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Petroleum jelly has been used as a beauty staple for decades.

It helps provide relief to dry skin and is featured in hair care products such as gels and hairsprays.

A woman washing her textured hair

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Massage your scalp and strands thoroughly with your fingertips.

Rinse and repeat as needed.

Thompson recommends using DreamGirlsRenewing Shampoo.

Another option: OlaplexN.4C Bond Maintenance Clarifying Shampoo.

Once the petroleum jelly is rinsed out, hair may feel dry and brittle.

Fight Oil With Oil

As previously noted, petroleum jelly is not water-soluble.

It’s because it is an oil-based product.

Using another oil such as olive,baby, jojoba, coconut oralmond oilmay help.

Use Eggs as Shampoo

Whiskedeggsmay be an effective method to remove Vaseline from hair.

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