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Vaseline – how old it that company?? At a guess and think it must be over 30 yrs old as I remember my mum smothering it on my little sisters behinds. At the age of 13 yrs (not that long ago!) I had vaseline in my salopettes on a ski-ing holiday for my wind-burned lips, and at 30yrs going to college, I had it in my pencil case, yes, I got a degree when I was 30 yrs.

So, we have surely now determined that, if nothing else, Vaseline has never killed anyone!  Vaseline is an old favourite of everyone’s. Anything that is sore or aches in our house, we reach for the Vaseline – it even helps ease the pain when waxing the eye-brows.

To be serious, Vaseline is actually even older than me! First named in 1872 by Robert Cheseborough! Read on..

In 1872  “I, Robert Chesebrough, have invented a new and useful product from petroleum which I have named Vaseline…”   (Wikipedia).

Even the meaning of the word Vaseline comes from natural sources, meaning oil and water.

The lesson to be learned here is that we can trust vaseline not to cause reactions or do us any harm or we would probably all be dead as it is the one product you will find in EVERYONES house!

New to me, however, was the range of deodorants. I spotted them in Asda and popped them into my trolley as they were only £1 – I can’t resist anything at £1.

Derma Beauty and Double Invisible, nice names and not bad value – if they work! I am a really good tester as at around 5pm when the homeworks are still on the table, along with the beginnings of tea dishes, the dog has got into the field of cows again and the roosters are attacking the hens, (my average evening) I surely do sweat! Then hubby comes home and wonders why there is a glass of wine on the worktop!

These do work. In my opinion, they were both pretty invisible and lasted all day. They both smelled lovely and fresh and are still on the go, so long lasting also.

Derma Beauty contains ProDerma which helps protect the underarm skin and is lightly fragranced, so would suit those who don’t like it when they can’t smell their perfume over the whiff of deodorant. It is alcohol free and non-sting – my goodness, don’t you just hate it when you forget that you shaved under your arms in the shower and you spray on deodorant! I scared the life out of my kids once, running to the sink screaming (I’m on fire) ! You will not get this ‘experience’ with this mild and kind deodorant, so shave away in the mornings! Dermatologically tested and suitable for even the most sensitive of skins, a bargain at £1.

Double invisible also has ProDerma, and this one is aimed at not leaving white marks on your clothes. I hate this and have tried all stain removers on the market and may even have tried a few natural remedies – nothing works, those stains are there forever.  So, this deodorant will not do that to your clothes – A huge well done to Vaseline! Why aren’t all deodorants like this? Derma Beauty is also a non-sting formula and dermatologically tested.

Vaseline have really cute and cheap gift sets out for Christmas 2013. I love the large tin, just like the small ones, with 3 lip therapy tins inside, including the new one – Rosy lips and who doesn’t want these!

Check out the range available online and from Boots, superdrug and several supermarkets. I have included a few images below for stocking filler ideas and teachers presents.