Your Wooden Furniture
Repair Your Wooden Furniture
Wooden furniture has been a popular choice for a long time, but it’s prone to damage. While Vaseline may not be a miracle worker for major issues, if you have a small scratch on your wooden table, there’s no need to rush into finding a replacement just yet. Simply apply some Vaseline to the scratch, let it sit for 24 hours, and then wipe away the excess. Your furniture should look better after this simple fix!
Removing Eyelash Glue
Removing Eyelash Glue
Using fake eyelashes to achieve a fuller and more lush look has been a trend for a while. However, taking them off can be tricky.
At the end of the night, removing the lashes and the glue without tugging on your real lashes can be a challenge. A helpful tip is to apply a bit of jelly to your lash line. This makes it much easier to slide off the faux lashes and lash glue. You can thank us later for this useful trick!
No More Chafing
No More Chafing
Especially during the summer, chafing can be a real challenge. However, you can use Vaseline to minimize the discomfort.
For instance, thighs often experience chafing, especially during activities like biking or spending a long day outdoors. To address this, apply a small amount of Vaseline to the inner thigh area before such activities. This creates a protective layer, reducing direct friction between your skin and easing the discomfort of chafing.
Vaseline and Shaving
Vaseline and Shaving
To maintain soft and healthy skin after shaving, Vaseline can be a helpful ally. Simply apply it after shaving and drying off.
Using Vaseline can decrease the dryness and dehydration often experienced after shaving. Additionally, the petroleum jelly can soothe any irritation from shaving, such as bumps or burns. Following this routine regularly will ensure that your skin remains soft, smooth, and well-hydrated.
Keep Your Perfume on Longer
Keep Your Perfume on Longer
Using perfume is a fantastic way to enhance your style and ensure you smell wonderful all day. The only downside is that the fragrance can fade over time.
To keep smelling fresh, try applying a small amount of Vaseline where you normally put your perfume—behind your ears and on your wrists. This trick will help your perfume last longer. Since Vaseline is odorless, it won’t interfere with the scent of your perfume either!
Use Vaseline as Highlighter
Use Vaseline as Highlighter
Contouring, a lasting beauty trend, involves using light and dark makeup to accentuate certain areas of your face and create shadows in others.
If you don’t have highlighter available, you can use the jar of Vaseline in your medicine cabinet. Gently apply Vaseline to your brows, cheeks, and eyelids to achieve a dewy highlight in your makeup look.
Don’t Let Polish Dry Shut
Don’t Let Polish Dry Shut
As we’ve discussed, Vaseline and nail polish make a great team in achieving the desired look. They are also handy partners in ensuring that your tools stay in good working condition.
For example, if you accidentally get some nail polish on the lid of the bottle, you may encounter an issue where the top dries and sticks to the bottle, making it hard to open. To prevent this, apply a small amount of Vaseline to the top of the nail polish bottle to stop the polish from drying there.
Create a Homemade Lip Scrub
Create a Homemade Lip Scrub
Scrubs containing salt and sugar are excellent for exfoliating your skin and lips. However, using the right ingredients is crucial for achieving the desired results.
Vaseline can serve as the base for your lip scrub because it helps bind the ingredients together and provides moisture during exfoliation. While there are various recipes for scrubs, a common approach is to mix salt or sugar with Vaseline to create an effective scrub.
Moisturizing for Acne
Moisturizing for Acne
Dealing with acne can be a significant challenge, whether you’re a teenager or an adult. It’s crucial to find an effective solution for your skin.
If you have dry or combination skin and your current moisturizer is causing pore-clogging issues, that could be contributing to the problem. Consider using a small amount of Vaseline instead. Apply it in a thin layer to ensure complete absorption into your skin.
Get Snails Out of Your Garden
Get Snails Out of Your Garden
Slugs and snails are frequent visitors to gardens, but they aren’t always appreciated. Not only can they be off-putting to people, but they may also nibble on your plants.
To keep snails and slugs out of your garden without causing harm to your plants, you can use Vaseline. Create a mixture by combining Vaseline with salt, forming a combination that is both deterrent and unpleasant for these pests. Apply the mixture around the edges of your planters to protect your plants.
Get Earrings in Easier
Get Earrings in Easier
If you’re struggling to comfortably put in your favorite earrings, Vaseline can serve as a useful lubricant to assist you.
It’s important to note that this is effective for piercings that are still open, and it won’t be helpful if the back of your ear piercing has healed shut. This approach is akin to individuals who stretch their ears using ear butter to minimize friction when inserting new jewelry.
Create DIY Vapor Rub
Create DIY Vapor Rub
Vapor rubs are commonly used to alleviate issues like a persistent cough or nasal congestion. You can create your own at home with the assistance of Vaseline.
For a DIY vapor rub, combine Vaseline with your preferred essential oils. Common choices for these homemade rubs include essential oils like tea tree, coconut, and eucalyptus, along with carrier oils such as sweet almond or olive oil.
Keep Ants Out
Keep Ants Out
Ants can be a nuisance in even the most well-maintained homes, especially during the summer. These tiny pests may invade homes in search of food, even if it’s just a small crumb.
Your pets’ food bowls are not immune to ant invasions, and discovering ants in them is an unpleasant experience. To prevent this, apply a small amount of Vaseline to the edge of your pet’s bowl. It won’t bother your pets, but it will deter ants from making their way in.
Heal Cracked Heels
Heal Cracked Heels
Dry and cracked heels can be both unsightly and painful, but addressing them can seem challenging without the right solution.
The good news is that Vaseline can assist in moisturizing your feet and restoring a healthy appearance. To achieve this, simply apply Vaseline to your feet overnight until you observe an improvement in the cracks. Since Vaseline can be a bit messy, it’s a good idea to wear socks while sleeping.
Make Halloween Last Longer
Make Halloween Last Longer
Carving pumpkins for Halloween is a popular tradition to decorate doorsteps, but jack-o’-lanterns are not known for their long lifespan.
To extend the life of your carved pumpkin, apply Vaseline to the cut edges. This will help prevent it from shriveling before Halloween and spare you from the daunting task of cleaning up rotting pumpkins for a while.
Better Your Cuticles
Better Your Cuticles
Maintaining healthy cuticles is essential for both appearance and comfort, but it can be a struggle.
Once again, Vaseline comes to the rescue. The trick here is to apply Vaseline directly to your cuticles. For lasting and consistent results, make sure to apply Vaseline to your cuticles multiple times a day. This will effectively hydrate your cuticles and keep them in good health.
Prevent Painting Mishaps
Prevent Painting Mishaps
We’ve already explored the benefits of Vaseline when it comes to painting nails, but it also has a lot to offer when painting a room.
Accidentally getting paint on a window or doorknob can give a room an amateur DIY appearance. To prevent this and achieve a professional look on your own, apply Vaseline to these areas before painting, and wipe them down when you’re finished painting.
Use Vaseline as Makeup Remover
Use Vaseline as Makeup Remover
We’ve already discussed how Vaseline is effective in removing fake lashes and lash glue, but its usefulness as a makeup remover extends beyond that.
You can also use Vaseline to remove stubborn makeup, like eyeliner. Simply use a cotton swab to apply it gently and remove the makeup. Afterward, wash your face as usual, and you’ll find your makeup washing away effortlessly.
Styling Your Hair
Styling Your Hair
Achieving certain hairstyles, especially a messy or choppy look, can be a challenge when finding the right product and technique. Vaseline might just be the solution you need.
To style a messy look with Vaseline, begin by applying a small amount to your hands. Then, scrunch your hair up in your hands, as if you were using a curling gel. Voila!
Getting the Perfect Smokey Eye
Getting the Perfect Smokey Eye
Achieving the perfect smokey eye can be a challenge, especially when you’ve put in a lot of effort to get it just right.
For a smokey eye, try applying dark eyeliner, typically black, after your eyeshadow. The next time you do this, add a small dab of Vaseline on top of the look. This will assist in smearing the makeup without it getting too out of control, giving you the desired smokey effect.
Preventing Wrinkles
Preventing Wrinkles
As you age, the topic of preventing wrinkles often comes up, and some solutions can be expensive.
You can avoid both the cost and difficulty by using Vaseline. Simply apply a thin layer of Vaseline on areas where you have wrinkles, such as fine lines around your eyes and crow’s feet. Make it a nightly routine by leaving it on overnight, and you’ll start seeing results soon.
Fix That Squeaky Door
Fix That Squeaky Door
If you have a squeaky door and don’t have WD-40 on hand, don’t worry. You can use your trusty jar of Vaseline as an alternative. Simply apply some Vaseline to the hinge, and you can be as generous as you want. This will lubricate the hinge, allowing the door to move freely without making any creaking sounds.
