Researchers have claimed that using Vaseline for cuts is a bad idea.

Most of the people use Petroleum jelly on minor scrapes and cuts, and experts say it prevents scabs forming so injuries are less itchy. Petroleum jelly though heals faster but leave smaller scars.

The University of Leeds in a study found that Vaseline stops the body from forming its own ‘natural plaster’.

This discovery of natural plaster is a film of protein, a fiftieth the thickness of a human hair that keeps out bacteria including E.coli and Staphylococcus aureus.

Researchers said that the lack of it may lead to greater risk of skin infections. But petroleum jelly stops the reaction between blood and air needed to form the film.

It is better to leave the cut to heal with the body’s own protective barrier, which acts like a natural plaster. I would advise people to avoid using Vaseline or, if they really must, to use it half an hour after suffering a cut, since the film is then fully formed.

So it concludes that instead of using vaseline we should prefer something else, we can even use antiseptic cream. If you still want to use vaseline you will have to deal with the marks.

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