If you have a small animal in the house, you can substitute wood chip bedding (clean or used) for the dryer lint and make them into egg carton lighters (I use paper ketchup/tartar sauce cups). They take a little bit to get going, but once going they'll burn for about 15 minutes and are very hard to blow out.

Or, if you're a cotton ball man, I find that mineral oil (pharmacy laxative or baby oil) works a little better than vaseline. It's less messy (easier to wipe off hands or absorb into skin), easier to integrate into the cotton and ignites at a lower temperature. You just have to make sure you give it a good hard squeeze before sparking it - if it's too soaked the spark won't catch.