MESSAGE FROM TYRA: What's Up with the Vaseline?

Hi Everybody,

I had a ball giving away that bejeweled VASELINE on the show! I really have used it since I was a little girl, and my mom is addicted to it too. I hope you all got my joke when I was acting all crazy. I was acting all high energy and super excited about the VASELINE giveaway because I was spoofing the time Oprah gave away cars on her show a few years ago. In fact, I actually studied that Oprah episode and copied her body movements and phrases she used, exactly like she did them. But a spoof wouldn't be a spoof without a little (or a lot) of exaggeration, so I had to be over the top with it. If you noticed, we put my VASELINE jar on a key chain to push the Oprah car spoof up one extra notch. It was soooooo much fun. I made sure my office called Oprah's office to make sure they knew it was all in fun. I love Oprah, and she has a great sense of humor and I wanted to make sure she knew the spoof was all in love. She's my idol. I actually pay MAJOR homage to Oprah on "America's Next Top Model" this season. It's coming up so you have to watch "Top Model" to see what I do. It's a lot of love, mixed with a lil' bit of spoof, done in that campy way we do things on "Top Model."

But getting back to the Vaseline. Years ago, Vaseline heard I was a fan of the product, and they sent me a bling bling jar of the product. I loved that hot little jar of Vaseline and wanted to share that with my audience. Each jar I gave to the studio audience was worth $100. I know that's a whole lotta money for some Vaseline, but it's because they were all hand beaded with Swarovski crystals. But underneath all that bling is just a regular jar of Vaseline that you can get at the drugstore or in your own medicine cabinet. I have been reading your messages and a lot of you are concerned that putting Vaseline on your face is not the best thing to do. I have very dry skin, so Vaseline is great for the skin on my face. But if you have oily or acne prone skin, you should probably keep the 'LINE (nickname for Vaseline - pronounced "LEENE") off of your face.

Today, my feet were really ashy, and I put some Vaseline on them before I put my socks on. I just got home. (I went to the movies today to see CRANK. That movie ROCKED. It was sooooo good. It was really violent though and has some sexual stuff that is too strong for the young'uns out there. So I am NOT recommending that people under 18 years old see it! That Jason Stratham - star of the flick - is one sexy dude.) But anyway, I came home from the movies and took my socks off and my feet were ash free. They were glowing!!! Vaseline came to the rescue!!!

I wanna thank all of you for all of your tips on how to get rid of my rough hands. I am trying your advice. I tried the tip today that one of you gave me that involves baking soda. My hands are soft, Soft, SOFT! I'm going to keep trying the tips. Thanks everybody!!!

Much Love,

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hi tyra,i also use vaseline everyday.after seeing that u use it i decided to use it even more.

Posted by jasmine 10/10/06 6:31 PM

Tyra, First of all, I LOVE YOUR SHOW (AND YOU)! You are such an inspiration for the young female generation (Black or White). Thank You for being You! I too use Vaseline daily. I even get some goofy comments from friends and associates about my vaseline use. I am a dark skinned sister with very dry skin and vaseline is the only thing that works for me from head to toe. I have also used it on my now 9 month old son (who suffers with mild eczema) and it works great he has such beautiful skin (Thank God). Keep up the good work Tyra. Be Blessed & continue to Be a Blessing. Mia

Posted by Mia 10/09/06 8:14 AM

Dear Tyra, I don't know why so many people got all bend out-of-shape with you rolling down the isle screaming and laughing. I guess no one has ever seen a talkshow host making fun of herself as you did. I "got" your Oprah-like give-a-way. That was priceless! Keep up the excellent work! **HUGS**

Posted by Miriam 10/08/06 6:18 PM

Hey TYRA! I used vaseline on my cracked heels as well and in less then a week I saw improvement! Thanks a lot. Now i can wear flip flops and feel sexy! We all love you tyra!

Posted by Rhidi 10/08/06 11:42 AM

Hey Tyra, my grandmother used to use Vasaline on me when I was younger all the time! Even on my face, what she would make me do was put it on all over, then wait a little while, then wipe it with a rag. I know it may seem a little crazy to wipe it off, but it really works! I am 21 now and still get complements on how soft and smooth my skin is!

Posted by Kristy 10/05/06 10:45 PM

HEY TYRA IM FROM SOUTH AFRICA AND WATCH YOUR SHOW EVERYDAY. I RELLY ENJOY IT AND RUSH HOME JUST IN TIME FOR IT.KEEP ON DOING WHAT YOU DO BEST. NATALIE

Posted by Natalie larton 10/04/06 4:20 AM

Tyra, I am 22 years old and have been using vaseline forever too. I wanted to let you know a few little secrets that I have been doing for years with vaseline. I have very sensitive skin on my face, so sensitive that I can only use cetaphil on my face to wash and sometimes I will use a mask that is non comedogenic and non acnegenic, anyway ususally after I use the mask, my face gets really dry so I do not put the vaseline on all of my face but only the dry spots and throughout the day or even in just a few hours the dry spots are gone! Also I live in Milwaukee, WI so during winter times my face sometimes gets dry spots from the coldness of the air and wind blowing, so I use vaseline on those spots too and they disappear. Another use I have for it is if your feet get really dry or cracked, which I am sure even you get once in a while, if you have slipper socks or even a pair of regular socks that are thick, before bed put alot of vaseline on your feet especially, the dry spots, and slip those socks on carefully, then when you wake up, take off the socks and your feet will feel sooo soft. One more thing, I promise, my son one time got a slight rash on his cheek and chin. I first dried it out with calamine lotion, the rash did not go away, but it got really dry, and it was not going away, so I went to my home remedy for everything, vaseline. I put it on his rash and in a couple days (about 2 or 3) it was gone. I knew if I left

Posted by Jenni C. 10/03/06 5:10 PM

Hi Tyra, That ''line is good we jamaicans love to use it.... Its our lotion and hair oil, and we use it on our babies also it makes there skin nice and soft ... Tyra i love you, you are so down--to--earth and beautiful both inside and outside-----YOU ARE LOVED.........SHERNE

Posted by SHERENE 10/03/06 6:44 AM

Dear Tyra, I watched your show about skin care,and I really enjoyed it, but I was a little disappointed,because It was Sept. 14th,on my 21st wedding anniversary and a wanted so badly to win the jweled vasiline. I hope you will have the give-a way again, and maybe I'll be lucky that time. sincerely Cherise L. Lloyd A devoted fan.

Posted by cherise 10/02/06 9:07 PM

Dear Tyra I watched the show about using vaseline, I use it on my legs after I save my legs. I pat my legs almost dry and apply it. my legs are smooth and moisturised and I don't need to wear stockings because they don't have that ashy look after shaving

Posted by Toi 10/02/06 3:47 PM

Hi Tyra, I used the vaseline on my feet after I did my usual routine and the vaseline sure did better than my lotion. Thanks a bunch.

Posted by Njari 10/02/06 4:07 AM

There is another use for Vaseline that I forgot to mention, It makes mouse pads slippery again. I hate it when a mouse has to much friction on the pad and gets hard to move. I rub some Vaseline on the pad with my hand until the pad is all covered. Then I take a dry paper towel and rub the pad down good. I apply some on the bottom of the mouse were it touches the pad and rub that a little with a paper towel and that makes the mouse slip and slide on that pad again. I know that's not the kind of advice your looking for here, but everyone has a PC and I'm sure many of you must have experienced this. So try it out. Try it out Tyra. It's good for more then just your skin. So Tyra's secret is Vaseline Emmm. Vaseline, yes, yes, YES!!!!

Posted by Steve 10/01/06 4:04 PM

Hey Tyra, I saw the skin show and tried the tip about the vaseline. It works!!! I put some on the back of my hand because that's the mostly dry part, and vaseline kept my hands soft all day. It was funny when you started acting all crazy when you gave away the vaseline,I couldn't stop laughing. Thanks Tyra!!! Love Fransette

Posted by Fransette Mico 10/01/06 2:00 PM

Tyra, I was reading the segment about your rough hands. I have diabetes and I also get very rough hands. I use Bert's Bees Rescue Ointment. It's good to use in the morning and at night. It takes awhile to soak in, but it does help. Especially with the cracks around my finger tips where I test my blood. I hope it works for you. Love you and your show. Thank you so much for everything you do for us girlies! Peace, Amber

Posted by Amber 10/01/06 8:21 AM

Could you please tell me the exact name of the weight loss body wrap that Tyra had on the show that she gave away vasoline? Thanks so much!

Posted by Deborah 09/30/06 6:58 PM