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I have very bad eczema and have used all sorts of expensive medications, but I have found that Vaseline is great at keeping my skin supple and acting as a barrier to water and chemicals which irritate my ecezema.

[edit] non comedogenic?

I heard vaseline was such. Please add it to the article.



I use it as lubricant. I tried putting that down but someone reverted it. I'd like to ask...why?

I don't know why someone may have reverted it, but please note that the correct term would be "personal lubricant" -- and not just lubricant (assuming you want to say that Vaseline is used to lubricate during sex or masturbation). As for other examples of Vaseline as a lubricant, what would some examples be? Rfwoolf 18:54, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

Petroleum Jelly is incredibly good for the skin if applied daily.


Also, is it true that he creator (or patenter) of petroleum jelly used to eat a spoonfull everyday? Anybody know what kind of effects petroleum jelly would have on you if eaten?

As far as I can tell, it'll give you unimaginable gas and make you throw up everyday.(even if you see a doctor.Believe the internet.Not doctors) It's really likely it'll kill you. Standard IANAD applies. --d8uv


Are there any negative effects if used on skin for an extended period of time?

Having come into contact with crude oil on a number of occasions, and discovering that, even after intensive handwashing, eating your sandwiches afterwards is a mistake, I'm surprised that the residues left in the process of creating petroleum jelly are apparently so innocuous: is the bone-char filtering to remove remaining noxiousness? -- The Anome 23:17, Jun 20, 2005 (UTC)

Although talked about extensively in the History section, I note that dressing burns is not mentioned as an application in Uses. Should it be? In this regard it may be worth noting the BMJ letter at http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/327/7426/1289 which recommends against its use as first aid for burns. -- User:Daniel Barlow Tue Apr 4 20:53:45 BST 2006

I organized this into sections so the paragraphs contributed by 66.11.16.57 could be moved, but they really need to be rewritten. The abrupt change in voice is distracting, and they feel unencyclopedic to me. I do feel a "Uses" section might be useful though, so hopefully someone can improve it rather than just deleting them. Decklin 14:41, 8 August 2005 (UTC)

It should be noted that some sources

http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/extract/327/7426/1289

I forgot to log in when I made the edit, but I removed the reference to use on brass instrument valves. This is inaccurate; brass instrument valves have very tight clearances and must move very quickly, so they use thin distilled oils rather than heavy, viscous greases like petroleum jelly. It is possible to use petroleum jelly as a grease for tuning slides; however, I understand it may be more likely to corrode the brass or travel through the instrument and gum up the valves than dedicated slide greases. I don't know how well it does or doesn't work as a cork grease for larger woodwind instruments, so I left that statement.

--Magnificat 16:15, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Merger of Carbolated petroleum jelly

[edit] A brand or a category?

All petroleum jelly brands are not Vaselin. It was strange to find Vasline the brand standing in for the whole petrlium jelly category. Please, separate Vaseline. - Aditya Kabir 09:56, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

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