{"id":605447258418,"title":"Is Vaseline Good for Your Face? An Ingredient Analysis","created_at":"2023-05-24T23:32:47-04:00","body_html":"\u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e\/\/ \u003c![CDATA[\n{\n \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n \"@type\": \"Article\",\n \"headline\": \"Is Vaseline Good for Your Face? An Ingredient Analysis\",\n \"keywords\": \"is vaseline good for your face, vaseline, vaseline on face, vaseline for face, can you put vaseline on your face, is vaseline good for face, benefits of vaseline on face, can i put vaseline on my face, can you use vaseline on your face\",\n \"description\": \"Our research team analyzes the active ingredient in Vaseline to give our take on whether it can improve skin hydration and protect the skin against irritation or if it's unsafe to use on the face. We feature real user reviews of Vaseline for the face including before-and-afters.\",\n \"url\": \"https:\/\/illuminatelabs.org\/blogs\/health\/is-vaseline-good-for-your-face\",\n\"author\": {\n \"@type\": \"Person\",\n \"name\": \"Calloway Cook\",\n \"url\": \"https:\/\/illuminatelabs.org\/pages\/calloway-cook\",\n \"sameAs\": \"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/calloway-cook\/\",\n \"jobTitle\": \"President\",\n \"knowsAbout\": \"entrepreneurship, dietary supplements, herbal supplements, eCommerce, medical research\",\n \"alumniOf\": {\n \"@type\": \"EducationalOrganization\",\n \"name\": \"S.I. 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But many consumers are curious about whether it can improve skin quality and hydration on the face as well.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDoes Vaseline contain research-backed ingredients for improving facial skin quality and even reducing the signs of aging? Does it contain any questionable additive ingredients? How do real users rate and describe the effects of using Vaseline on the face? And what retailer sells Vaseline for the best price?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIn this article we’ll answer all of these questions and more as we analyze the ingredients in Vaseline based on medical studies to give our take on whether it’s good for the face or if it should be avoided for use on the face.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWe’ll also feature unsponsored user reviews of Vaseline for the face, as well as a price comparison featuring which retailer sells Vaseline for the best price.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIngredient Analysis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"Vaseline ingredients\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0047\/1524\/9737\/files\/Vaseline_Ingredients_Optimized_8701ee27-9a97-4d48-bbdb-821ae1e2dc49.png?v=1684986128\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eVaseline is unique in that it only contains one ingredient: white petrolatum.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis ingredient has been studied in clinical trials.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eA 2016 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/26431582\/\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eclinical trial\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e investigated the effects of petrolatum on skin, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ethe researchers found that this ingredient had an antimicrobial effect and supported skin barrier repair.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eA \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/1564142\/\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eclinical trial\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e published in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eJournal of the American Academy of Dermatology\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e also found that Vaseline supports skin barrier repair, and suggests that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eit may have a hydrating effect\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, describing its mechanism of action as trapping water under the skin’s surface.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eA 2016 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4885180\/\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003emedical review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e found that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003epetrolatum reduces water loss from the skin by up to 98%\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e when applied topically.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePetrolatum was also shown to protect skin against environmental irritants in a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/9187842\/\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eclinical trial\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e published in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDermatology\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e journal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBased on the available research, we consider Vaseline to be good for the face and to help protect skin and lock in moisture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWe have not come across any clinical trials suggesting that petrolatum, the active ingredient in Vaseline, has any toxic or harmful effects.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBut how do real users report the effects of Vaseline on the face? Is “slugging” an anti-aging secret? We’ll review in the next section.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReal Users Try Vaseline on Their Faces\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eA YouTube creator named “Nimeshaa” used Vaseline on her face for 7 straight days and shared her results in a video with over 800,000 views:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b-M0syqfRio\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eA YouTube creator named Kaiser Cody claims that using Vaseline on her face helped with clearing acne and eczema and includes before-and-after images:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eyvSOj0UlVg\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhere to Buy Vaseline for the Best Price\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eVaseline is sold at a variety of online retailers. Here's a price breakdown per-bottle for the 13 ounce version:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eCVS: $12.58 (plus shipping, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cvs.com\/shop\/vaseline-original-petroleum-jelly-prodid-1016472?skuId=492451\"\u003elink\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eRite Aid: $6.29 (plus shipping, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.riteaid.com\/shop\/vaseline-petroleum-jelly-100-pure-original-13-oz-368-g-0031350\"\u003elink\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eTarget: \u003c\/span\u003e$8.38\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e (plus shipping – \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.target.com\/p\/vaseline-original-healing-petroleum-jelly-unscented-7-5oz\/-\/A-12705213\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003elink\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWalmart: $4.99 (plus shipping,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.walmart.com\/ip\/Vaseline-Petroleum-Jelly-Original-13-oz-2-Count\/322019371\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.walmart.com\/ip\/Vaseline-Petroleum-Jelly-Original-13-oz-2-Count\/322019371\"\u003elink\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAmazon: \u003cstrong\u003e$4.94 (free shipping\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003ca rel-=\"sponsored\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/468jEiR\"\u003elink\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003eVaseline is more than 400% more expensive per-ounce at CVS than at Amazon when factoring in shipping fees.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDermatologist Answers Questions About Vaseline on the Face\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eA popular YouTube creator and dermatologist named “Dr Dray” has a video about using Vaseline on the face that answers questions about whether the product clogs pores, if it’s safe, how to properly apply it and more:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u0Vuk2ERPbU\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eConclusion\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWe consider Vaseline to be a good option for facial use based on a review of the clinical research backing its active ingredient, petrolatum.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis ingredient has been clinically shown to improve skin water content (hydration), help repair the skin barrier and protect against irritants.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eOne major benefit of Vaseline for use on the face is that it’s free of any unhealthy additives like fragrance or synthetic preservatives. Facial skin can be thinner and more sensitive, and can be especially reactive to such additives in cosmetics.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMost of the online user reviews of Vaseline for the face were positive, with some users noting benefits like reduced acne.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFor consumers interested in purchasing Vaseline for use on the face, Target has the best price at the time of publishing this article.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","blog_id":49281925193,"author":"Calloway Cook","user_id":26601750601,"published_at":"2023-05-24T23:40:25-04:00","updated_at":"2023-09-12T15:42:44-04:00","summary_html":"We analyze the active ingredient in Vaseline to give our take on whether it can improve skin hydration and protect the skin against irritation or if it's unsafe to use on the face. We feature real user reviews of Vaseline for the face including before-and-afters.","template_suffix":"","handle":"is-vaseline-good-for-your-face","tags":"_related:skincare"}