Have you ever heard of petroleum jelly? This substance which is rather thick, does not smell or tastes seems to have a variety of benefits, you know. The benefits of petroleum jelly can be used to treat problems with your skin, such as dry skin, healing small skin wounds and burns, removing eye makeup, and others.
Almost all women are very concerned with the condition of their skin, for example dry skin problems. Dry skin certainly disturbs your appearance, especially during the fasting month, where we have to limit the intake of fluids that enter our bodies. In fact, the problem of dry skin is caused by the loss of water in the upper layer of the skin. Emollients or moisturizers work by forming an oily layer on the top of the skin that traps water on the skin. Petrolatum, lanolin, mineral oil and dimethicone are the most common emollients that can overcome your dry skin problems. Therefore, it is important that you always have petroleum jelly or petrolatum available to deal with several skin problems.
Overcoming Dry Skin
The benefits of petroleum jelly come from its main raw material, which can help coat your skin with water protection. This is what helps your skin restore and maintain moisture.
Petroleum jelly is generally safe to use. It is not strange if petroleum jelly can overcome the problem of dry skin that you experience. Petroleum jelly can be used for face, dry skin, chapped or dry feet, and chapped lips. As an occlusive moisturizer (inhibits the evaporation of water on the surface of the skin), petroleum jelly can prevent your skin from drying out. For face and skin, you can apply petroleum jelly after bathing.
Meanwhile, to deal with dry or chapped feet, you can soak feet in warm water by adding salt to the water. Soak feet for a few minutes, then dry the feet using a dry towel. Next, apply petroleum jelly and use clean cotton socks then leave overnight.
To overcome the problem of chapped lips, the method is quite easy. Apply petroleum jelly to your lips, like using lipstick.
Various other benefits
In addition to dealing with dry skin, apparently the benefits of petroleum jelly are many more, including:
- Helps heal minor skin wounds and burns.
- Prevents diaper rash.
- Prevents skin stains from hair dyes or nail polish.
- Useful for your dry hair.
- Maintain the aroma of your perfume.
- Overcome rough skin, scaly, itchy, and mild skin irritation.
Petroleum jelly can also be used to treat hemorrhoids or contained in hemorrhoids ointments. Despite the many benefits of petroleum jelly, but you can only use it for external use only, yes. Don't eat it or put petroleum jelly in your body.
If the benefits of petroleum jelly cannot overcome a variety of your skin problems, you are advised to stop using it and immediately consult a dermatologist to get treatment of skin disorders that you experience.
