Vaseline is an American brand of petroleum jelly-based products owned by British-Dutch company Unilever. Products include plain petroleum jelly and a selection of skin creams, soaps, lotions, cleansers, and deodorants.
- Owner: Unilever
- Country: United States
- Introduced: 1872
Vaseline was made by the Chesebrough Manufacturing Company until the company was purchased by Unilever in 1987.
Vaseline has been reported to be highly refined, triple-purified and regarded as non-carcinogenic.
White petrolatum, the ingredient in petroleum jelly Vaseline, is refined from petroleum (i.e., crude oil).
1875 Vaseline Petroleum Jelly; 1886 Chesebrough Manufacturing Company (London)
