Application of Vaseline

Vaseline - a drug known to everyone since childhood. Today produced many ointments and creams for external use. But almost every family there Vaseline in the medicine cabinet. It is useful to put the cans, brush the tip of the enema, and sometimes anoint irritated patch of skin.

What kinds of jelly and

Vaseline - a purified mixture of solid and liquid carbohydrates, which is a pasty mass of odorless and tasteless. Good health and beauty purified petrolatum is white. Technical (inadequately treated) Vaseline can have the yellow color from dark brown. The melting point of petrolatum about 60 ° C, it is dissolved in ether and chloroform, but insoluble in water and alcohol, is mixed with all oils (except castor). Get Vaseline by vacuum distillation of the low-boiling oil fractions.

Vaseline is a natural and artificial. Natural hardwood derived from petrolatum wax resins followed by purification and bleaching special substances. Unlike artificial natural vaseline more viscous, transparent, colorless, tasteless and odorless. It has anti-microbial properties and attracts water. When applied to the skin it is difficult to wash off, leaving a sticky residue.

Artificial petrolatum is a compound solid paraffin and ceresin purified vaseline or perfume oils. To it was added special substance for increasing the viscosity. Artificial petrolatum is prepared in the wood (petroleum jelly) or cosmetic (cosmetic Vaseline) industry. This jelly is not as viscous, cloudy white or yellowish, greasy, odorless and tasteless.

Depending on the degree of purification and, where applicable petrolatum, it is divided into technical, medical and cosmetic.

Where to apply petroleum jelly

Vaseline is used to impregnate the insulators in the electrical industry, for lubrication of various parts. Of great importance is petroleum jelly in the industry, protecting the metal from corrosion, so all metal parts of machine tools and machines are often smeared with petroleum jelly.

Use of white petrolatum

Vaseline is used as a laxative, as the outwardly emollient, as the basis for various medicinal ointments. Apply petroleum jelly to mitigate the skin before staging cans (this prevents skin burns) to lubricate the cracks in the skin (for example, on the lips, in the anus), for a variety of medical procedures (for example, when setting an enema or vapor tube - they smeared Vaseline to the hard tips not hurt the delicate mucous membrane of the rectum). Outwardly Vaseline can be applied to the skin after exposure to adverse weather conditions (wind, sun, frost) by applying a thin layer to clean skin and gently rubbing. The blood with topical Vaseline is practically not absorbed.

The use of cosmetic vaseline

Cosmetic Vaseline in varying proportions is a part of almost all the ointments and creams, and is also used alone to soften the skin prior to the massage. It is not necessary to apply to petroleum jelly cosmetic purpose, it is irritating to the skin as it contains acid (feature of petroleum jelly is a smell of kerosene). But even well-purified petrolatum can completely close the pores of the skin, to hold the secretion of sebum and prevent skin breathing, blocking the access of oxygen to the skin. Therefore, clean petroleum jelly for cosmetic purpose is not usually used.

But vaseline has no equal in the case when the skin needs a reliable protection, such as after some cosmetic manipulation in violation of its integrity (dermabrasion, peels). Vaseline as an inert and neutral means for giving the skin a chance to rest and recuperate. In this case, the skin care come even petrolatum disadvantages, such as its poor absorption. A layer of Vaseline does not evaporate from the surface of damaged skin moisture, which in this case has a positive protective effect. But this is a property of Vaseline (to delay the evaporation of the liquid) is contraindicated in most other skin problems as slow regenerative processes in the skin.

Vaseline has virtually no contraindications for use, it should not apply only if you are hypersensitive. Very rarely petrolatum may have an allergic reaction Allergic reactions: how to understand why you tickle in the throat   a rash on the different nature of the application site.

Vaseline was invented in the middle of the XIX century, but today it is one of the most common and popular in different areas of substance.

Galina Romanenko

How to make a professional waxing legs alone

Do you like the result of waxing in the salon, but not its value? But you can do your own hair removal Hair removal: perfect skin without hair   not worse than professionals. Do not expect that it would be quite simple, but gain experience, you can remove the hair on the legs themselves, and spending too much money.

• Buy a set for waxing.
• Grow hair. For hair removal took place normally, the hair should be no shorter than 6 mm. If your hair is longer than 1.5-2 cm, they trim the trimmer (scissors should be avoided, as there is the risk of trimming a hair too short).
• Clean the skin of the feet. Use a special cleaning agent, which is in the set for waxing, or alcohol-containing lotion.
• Using the applicator, apply an even layer of wax in the direction of hair growth. Wax should cover the hair, but it should not be too much, otherwise it will be difficult to remove.
• Place a strip of wax cloth, leaving one end loose 2-3 cm of tissue. Firmly push their hands to make sure that the wax properly stuck to the hair.
• Take the free end of the finger tissue hair, his other hand gently pull the skin and sharp movement against the direction of hair growth tear strip. If after removing the wax on the skin left some hair, you can later remove it with tweezers.
• When you remove all the hair on the legs, put on a piece of clean, soft cloth a little baby oil or petroleum jelly Vaseline: old friend And they wipe the skin - so you remove the remaining wax.
• Apply a special lotion to the skin after depilation Waxing: the easy way to beauty Or usual cream containing aloe extract Aloe - its amazing healing properties .

Additional recommendations

• Liquid wax, though rather complicated to use, removes hair effectively. Finished with a wax strip is much easier to use, but they are not always sufficiently capture the hair and rips.
• Before you carry out waxing, test the wax on a small area of ​​the skin.
• Take paracetamol or ibuprofen pill 30-45 minutes before hair removal, if you do this procedure too painful.