Vaseline

Vaseline

Vaseline (Vasenol in Portugal, Brazil, Italy and Spain), is a brand of petroleum jelly based products owned by Anglo-Dutch company Unilever. Products include plain petroleum jelly and a selection of skin creams, lotions, cleansers, deodorants and lubricants.

The first known reference to the name Vaseline was by the inventor of petroleum jelly, Robert Chesebrough in his U.S. patent: "I, Robert Chesebrough, have invented a new and useful product from petroleum which I have named Vaseline…".

The etymology of the word is believed to come from German "wasser" (=water) + Greek "έλαιον" (=oil). [ [http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-vaseline.html "Etymology of Vaseline"] . "The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology." Retrieved 26-8-2008.]

Vaseline has (as with the nature of petroleum jelly) no odor or taste.

References

External links

* [http://www.vaseline.com Official Website for Vaseline Brand]


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