Petroleum jelly
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Petroleum jelly, petrolatum, white petrolatum, soft paraffin, or multi-hydrocarbon, CAS number 8009-03-8, is a semi-solid mixture of hydrocarbons, commonly promoted as a topical ointment for its heali
Petroleum jelly
Original US patent application for the Vaseline product
Mineral oil
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Mineral oil is any of various colorless, odorless, light mixtures of higher alkanes from a mineral source, particularly a distillate of petroleum, as distinct from usually edible vegetable oils.
Petroleum jelly
…inappropriate uses. It is widely recognized as a skin protectant and is in common use for cosmetic skin care, where it is often loosely referred to as mineral oil. In 1273, Marco Polo described the exportation of Baku oil by hundreds of camels and ships for burning and as an ointment for treating mange…
Bottle of mineral oil as sold in United States.
An electrical radiator that uses mineral oil as a heat transfer fluid
A freshly oiled cutting board