FirstSeaLord,
@FirstSeaLord@kbin.social avatar

exzema and "slugging", ie cover feet in foot cream (or any other body part/cream type), cover that in vaseline and wear socks for a couple hours or overnight.

EtnaAtsume,

Why on earth would you do that?

Alto,
@Alto@kbin.social avatar

Eczema

EtnaAtsume,

Ohh, that makes sense. Just seems like it’d feel mad gross to put socks on over Vaselined feet?

ryathal,

Covering in Vaseline is a way to effectively seal the lotion in.

LazaroFilm,
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I’ve seen it used on Cinema Camera filters to make funky reflections in the lens.

We were filming a dream sequence and to make the edges of the image soft and blurry, we used an optical flat (a clear filters basically a piece of clear glass that slides in front of the camera’s lens) and the DP (director of Photography, aka the Cinematographer) smeared some Vaseline over the edges of the flat, painting the blurry edges with his finger. It worked really nicely, unfortunately I can’t find the final video online to show the result.

Euraru,

Saving this for future filming thank you!

Hhffggshn,

Back in the olden days of television, a very thin film of Vaseline on the lens softened the wrinkles of anyone on air.

Euraru,

How old are we talking about? 1990’s or 1950’s?

Hhffggshn,

The olden days of the 1950s and even 1960s.

elavat0r,
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I’ve seen hairspray used on a clear filter to create a similar bloom effect!

Usernameblankface,

I use it kind of like WD-40 in a farm setting. It's messy, but not as messy as grease. It's effective to coat things that constantly wear and have started to rust. I also rub it on my leather boots to waterproof it for cheap.

Maestro,
@Maestro@kbin.social avatar

I use it on my instruments. Greasing the cork connectors on my clarinet and lubricating the tuning slide on my trumpet.

henfredemars,

Eczema, where your typical lotion just won’t cut it.

debounced,
@debounced@kbin.run avatar

O-rings. Lube them up so they don't leak in use/dry out in storage for my cheap-o pool, works great.

Offlein,

I know a girl who thinks of ghosts. She’ll make you breakfast; she’ll make you toast. But she don’t use butter. And she don’t use cheese. She don’t use jelly, or any of these.

She uses Vaseline.

Vaseline.

Vaseline.

greendakota99,

Is it you? Is it me? Search for things that you can’t see.

ProvokedGamer,
@ProvokedGamer@lemmy.ml avatar

A new Lemmy version of a_poem_for_your_sprog spotted

MedicPigBabySaver,

No

thegreatgarbo,

If only. We can dream.

frogfruit,

Those are song lyrics. She Don’t Use Jelly by The Flaming Lips

ProvokedGamer,
@ProvokedGamer@lemmy.ml avatar

Oh my bad!!

wildeaboutoskar,
@wildeaboutoskar@beehaw.org avatar

It’s used at festivals - put some under your nose and the portaloos aren’t so bad

phario,

Vaseline is just a petrolatum jelly and a lot of creams and moisturisers have this as a component. The problem with Vaseline is that it’s basically pure petrolatum and so blocks the skin completely.

You rarely want to block the skin completely. The uses some other people noted, like stopping bleeding, is one of those uses.

The truth is that I rarely recommend Vaseline because of how limited it is on skin use.

I recommend people look into Aquaphor by Eucerin, which is only about 40% petrolatum and moisturises a bit better. I always travel with a very small container (just a tiny bit) of the stuff. It’s useful if you have any skin conditions (flaked skin, rashes, etc) that you might want to deal with pronto.

Aveeno (a very good brand for skincare) also make very similar heavy creams.

Long story short, no, Vaseline is pretty bad choice for skincare because it just blocks all air exchange. There are better choices. You often do want petrolatum…just not 100%.

Source: lifelong eczema issues

amscan,

I feel like sometimes you want a complete block to lock in moisture. I put vaseline on over my moisturiser every night and wash off the remainder in the morning.

Also to answer OP’s question I also use it to take my makeup off.

FermatsLastAccount,

This might sound like an ad, but I always keep Aquaphor in my bag. I go rock climbing which gives me really dry hands and Aquaphor helps with that so much

flybynightpotato,

I have a bizarre sensitivity to shea butter and beeswax, so am heavily limited in the chapstick department. Aquaphor is absolutely the best!

theforkofdamocles,

Aquaphor is sold in the Baby Supplies aisle of drug stores and bigger grocery stores. It’s been great for alleviating diaper rash with my kids.

rm_dash_r_star,
@rm_dash_r_star@lemm.ee avatar

That Eucerin makes really good stuff. They have a thick healing cream that’s amazing, like supercharged moisturizer. I use it on my feet once in a while to avoid skin problems.

spread,

Mixing Vaseline with cotton and rolling it into small balls makes for surprisingly effective firestarter. Catches fire from almost everything (even flint and steel) and the burns with strong flame for like 2 minutes.

MedicPigBabySaver,

Dryer lint is great for that combo.

thegreatgarbo,

We put a cotton ball in the dogs’ ears when giving them a bath to prevent water going in their ears, and we apply Vaseline to the exposed part of the cotton ball - makes the cotton ball waterproof. I thought you were describing that when I started reading your comment.

jws_shadotak,

I used these a bunch in some jungle training. Any petroleum based jellies worked great, so we used bacitracin packets as our additive.

Fun fact: dead bamboo will always be dry in the middle between two joints. You can split it up into a couple thin pieces and it makes great kindling.

Live bamboo will create a small pressure bomb.

iesou,

Another fun fact for if you’re in a deciduous forest, beach tree bark will always light, even when wet. It contains a flammable oil.

Pyr_Pressure,

That seems counter productive to tree survival

iesou,

You don’t have to peel bark from a live tree… There are usually plenty lying around in a forest like that. So no it’s not really.

PurpleMonkeyRadiator,

I use it on my hearing aid moulds, it stops them irritating and creates a better seal.

MelancholikhPatata, (edited )
@MelancholikhPatata@kbin.social avatar

I like putting vaseline on my lips overnight (it's best to apply it on damp lips)

200ok,

The damp part is key. It can lock in moisture, but can’t add any on its own.

TowerofPimps,
@TowerofPimps@lemmy.world avatar

Giggity

Chilinutz,

Had to read ‘cuts’ twice

Countess425,
@Countess425@lemmy.world avatar

I use it around my hairline before I color my hair so as not to stain my skin.

Whitehorse,

Same. Also use it to smooth down any wayward eyebrows.

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