I've heard people talk about putting vasoline on their face to protect from cold in the winter. I have never tried, have you?
I use it on the real cold days to help prevent chapped skin. However, it does not keep my face warmer.
back in the day I used to put it on my nipples (shut up) to cut down on chafing in my short john wet suit.
I use Blistex, but same concept. It really only keeps your skin from chapping, but Blistex is also SPF 15.
Vaseline I always keep a tub of that **** in my jeep. I have never used it on my face on cold days, even though I have though of it. On longer sessions I always use it on the neck, arm pits and crotch of my wet suit to prevent chafing. It works pretty good! It also stays on your skin for a while. Has not ruined my wet suit as far as I can tell, but keeps it nice and slick. It is typically only needed because my wet suit is not new any more. The older the wet suit, the more chafing I seem to get. By the Way, There has not been a surfable wave in N.H. in the last month, and its seriously depressing.
been doing it for a few years now. It seems to help me for sure with the cold water and the wind, wether it's just a mental thing or not who knows.. Just be sure to clean your face after the session.
i've heard the old guys talk about doing it when it gets really cold. i've never had the opportunity to try it yet but it supposedly works
most definitely works. rub it on thick - petroleum-products and water will not easily mix so as long as the layer of vaseline remains, there's a barrier preventing the sub-40 water from contacting your skin directly. I've found it helps with wind as well, just by way of protecting the skin a bit, but that may be more psychosomatic than anything. For water, it certainly is a big help. As for under the wetsuit, I've been doing that in critical chafing areas (armpits, neck, nipples) during long sessions in my older suits for a long time and have not noticed any adverse effects on the integrity of my suits.
stuff works. cuts down on wind and cold. Makes it easier to get deeper in the barrel too and land those 360 flips
Funny related story - in college my rugby team had a really talented guy from Nigeria. Problem was he pretty much turned blue and got useless under 50 degrees. We once covered his arms and legs in vaseline to try to keep him warmer. not sure it worked but made him really hard to tackle! had success versus frostbite with using vaseline when ice climbing in below zero weather
Works great. Did it all the time surfing Maine in the dead of winter. ~Brian www.greenlightsurfsupply.com Shape Your Surfing Experience
