Are your lips in need of some therapy? (Vaseline Lip Therapy)

Member Name: Clayeree

Product:	Vaseline Lip Therapy
Date:	18/10/09 (68 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Good value; very effective moisturiser

Disadvantages: Can be tricky to open the tin

Since I was a teenager a tin of Vaseline Lip Therapy has accompanied me more or less everywhere. I don't use it excessively but I find having it with me invaluable, especially in winter when dry, chapped lips are more of a problem.

Vaseline Lip Therapy is simply petroleum jelly which comes in a small, blue and white metal tin, about 5cm in diameter and about 1.5cm deep. The size of the tin makes it very convenient to carry around with you; it is perfectly sized to be popped in a handbag. I have several tins lurking around at home in various bags.

The one and only problem I have with this product relates to the tin; I sometimes find it an absolute nightmare to get the lid off and have ended up breaking countless nails in the process. The lid simply sits over the top of the bottom half of the tin so to get it off you have to work your nail around the tin between the lid and the base and ease the lid up. Be very careful that you don't push the lid on too tight because you'll struggle to get it off again.

This product is perfect for moisturising dry lips and leaves them looking slightly glossy. I do find that my lips feel a little greasy for a while after use but not uncomfortably so. This is also very effective at moisturising other areas of dry skin. When I had a mole biopsied recently, the doctor recommended that I use Vaseline to help minimise the scar. I have been applying it to the scar daily for a couple of months now and the scar is barely visible although obviously I don't know what it would have looked like had I not applied the Vaseline.

There are several other types of Vaseline Lip Therapy available:

SPF 15 (in a yellow tin)
With Aloe Vera (in a green tin)
Rosy (has a subtle pink tint and comes in a pink tin)

Vaseline Lip Therapy is available from chemists and supermarkets and is priced at £1.15 in Boots. I find that one tin lasts for absolutely ages so it is definitely well worth the money.

Summary: A classic beauty product