vaseline

     

Vaseline is a genericize trademark reference to petroleum jelly. It is also a brand of skin creams, lotions, cleansers, deodorants and lubricant produced by Unilever.

Trivia about vaseline

  • Robert Chesebrough named this brand for the German word for water & the Greek word for olive oil
  • This famous brand of "100% Pure Petroleum Jelly" is sometimes used as a moisturizer
  • This brand of petroleum jelly was discovered as a byproduct in the 19th century
  • This brand of petroleum jelly was selling a jar a minute in the U.S. by the 1880s, & it's still a favorite
  • In 1880 Chesebrough Manufacturing Company began marketing this petroleum jelly
  • Robert Chesebrough produced a clear petroleum jelly & started selling it under this brand name in 1870

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