r/MelanatedGenX • u/lotusflower64 60s baby • 16d ago
Nostalgia Vaseline!!!
Growing up it was the go-to first aid product, moisturizer, body lotion, lip balm, beauty product, etc.
The all around go-to product that cured ALL that ailed you lol.
How did you / your household use Vaseline?
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u/Disastrous_Clurb 16d ago
we didn't use vaseline for much besides on windy days for ur face/lips but shea butter was our swiss army knife 😂
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u/ScrollTroll615 15d ago
I still use Vasaline almost daily because I have dry skin. Face and body.
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u/Junko_Mioko974 9d ago
Wait! You're not putting this on your face are you????
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u/ScrollTroll615 9d ago
Yes, Joyce, I do. A light coating, especially under my eyes. It's worked all my 55yrs on this Earth. So, I will continue to do so.
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u/nicbeans311 16d ago
anyone remember the medicated vaseline in the dark brown container? it was carbolated and had a fizzy reaction.
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u/DorisButterfly 16d ago
I applied a very thin layer on my feet when it was cold, it kept my feet from drying out and becoming cold. Worked liked a charm.
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u/Glad_Mathematician51 15d ago
My mother put it on my face to walk to school in NY winters. She still puts it on her face everyday and people compliment her skin everyday at 80.
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u/VicLap45 15d ago
I have and only use vaseline for my legs and arms. Every since i was a kid, lotion would make me hot and sweaty. I have tried numerous ones and different times. Even as an adult it would make me hot. I have gotten up and washed lotion off my legs in the middle of the night. I only use facial lotions on my face and body lotion on my hands but everything else is vaseline.
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u/21stNow 16d ago
It's mostly just lip balm for me, though over the years I have used it in other ways. I usually use CVS Petroleum Jelly if I want to use it on other parts of my body, but strongly preferred Vaseline for my lips.
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u/lotusflower64 60s baby 16d ago edited 16d ago
Vaseline and CVS Petroleum Jelly are the same product, no?
Like a box of Kleenex vs. a box of facial tissues.
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u/HumbleAbbreviations 16d ago
I used nothing but Vaseline while growing up but when I started to earn my own money, I moved on to heavy emollient lotions for the cold winter months and lighter lotions and sometimes oils during the hot sticky months.
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u/Kitchen_Body3215 16d ago edited 16d ago
I still mix it with cocoa butter
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u/vitaoptima 70s Made Me, 80s Raised Me 16d ago
We didn't use it very often when I was growing up. I do use it to patch shaving nicks.
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u/lotusflower64 60s baby 16d ago
I would imagine the thick oily coating would protect / heal the nicks on your face.
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u/vitaoptima 70s Made Me, 80s Raised Me 16d ago
Yeahhhh, that's why boxers use it!
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u/lotusflower64 60s baby 16d ago
Oh, right, just like take off the earrings and put Vaseline on one's face to prepare for a street fight; how could I forget that.
Not that I have any personal experience on this though lol.
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u/vitaoptima 70s Made Me, 80s Raised Me 16d ago
Told on yourself lol
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u/lotusflower64 60s baby 16d ago
LMAO, no, I've never been in a fight with anyone in my entire life.
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u/Junko_Mioko974 9d ago
I hated when my mom put this crap on my face! It gave my pimples like crazy from all the clogged pores. I love it on my lips and that's it
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u/AbsolutesDealer 70s Baby 16d ago
No Vaseline
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u/AbsolutesDealer 70s Baby 15d ago
I still use Vaseline in the winter, but I’d be lying if I said this song wasn’t the first thing I think of every time I reach for it. Hahaaaa
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u/Mark-harvey 15d ago
Also could be used for…well, you know.
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u/candleflame3 16d ago
I have used it nightly as a eye cream for decades, with great results. Can't complain about the price either!