Vaseline 250ml Original Pure Petroleum Jelly Pack of 3 [Personal Care]

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Features

  • Vaseline Original Pure Petroleum Jelly 250ml
  • Perfect for keeping skin healthy and protected from the elements
  • Effective emollient for skin and lips
  • A mixture of mineral oils, paraffin and microcrystalline waxes
  • Pack of 3

Product Details

Product Description

Vaseline Petroleum Jelly is a mixture of mineral oils, paraffin and microcrystalline waxes that, when blended together; create something remarkable - a smooth jelly that has a melting point just above body temperature. The result - it literally melts into skin, flowing into the spaces between cells and the gaps in our lipid barrier. Once there, it re-solidifies, locking itself in place. Vaseline Petroleum Jelly serves two functions: First it helps keep the outside world out - it protects skin from the effects of weather and exposure. Second, it acts like a sealant to help keep the inside world in - it forms an occlusive barrier to the natural water loss of our skin. So skin that is dry and chapped is protected from drying elements, enabling skin-softening moisture to build up naturally from within the skin. Petroleum was first found and extracted from something called íä‰åñrod waxíä‰åŒ a waste product that had to be periodically removed from oil rig pumps. The oil rig workers had been using this íä‰åñrod waxíä‰åŒ in a similar way to how we use Vaseline now. In 1859 Robert Chesebrough went to the oil fields in Titusville, Pennsylvania and discovered this íä‰åñrod waxíä‰åŒ and saw the massive potential it had, he took a sample home and extracted the Petroleum Jelly which he called Vaseline.

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