A typical jar of Vaseline (petroleum jelly) will say to use the product on cuts or scrapes, but this conventional product should have a large instruction manual that comes with it. Petroleum jelly has a wide variety of uses around the house and it surprisingly works as a beauty aid too! This article contains a vast number of ways to use petroleum jelly ranging from making it a mascara, soothing a backache, and even fixing a squeaky hinge.

Read on and you're sure to save tons of money on products that you usually buy because Vaseline (Petroleum Jelly) has so many practical functions that can be substituted for other more expensive (and often less effective) items!