Bumping this, as inspired by this thread I have been using Vaseline on my face for the last couple of weeks, either on its own or over my usual moisturiser.
OK, I am in mid to late 50s, and for the last couple of years I have completely stopped using skin care products on my face and only wash with bar soap at night and then moisturise with a bog standard moisturiser. Occasionally I use an oily eye make up remover before the soap if I have been using certain eye make up products that need it, but otherwise just soap.
Since going onto this regime my skin has been far, far better than at any point in my life. This is the base line on which I tried the Vaseline. I applied it all over except for upper forehead. I don't wash my face again the following morning although I usually do get it thoroughly wet.
I really like it! My skin feels really soft, and the odd dry patch that I would get around my mouth and jawline have vanished. My wrinkles are fairly few and far between although I most certainly have them at my age, and this hasn't changed.
What I have noticed is that my foundation - if I use one at all which I only do perhaps one day in three - goes on far better and I have none of those rough scales appearing in my nose crease etc. I use Mac Face & Body for reference.
It makes me really wonder about all the beauty shizz that we get sucked into. All this pore-blocking, 'comedogenic' tripe that we take as gospel - I am a scientist by training AND I even had my own toiletries company at one time, and despite all the evidence I still bought into it!!
I really wonder how many skin issues are caused by the exact same products that we use to try to cure them...