Step 3: In the morning, cleanse your skin to remove any excess Vaseline (use an oil cleanser if necessary).You don’t need a thick layer-as long as you’re covered, you’re slugging. Step 2: While your skin is still slightly damp from products, spread a pea-size scoop of Vaseline over your skin.Step 1: Do your normal skincare routine, but omit any spot treatments or face oils.The downside? You’re going to stick to your pillowcase (and leave some grease marks behind), so get out your white linens and accept a little facial discomfort until you get used to the slug life. Your skin works hardest to repair itself while you sleep, so slugging right before bed is the preferred and most popular method. You can slug two ways: overnight (the traditional way) or short-contact (like a wash-off face mask). Mudgil suggests swapping out your regular moisturizer for one that’s filled with barrier-repairing ingredients (think: ceramides and hyaluronic acid), like one of these below: “ Vaseline is so occlusive that it won’t let your skin oils escape, which can irritate the hair follicle and stimulate acne.” Basically, that whole “let your skin breathe” thing is very true when it comes to zits. “For acne-prone folks, I’d say stay away,” says Dr. That being said, if you’re naturally oily or acne-prone, slugging is risky. So if you’re someone who never breaks out and has bone-dry or damaged skin, don’t let the fear of acne stop you from slugging, because Vaseline is not the enemy. Vaseline on its own won’t clog pores, because the size of its molecules are too large to fit into your pores, making Vaseline completely noncomedogenic (seriously, there are even published studies to prove it).
Vaseline gets a bad rap because of its greasy feel, so it has to be a recipe for clogged pores, right? Actually, no. Yes and no-but probably not for the reasons you think. “It locks in hydration and really forces the moisture back into the cells.” Is slugging bad for acne? “For really dry skin, or eczema, I think slugging works very well,” says Dr. Slugging, however, can help repair the damage by creating a moist environment that allows your barrier to slowly heal and rebuild itself. And that’s what can happen when you go overboard on the peels, scrubs, and acids-you can break down your skin barrier, leaving it wounded and vulnerable to outside chaos. “When your skin barrier doesn’t have an effective balance of fats, the moisture and hydration that make your skin look supple, full, and plump can’t be maintained,” Dana Stern, MD, dermatologist and assistant clinical professor at Mount Sinai in NYC, has told Cosmo. Take me, crying in the bathroom mirror a few years ago: I had, in an effort to fix my facial keratosis pilaris, doused my face with salicylic acid every single night for months, ignoring the tingles and itches, until I had very slowly and unknowingly destroyed my skin barrier. So how does that apply to your face? Welp, your skin barrier-i.e., the top layer of your skin that’s largely responsible for how your face looks and feels- can get damaged (or wounded) pretty easily by anything from sun exposure to pollution to using overly harsh skincare products. “I’ll put it over stitches because it keeps the wound moist and helps it heal faster.” “We use occlusives, or Vaseline, for wound healing after surgeries,” says Dr. An occlusive, FYI (because you’ll see this term used a lot), is a moisturizing agent that creates a physical barrier on your skin to lock in hydration and prevent water loss. How does slugging work for skin?Īt its core, slugging is simply coating your face in an occlusive moisturizer, like Vaseline or any petrolatum-based formula, in order to help it heal. Mudgil mentions, slugging comes from the world of K-beauty, where moisture reigns as the most important aspect of skincare, and slugging is the ultimate way to max out your moisture. The term “slugging” comes from the idea that after you coat your skin in Vaseline, your face ends up looking shiny and ~slimy~, kinda like a slug. And if that little explanation just opened up more questions than it answered-especially like how TF does Vaseline fix your face?!-then I get it, and I’ve got you with everything you need to know about slugging, below.
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