Petroleum jelly

Petroleum jelly or petrolatum is a byproduct of the refining of petroleum, made from the residue of petroleum distillation left in the still after all the oil has been vaporized.

Related Topics:
Petroleum - Oil

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Vaseline is a well-known brand of petroleum jelly originally produced by Chesebrough Manufacturing which merged with Pond's Extract Company in 1955 to form Chesebrough-Pond's, Inc. Unilever purchased Chesebrough-Pond's in 1987.

Related Topics:
Chesebrough Manufacturing - Pond's Extract Company - Chesebrough-Pond's - Unilever

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