Does TikTok's slugging trend work? We asked an expert.
The TikTok "slugging" trend involves adding petroleum jelly like Vaseline into your skin care routine to help lock in moisture.
This ointment contains petroleum jelly as a main ingredient and the company says that the ointment can help moisturize your hands, lips and even cracked feet — it can also help with minor cuts. The ointment has a 4.8-star average rating from over 54,000 Amazon reviews. We also recommended it in our guides to hand creams, healing chapped lips and face moisturizers.
Curad says this petroleum jelly product can help with diaper rash, rough and dry skin and minor wounds and burns. It has a 4.8-star average rating from over 2,300 Amazon reviews.
Strachan suggested starting off small with a hyaluronic acid, light lotion and a pea-sized amount of petroleum jelly. Your routine may be slightly different but the mechanics are likely similar: moisturizing routine first, petroleum jelly second. Here’s how Greenwald goes about it:
Even if slugging isn’t for you, petroleum jelly might be worth considering keeping in your medicine cabinet. Here are a few benefits of using petroleum jelly around your skin care routine, according to the American Academy of Dermatology:
There are three categories of moisturizers, according to Strachan. She detailed what they are and provided examples for each category below:
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