SLUGGING Skin Care Routine - Tips and Products from a Dermatologist 

How do you personally use it, hun?

Every night, I apply under the eyes and on lips. Faithfully. During our Canadian winters, when skin is prone to drying out, I apply vaseline to face and neck. Faithfully Sunscreen is important as well. I have developed cold urticaria (sensitivity to cold). In order to go outside, my allergy specialist suggests smearing vaseline all over my body and proceeding to put woolley underclothing on. I kayak, so I use vaseline on my hands. It's natural protective properties against the elements, keeps my hands looking younger. Thank you for reaching out. Stay well

So youre saying youve been on this earth for SEVEN DECADES are you dont have ONE wrinkle?? 😂🤦🏻‍♀️😂 thats literally impossible 🙄😂 you may look younger than you do but again its LITERALLY IMPOSSIBLE for you to not have a wrinkle at that age so please stop lying because not one person is gonna believe that nonsense 😂 dont embarrass yourself like that Teresa🤦🏻‍♀️🤣

Me too!!! Way better than expensive under eye creams!

Did it help anyones dark circles, please?

Crisco works great for eczema FYI

Old method. New name.

@@jcombs5495 That is the way it goes with trends they invent a cutesy name but it is all the same old crap. Repackaging does wonders for marketing they thrive on that, have been for years.

Darling, I'm going to copy your routine 😉; my hands haven't been the same for a while now. 😄😄😄. Thanks for sharing. 😊

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Haha! So true!!

There's actually a bunch of synonyms for this oil byproduct 🤷‍♀️ it's still grease. Very effective

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Same! So cute! petro Lart um

Thank you so much for sharing! My hands are so cracked and sensitive that I cover them with bandaids and change the bandaids constantly 😂.

My mom use that for their hands 😊

I think what you’re asking is can you add an exfoliant? Yep just avoid with tret and always good to start slowly like once weekly. And cicaplast is another great option for slugging

@@dr.jennyliu Having combination mature skin could I do slugging? if yes, how much should I apply on face? thanks.

​@@galato4234yea you can but just use very lit amount of Vaseline

Put on the moisturizing cream and then the healing ointment on top

Yes, for the most part

Try an oil based cleanser it works well and way more gentle

Use Bio oil. It's the best for stretch marks.

@@luceliapretorius4155 Didnt get rid of mine

Yes

@@dr.jennyliu thank you!

Just mix some beeswax and castor oil.

I am not a dermatologist but the rule is the more liquid a product is the order it should be put on your sin and hyaluronic acid is liquid so that would be first then a moisturizer , being creamy, and ending with slugging product ( I use petroleum jelly on some of my face ).

@@Bryyun thanks for the tip.

Aquaphor contains lanolin as an inactive ingredient; some people are sensitive to it.

Petrolatum and petroleum jelly are actually the same thing. They are both semisolid mixtures of hydrocarbons. The term "petrolatum" is actually a more technical term for petroleum jelly, which is often used in the cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries. So, in terms of their chemical composition, petrolatum and petroleum jelly are identical.

I don't think this is true, but you could try vegetable glycerin as an occlusive, good luck

Castor oil is another option.

That’s my big concern as well. Skin is our biggest organ and things applied on our skin are absorbed into our blood in less than half an hour. How do you suppose the nicotine patch works?

​@@cangel201Not everything we apply to our skin can be absorbed, it's not that simple.

Available studies don't appear to support that idea. If you want to research, start with Googling "review of data on the dermal penetration of mineral oils and waxes used in cosmetic application," then go from there. Doctors can be wrong. They can misunderstand available information. They can hold biases and cling to ideas that fit their pre-conceived notions just like the rest of us. As a group, their potential for collecting useful, accurate info is high, but individually, they can be just as problematic as the average Joe -- that's why second opinions are a thing. And I'm not sure why you seem to believe that some other organic product being potentially absorbed into the liver is a good thing. Why would jojoba work better in the liver than petrolatum? Regardless, studies show petrolatum does NOT end up in the liver. And further, petrolatum (and petroleum products in general) are literally both organic in the classical sense and completely natural. Of course, crude oil can carry compounds you wouldn't want anywhere near your skin, but after adequate processing, that's no longer a concern. You see, ANY natural (I.e. not synthetic) product has the potential to harm. Think of clays: something we consider perfectly neutral and beneficial in cosmetic applications still has to be refined and tested to ensure that what we've dug out of the ground to slather on our skin doesn't contain harmful ingredients. Petroleum products are no different.

You can may increase irritation

No it isn't you put your regular moisturiser on your face first then add a thin layer of vaseline which then keeps mpisture locked in.

Yes. I recommend my eczema patients to lather on petrolatum as their moisturizer or over

Slugging should not be done with active ingredients like adapalene, retinoids, vit c, AHA's or BHA's as it seals in those ingredients underneath. It will most likely lead to more irritation which defeats the whole purpose of slugging in the first place.

Pimples take on the orders of few weeks to develop. What you see the next day is merely ones that is ready to erupt and not from slugging. Now if you’ve been slugging for fee weeks and then see increased in pimples then that could be more of a possibility

No.

Yes

The concept or use of petrolatum itself doesn’t but everyone’s skin is different

I am milia and acne prone. From my experience, it generally really depends on my skin's state and stress level. It's why I general prefer to use vaseline during the night when I am able to relax and my body temperature does not fluctuate much from external reasons.

Vaseline sits on the skin as an occlusive, it provides an irritant free barrier for your skin. Hospitals have been using it for burn patients and as she said it is a good ointment for cuts etc. Butters do not provide that. Think of it as a shield for your skin keeping moisture in and environmental irritants out.

Great for that too

Petrolatum is the right way it is also known as petroleum jelly

@@dr.jennyliu learned something new today. Thank you😊

Petrolatum and petroleum jelly are actually the same thing. They are both semisolid mixtures of hydrocarbons. The term "petrolatum" is actually a more technical term for petroleum jelly, which is often used in the cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries. So, in terms of their chemical composition, petrolatum and petroleum jelly are identical.

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They are two different words for two potentially different products. Not all petroleum jelly is cosmetic grade and appropriate for skin, but all petrolatum is.