Hidden Pulse Beauty

Vaseline, a.k.a. petrolatum jelly is a beauty staple that every girl should have in their makeup bag. There are a zillions of uses for it and it is so inexpensive! Here’s some beauty related tricks you can do with vaseline:

1. Lip balm: moisturizes and soothes chapped lips but it doesn’t taste good.

2. Moisturizes dry skin.

3. Hand and feet moisturizer: it hydrates and smooths chapped hands and feet. Apply some petrolatum jelly to your hands and feet and then put on mittens and socks. Wait about 10-15 minutes for the vaseline to soak into the skin. The result? Smoother and softer skin.

4. All over moisturiser: apply petrolatum jelly all over your body after a bath. It will leave your skin soft and smooth.

5. Eye makeup remover: removes even the most stubborn mascara and soothes the eye area.

6. Scrub: mix petrolatum jelly with sea salt to make your own scrub.

7. Night cream: it can be used as a night cream but you need to warm it up first.

8. Protects manicure: putting some vaseline on the base of your nails will stop the color from running.

9. Shaving: just put a very thin layer on the area that needs shaving and shave. Don’t use water. Also don’t apply too much product or it will plug up your razor. In addiction, vaseline can get a bit greasy, but it will leave your skin soft, smooth and moisturized.

10. Highlighter: apply it on cheeks and undereye area for that dewy look.

11. Softens elbows: apply some vaseline to elbows daily. It will soften them.

12. Lipgloss: apply some lipliner all over your lips and top it off with vaseline for instant shine.

13. Maintains fragrance longer: apply a thin layer of vaseline on your wrist before spraying perfume on. It will make the scent last longer.

14. Lip exfoliant: apply petrolatum jelly to your lips and wait a few minutes. Then, using an old toothbrush, scrub your lips. This will exfoliate lips, leaving them very soft.

15. Protects skin from hair dye: apply some vaseline around the hairline before coloring your hair to protect your skin from the harsh chemicals contained in the dye.

16. Cream blusher: mix some vaseline with your lipstick to make your own cream blusher.

17. Prevents uneven tanning: just put some on dry spots before applying fake tanning lotions.

18. Moisturize and tame eyebrows: putting a small amount of vaseline on your brows before going to bed will not only moisturize them, but it will mould them into place too.

19. Prevents chafing: just apply some vaseline on the areas that need it, such as heels and the balls of feet.

20. Stains remover: it removes makeup stains from clothes.

21. Brow Gel: use this like a brow gel or wax to set your brows and keep them tame

22. Clear Mascara: just use a clean mascara wand ( like the sample ones at sephora) and take a light amount and coat your lashes with it. This is a very inexpensive option to mascara!

23. Remove False Eyelashes: just rub a bit of Vaseline on you lash line and it removes you falsies beautify!

24. Make a nail polish bottle not get stuck :  put a thin coat of Vaseline inside the lid.

25. Prevent Heel Blisters : wipe a thin layer of Vaseline on the heels of your feet whenever you wear heels or flats that hurt your feet and blisters will be things of the past!

are there anymore uses? let me know in the comments below

♥Megan