OK, we need you to pay attention for a second, because we?re about to completely destroy your belief system, which can be a little jarring. Ready" Despite what you?ve somehow been led to believe for years and years, Vaseline does not, in fact, cause acne. Nor does it clog your pores or lead to breakouts or blackheads or any other scary skin problem. In fact, a layer of Vaseline could very possibly be the exact cure for your zits you?ve been looking for. Just hear us out.
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The technique is called the slug life, and the skin-care experts (really; these guys eat, sleep, and breathe the many scientific facets of skin-care products) at Reddit?s Skincare Addiction are obsessed with it. Basically, it involves slathering an occlusive moisturizer?a.k.a. Vaseline or other petroleum jelly-based products, which don?t actually moisturize, but instead create a barrier on your skin to trap hydration and prevent water from escaping?over your usual moisturizer at night, and?that?s it. Slathering your face in a layer of coddling, hug-like hydration not only makes all of the serums, moisturizers, and acne products underneath it a billion times more effective, but it also helps your skin repair and heal itself, all of which leads to a smoother, calmer, more-even complexion, with way fewer breakouts. Photo: ImaxTree
?If you have acne, you want your skin to be well-lubricated at all times to help your skin barrier repair i...