Vaseline 30gr

Vaseline (Vaselinum) user manual

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Composition

As part of vaseline there are solid, semi-solid and liquid high-molecular carbohydrates: solid paraffins, oil (perfume or medical vaseline), ceresin.

Form of issue

Ointment for external use. It is produced in cans of polymeric materials or tubes of aluminum at 25, 30, 40 or 50 grams.
Externally Vaseline - a cloudy, translucent in a thin layer of mass. The substance is neutral, has no taste and smell. Its color may be white or yellowish. During melting, it forms a uniform, transparent, oily-like fluorescent liquid substance.

pharmachologic effect

Dermatoprotective agent with emollient action.

Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics

Vaseline helps to soften the epithelial layer and restore the protective hydrolipid (acid) mantle of the skin, which is a mixture of sweat and sebum; prevents the loss of liquid by the upper layers of the skin, eliminates cracks and peeling of the skin.
When used as an external agent, it does not penetrate into the systemic blood stream and deep tissues.

Indications for use

Vaseline is used to soften the skin of the face and hands, including after exposure to unfavorable temperature factors.
Medical jelly is treated with the skin before carrying out a number of procedures: setting the cans, clamping, using a gas pipe. The product is suitable for softening excessively dry skin around natural openings.
The substance is often used as one of the components of other medicines, for example, salicylic petrolatum.
Salicylic ointment with vaseline effectively disinfects the damaged skin, accelerates the healing of wounds and relieves inflammation. In a low concentration the drug has keratoplastic, and in high - keratolytic effect. It is used as a means of external therapy for various skin diseases.
Indications for use, in particular, are acne (of any degree), chronic eczema, psoriasis, ichthyosis. In case of allergic dermatitis, the agent is diluted with prescribed ointments-antibiotics.
Vaseline with the addition of boric acid (borate petrolatum) is a drug with pronounced antibacterial, fungistatic, astringent and antiparasitic properties. Used primarily as an anti-pediculosis drug.
Cosmetic Vaseline is a reliable protection for the skin of hands when working with solvents and caustic substances. The product is indispensable for softening the coarse and very dry skin of the hands and body, as well as for moistening the weather-beaten or sunburned skin.

Contraindications

Vaseline should not be used by people with hypersensitivity to it.
The use of boric petrolatum is contraindicated in patients with functional inferiority of the kidneys, pregnant and lactating women, infants (up to 12 months), hypersensitivity to the drug.
Preparations of salicylic acid (including salicylic petrolatum) are contraindicated in renal insufficiency and hypersensitivity. In pediatrics they are not prescribed for children under 3 years.

Side effects

Vaseline is well tolerated by patients and rarely causes side effects. In a few cases, the development of allergic reactions (hypersensitivity reactions) was noted and irritation appeared at the place of application of the ointment.
Salicylic ointment also, as a rule, does not cause undesirable reactions, but in high concentrations it can irritate the skin. In persons with individual intolerance against the background of its use, allergic dermatitis can develop.
Sometimes in patients who have been applied to large areas of the skin (or used as a compress), a feeling of heat, difficulty breathing, headache.
An ointment, in which salicylic acid is present in large quantities, can cause soreness of the skin. In this case, the medicine is removed, and the irritated skin is treated with zinc paste.

Instructions for use Vaseline (Method and dosage)

Vaseline is an external remedy. A small amount of the drug is applied to the previously cleaned dry skin and lightly rubbed. The drug can also be used for applications.
Vaseline is not suitable for intimate use if partners use contraceptive products from latex.

Instructions for Salicylic Vaseline

Salicylic petrolatum should be applied to the affected area of ​​the skin with a very thin layer. After treatment of the lesion with ointment, cover it with a sterile napkin and apply a sterile dressing impregnated with salicylic ointment on top.
Experts advise to change the bandage every 2-3 days. Treatment continues until the purulent contents completely disappear from the lesion focus. As a rule, the course lasts from 6 to 20 days.
When ichthyosis, one-percent salicylic petrolatum is used in combination with lanolin. It is recommended to rub the mixture into the skin after a hot bath.

Why Boron Vaseline?

Boric petrolatum is used to treat lice. The agent is applied for 20-30 minutes on the scalp and then washed off with warm running water using a shampoo or soap.
To remove dead insects, hair should be combed with a comb with frequent prongs.
The amount of the treatment agent depends on the density, length and degree of infection of the hair. Usually for one procedure, from 10 to 25 grams of ointment is enough.

Why use Vaseline in cosmetology?

What is petroleum jelly, everyone knows. But not everyone knows that this remedy is a wonderful cosmetic product that allows you to effectively and comprehensively take care of hair, nails and skin.
Vaseline is used to soften the coarse heels and accelerate the healing of cracks formed on them. In order for the feet to become soft and smooth, they are recommended every evening to lubricate before going to sleep with petroleum jelly. For greater efficiency, the legs are wrapped with a food film and warm socks are worn on top.
With deep cracks, the legs should be steamed in a hot tub with a decoction of medicinal herbs or boric acid (the drug is taken from the calculation of a teaspoon per glass of water) and then apply a thick layer of Vaseline on the cracked heels, fix the patch on top and leave for 8 hours before bedtime). The procedure is repeated every day until the cracks disappear completely.
The use of Vaseline for the eyelashes makes it more dense and longer. To achieve the desired effect, it is recommended to lubricate them regularly with a small amount of a remedy (preferably at night).
The product provides excellent conditioning and moisturizing of dry and brittle eyelashes, and also helps to strengthen them. However, it does not cause irritation and is considered safe for use in the mucous membrane of the eyes.
Comments of women who used Vaseline for the eyelashes, I testify that the result does not take long to wait - after a couple of weeks the lashes become thicker, grow faster and drop less.
The use of Vaseline cosmetic for eyebrows makes it possible to give them a correct and stable shape. To do this, the drops are gently spread over the hair with a cosmetic brush, then gently comb the eyebrow, giving it the desired shape.
Ambassadors drying out the ointment will not only fix the hairs, but will also give them shine.
Similarly, it can be used for hair: the ointment will not weight them, but at the same time make it smoother and more docile, and also disguises the split ends. The drug reduces the formation of dandruff and reduces the itching of the scalp caused by it.
For the face Vaseline is used as a means for removing make-up. To carry out make-up removal, the cotton pad is impregnated with ointment and light movements, along the massage lines, the remains of cosmetics are removed. Vaseline smoothly and carefully removes even waterproof make-up.

In addition, the product perfectly protects the skin from the effects of the environment, which makes it indispensable in cold windy weather.
Ointment quickly heals the cracked skin of the weather-beaten lips. In addition, based on it, you can prepare an inexpensive and safe lip balm. To do this, melt in the microwave several pieces of chocolate and a small amount of petroleum jelly. After that, the liquid mass is well mixed and cooled until the solid consistency is completely stabilized.
Vaseline with sea salt, ground coffee or brown sugar is a perfect body scrub.
With acne, the use of the remedy allows you to remove scars that remain on the skin at the site of acne. To do this, the affected areas begin to be processed with ointment from the moment of appearance of scars, not allowing their coarsening.
The property of Vaseline to promote the healing and regeneration of the skin, as well as to prevent the formation of coarse crusts, makes it expedient to use it after plastic surgery and for the treatment of fresh tattoos.
Smearing of the cuticle Vaseline allows you to make the thin skin around the nail plate softer, and the fingers more well-groomed. If you rub a small amount of ointment into the nails, they will become more shiny.
The drug was used as a substitute for after shave balm, a means for massage and a foundation for auto-tanning or bronzing cream (if Vaseline lubricate dry areas of the skin, the cream falls more smoothly and as a result, the tan turns more beautiful).
Contrary to popular belief, the drug is very little used as an intimate lubricant. Ointment destroys the structure of latex, which is why categorically not suitable for people who use latex contraceptives for sex.

Why do I need Vaseline in my life?

The use of Vaseline allows you to return the shine to the dried up bags and shoes and remove from the clothing stains from cosmetics.
With the help of an ointment you can lubricate fishing rods, and if a small amount of it is applied to the neck of the bottle with nail polish, the cap with a brush will not dry out to it.
Moms use a means to lubricate the baby's eyebrows when washing his head. This simple method will create a kind of "visor" to protect the eyes from getting foam in them from the shampoo.

Overdose

There is no information on cases of Vaseline overdose.

Interaction

Being an indifferent substance, Vaseline does not interact with other drugs.
The drug is often used as an ointment base of the skin. Represents a fatty substance of mineral origin, Vaseline is characterized by high chemical resistance and does not change its properties even with prolonged storage.
The agent is allowed to mix with virtually all active chemicals. It has good sliding properties and effectively protects painful areas of the skin from harmful fluids and gases, as well as from air access.
Since the ointment is not absorbed through the skin, the medicinal substances in it are also not absorbed into the skin or their effect is extremely slight.

Storage conditions

Keep in a place protected from light and moisture, inaccessible to children, where the temperature is maintained up to 25 degrees Celsius.
Shelf life - 5 years.

special instructions

According to Wikipedia, Vaseline is an oil refining product, which is a purified mixture of heavy carbohydrates and mineral oil with the general formula CnH2n + 2.
The mixture of carbohydrates consists mainly of branched and unbranched chains, it can contain cyclic alkanes and aromatic molecules with side chains of paraffin.
According to the data of the European Pharmacopoeia 2005 and USP 28, the substance may include a certain stabilizer (antioxidant, for example, butyl hydroxytoluene, alpha-tocopherol or butyl hydroxy anisole), which is noted when the product is labeled.
What do Vaseline do? The substance is produced by steam or vacuum distillation of semi-liquid refinery residues. The obtained substance is subjected to purification by hydrogenation under high pressure or by treatment with sulfate acid after filtration through adsorbents.
Along with drugs produced by pharmaceutical and cosmetic companies, technical petrolatum is also supplied to the market, which is received from the woodworking industry.
The substance is used to impregnate tissue and paper, protect the metal from corrosion, and also in the production of plastic, high-strength strong oxidants, lubricants
Chemist enthusiasts use the substance to produce explosives. To get the so-called "rattling" Vaseline, 2 parts of the ointment is combined with 1 part of the gasoline. The mixture explodes under the influence of an electric current.

Precautionary measures

When using salicylic or boric ointment, avoid contact with the eye mucosa. If this still happened, the eyes should be wiped with a gauze or cotton swab and rinsed well with warm water.
Boric Vaseline should not be applied to the affected areas of the body with acute inflammation.

In pregnancy

Contraindications to the use of the drug by pregnant women or during breastfeeding there.

Reviews

Vaseline - a proven tool for years, which effectively softens the weather-beaten and dry skin, and accelerates the healing of microtraumas.
There are a lot of reviews about it on the Internet. Almost all of them are based on the experience of using the drug as a cosmetic. According to most women, Vaseline is one of the most accessible and effective means for maintaining the skin, nails and hair in good condition.
Spot application of the ointment can reduce the severity of the post-acne and prevents the formation of scars on the face with acne. Applied to the hair, the agent "glues" the tips of the tips and makes the hair more healthy and shiny.
Used as a balm for the lips, the ointment makes the lips soft and silky literally after the first application. Also quickly and effectively, the remedy improves the condition of the skin on the knees and elbows, heals cracks in the feet, softens the cuticle, and protects the face from the wind and frost during the cold season.