r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/JennyFromTheBlockJok • 4d ago

The inventor of Vaseline, Robert Chesebrough, was such a firm believer in its medicinal properties that he claimed to have eaten a spoonful of it a day. During a bout of pleurisy in his 50s, he ordered his nurse to cover him from head to toe in the substance, and soon recovered. He lived to be 96. Image

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u/Neville_Lynwood 4d ago

Honestly, it's great for most skin conditions. I've used it for my eczema for years.

Nothing else worked. Tried every product known to man. Everything irritates my skin. But vaseline just works. Cheap as hell, completely neutral, gets no reaction from the skin. Just acts as a defensive layer that allows what little moisture the skin has naturally to not evaporate, keeps dirt and bacteria out, and thus the skin can function normally.

Great stuff.

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u/JonODonovan 4d ago

Yep, same

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u/stillflyscabin 4d ago

Wait, natural? It’s made from oil products. Which okay I guess is pretty natural… but still feels weird to call it that

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u/Jolly-Effort1366 3d ago

Neutral not natural

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u/maybecatmew 3d ago

Saaame, get rids of the blisters on my hand quickly .

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u/HexspaReloaded 3d ago

Something that helped my friend’s eczema was clean cotton bedding and clothes, eczema association-approved products only (and lever 2000 oddly), avoiding too much sun, and overall avoiding irritants and toxins.