Petroleum Jelly
Petroleum Jelly is a mixture of jellied heavy products of petroleum. It has many uses, ranging from the industrial systems to the health applications. The use of petroleum jelly for the health reasons is the most popular around the world. Let us know here about the diverse uses of the jelly and some tips to make the optimum use.
For Personal Care
- Moisturize your lips as petroleum jelly is a cheap alternative to lip balm, makeup remover and facial moisturizer.
- Do your emergency makeup, in case you have run out of your eye shadow, blush or lipstick.
- It lengthens the life of perfume. Just dab a little of the jelly on your main points and spray the perfume to make it last long.
- Remove the stuck ring from your finger, applying a bit of jelly.
- It makes your chapped hands or windburned skin soft. The best way is to use it when you go to bed and get soft and smooth hands in the morning.
- It stops your hair dye from running to your skin by applying some jelly beforehand.
- Prevents diaper rash as it gives you a protective coat on the skin to make the rash heal with no pain
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- No more shampoo tears with the use of petroleum jelly that should be applied on the eyebrows.
For Home Care
- To make the closing shower curtains smooth, just lubricate some jelly and stop water squirting out on the floor of your bathroom.
- Take out stains of lipstick with a blot of petroleum jelly on the stain before washing.
- To remove wax from the candlesticks, first apply jelly to their insides where you put the candles.
- To take off chewing gum from the wood (dining table, floor, door etc) squeeze some jelly and rub it. The gum will get loose in hold and easy to remove.
- Furbish up your leather jackets by applying the jelly. Rub it in thoroughly and wipe the extra, if any.
- Prevent a bottle lid, especially in case of glue bottle or nail polish, from sticking by rubbing a little of petroleum jelly.
- To feed your pet and not ants, ring the food bowl with petroleum jelly. With this, the ants will not be able to access the food.
- Make your patent leather shoes shine with petroleum jelly. It also keeps the luster last long after polish.
- Make the sore, dry and cracked paws of your pet smooth by squirting some petroleum jelly on the pads. Not only the pain will stop but it will also be smooth.
- Mask the doorknobs with petroleum jelly while painting the home. It will avoid the paint from sticking. After you are done, just wipe the jelly and the undesired paint will go off.
- To remove the watermarks, such as furniture or doors on wood after the vibrant party, apply some petroleum jelly and leave it there overnight. The watermark will go off with the jelly.
- If your vacuum cleaner gives you a little trouble as far as fixing the part is concerned, you should apply some petroleum jelly to the rims of tubes. The parts will slide together and aside easily.