Comments on: How to Clean Up Vaseline

By: Tara

Tara — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 08:42:36 +0000

my son just COVERED him self in Vaseline while i was in the other room nursing his little brother… ugh i dont want to have to cut his hair thanks all for posting the above ideas i will be trying them

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Mon, 23 May 2011 03:34:08 +0000

Anyone know how I can get vaseline out of the eye sockets of my daughter’s doll? One of them now has to be manually opened and closed!!!!! I’d hate to think how much is in there…….would the lemon juice work do you think, or do I risk ruining the eye completely??

By: Kathy

Kathy — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 11:59:07 +0000

Anyone know how to get vaseline off of painted woodwork without damaging the paint?

By: nikki

nikki — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:41:21 +0000

I’ve just had my first vaseline nightmare – child number 4 – had sudocrem nightmares in the past. 2 year old was in bed supposedly asleep but an hour later came out covered in the stuff – it is all over books, clothes, carpet, window – everywhere – aaarrrggghh – going to have my work cut out in the morning but glad to find the tips above

By: Kay

Kay — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:03:03 +0000

Kim,
So glad to be of help. Sounds like you had a really big mess on your hands! Let us know what worked best, now that you have tons of experience…

By: Kim

Kim — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:23:51 +0000

My daughter smeared Vaseline all over herself, her favorite blanker, my duvet covers, pillow shams and also my IPhone.
What a huge mess !
Thanks for the advise.

By: ESRA

ESRA — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:37:46 +0000

Thanks… baking soda+baby oil works fine

By: Kay

Kay — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:35:42 +0000

Wendy,
Thanks for the tip and the follow-up, too! So glad to know that if the Vaseline fairy decides to visit us ever again, I’ll have several tools in my belt for handling the mess she leaves behind!

By: Wendy

Wendy — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:08:39 +0000

BTW — I mixed the castile soap and baking soda, and her hair was squeaky clean on the first rinse. I followed it with regular shampoo and we were back to normal. Wahoo!

By: Wendy

Wendy — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:06:03 +0000

Here’s another one for you. I just spent 2 hours cleaning my 4 year-old’s room after she painted the walls with Vaseline and put it through her hair. After scraping the walls with a spatula (yes, it was that thick), I tried Dr. Bronner’s Castile soap and hot water. I scrubbed and followed it up by wiping with a paper towel. It worked well, didn’t hurt the paint at all, and is an organic fix.

Tomorrow I’ll try it in her hair with the baking soda. . .thanks for the tips!