WAH. If your mother used Vaseline ANYWHERE on you, stop. Cripes. Once I knew what that stuff is/does, woah, not going near it ever again. That whole "it clogs/traps moisture in skin" and "doesn't let skin breathe" -- man, years ago, had a perm, and the stylist used Vaseline along forehead & temples, to prevent drips, or protect skin, or something. Instead, the chemicals went *under* the vaseline and basically kept the chemicals right against my skin for the entire hour. I ended up with burns on my forehead and temples. Talk about doing a serious double-take about just what's in that stuff -- the vaseline and the perm. Yow.
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Date: 20 Sep 2009 02:14 am (UTC)If your mother used Vaseline® on your hair, stop.
WAH. If your mother used Vaseline ANYWHERE on you, stop. Cripes. Once I knew what that stuff is/does, woah, not going near it ever again. That whole "it clogs/traps moisture in skin" and "doesn't let skin breathe" -- man, years ago, had a perm, and the stylist used Vaseline along forehead & temples, to prevent drips, or protect skin, or something. Instead, the chemicals went *under* the vaseline and basically kept the chemicals right against my skin for the entire hour. I ended up with burns on my forehead and temples. Talk about doing a serious double-take about just what's in that stuff -- the vaseline and the perm. Yow.