White Petroleum Jelly

Product Description

White Petroleum Jelly, petrolatum, white petrolatum, soft paraffin/paraffin wax or multi-hydrocarbon, is a semi-solid mixture of hydrocarbons (with carbon numbers mainly higher than 25), originally promoted as a topical ointment for its healing properties.

After petroleum jelly became a medicine chest staple, consumers began to use it for many ailments as well as cosmetic purposes, including toenail fungus, genital rashes (non-STD), nosebleeds, diaper rash, and chest colds. Its folkloric medicinal value as a "cure-all" has since been limited by the better scientific understanding of appropriate and inappropriate uses.