These 45 Innovative Uses for Vaseline Prove it’s Not Just for Skin!

29. A Healing Balm

Wounds and burns are nasty, but they need not remain on your skin as scars. Once healed enough, apply some petroleum jelly to the injuries to speed up their healing and hide the fact that you were ever hurt in the first place. Unless you like how your scar looks, and want to keep it as a reminder of how precious life is (or how tough you are), you will definitely want to let it fade away into your skin.

30. Beating Self-Tanning Inconsistencies

Avoid self-tanning patches by applying some petroleum jelly onto your knees, elbows and throughout your wrists and ankles prior to the treatment to make sure that dehydrated skin does not cause inconsistencies. These drier parts of your skin will often not tan as quickly as the more moisturized parts of your body. This is where Vaseline comes in, as it will allow a level and consistent tanning process. This will also be a safe tanning product that will not cause burns.