If TikTok videos are an indicator of what’s trending, the beauty trend known as “slugging” has gone mainstream.
Over 100 million viewers have watched clips describing the practice, which involves going to bed at night with your face slathered in Vaseline trib.al/DFjxRAH
Over 100 million viewers have watched clips describing the practice, which involves going to bed at night with your face slathered in Vaseline trib.al/DFjxRAH
The chemist Robert Augustus Chesebrough is pleased to see that another generation has rediscovered the wonder-working powers of Vaseline, his beloved invention.
This gelatinous substance has been a staple in a range of beauty treatments trib.al/G7wBxcC
This gelatinous substance has been a staple in a range of beauty treatments trib.al/G7wBxcC
Vaseline’s story begins with the discovery of crude oil deposits in Pennsylvania in 1859.
Among those drawn to the fields was Chesebrough, a chemist from Brooklyn who worked in kerosene refining trib.al/G7wBxcC
Among those drawn to the fields was Chesebrough, a chemist from Brooklyn who worked in kerosene refining trib.al/G7wBxcC
The chemist was intrigued to find that the oilfield hands used the stuff as an emollient, claiming it helped heal scrapes, burns and other skin injuries.
He took samples back to Brooklyn and studied it trib.al/G7wBxcC
He took samples back to Brooklyn and studied it trib.al/G7wBxcC
Chesebrough developed sophisticated methods for purifying the goo.
In 1872, the young entrepreneur patented his creation, dubbing it Vaseline trib.al/G7wBxcC
In 1872, the young entrepreneur patented his creation, dubbing it Vaseline trib.al/G7wBxcC
Beginning in the 1880s, Vaseline was pitched as a beauty aid.
A typical advertisement declared that Vaseline would “keep the skin clearer, softer, and smoother than any cosmetic ever invented" trib.al/G7wBxcC
A typical advertisement declared that Vaseline would “keep the skin clearer, softer, and smoother than any cosmetic ever invented" trib.al/G7wBxcC
Soon women began publishing cosmetic recipes that featured Vaseline as the chief ingredient, along with more modest amounts of lavender, castor oil, cocoa butter, spermaceti and other ingredients trib.al/G7wBxcC
The use of Vaseline to enhance eyelashes and eyebrows may have encouraged some beauty experts to conclude that it promoted hair growth.
One beauty manual from 1901 warned that Vaseline helped hasten “the growth of little hairs on the cheeks and chin” trib.al/G7wBxcC
One beauty manual from 1901 warned that Vaseline helped hasten “the growth of little hairs on the cheeks and chin” trib.al/G7wBxcC
Vaseline had lost its luster by the 1970s.
Dermatologists dutifully recommended it, including the famed Dr. Jonathan Zizmor of New York City subway advertising fame, who touted its virtues in a guide to beauty aids published in 1978 trib.al/G7wBxcC
Dermatologists dutifully recommended it, including the famed Dr. Jonathan Zizmor of New York City subway advertising fame, who touted its virtues in a guide to beauty aids published in 1978 trib.al/G7wBxcC
Everything comes back into style eventually. Vaseline is no different.
If TikTok is any guide, the beauty regimen of Lady Randolph Churchill has returned, leaving millions of faces with that otherworldly glow that only crude oil sludge can provide trib.al/G7wBxcC
If TikTok is any guide, the beauty regimen of Lady Randolph Churchill has returned, leaving millions of faces with that otherworldly glow that only crude oil sludge can provide trib.al/G7wBxcC
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