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I have very bad eczema and have used all sorts of expensive medications, but I have found that Vaseline is great at keeping my skin supple and acting as a barrier to water and chemicals which irritate my ecezema.

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[edit] an topic ointment?

The opening paragraph of the article states that petroleum jelly is "an topic ointment"? Is that really correct, or is it "a topical ointment" or at least "a topic ointment"? Eli lilly 01:19, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Non-comedogenic?

Petroleum Jelly is incredibly good for the skin if applied daily.

Also, is it true that the creator (or patenter) of petroleum jelly used to eat a spoonfull everyday? Anybody know what kind of effects petroleum jelly would have on you if eaten? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.35.2.43 (talk • contribs) 22:28, 22 January 2005

I heard vaseline was such. Please add it to the article.

I use it as lubricant. I tried putting that down but someone reverted it. I'd like to ask...why?

I don't know why someone may have reverted it, but please note that the correct term would be "personal lubricant" -- and not just lubricant (assuming you want to say that Vaseline is used to lubricate during sex or masturbation). As for other examples of Vaseline as a lubricant, what would some examples be? Rfwoolf 18:54, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
I have it on good authority that it is effective at preventing thigh chafing for runners and hikers. I have also personally used it in my shoes to prevent blistering. 69.11.227.242 05:02, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
A friend claims it works well on the heels before socks are donned, to prevent blistering while hiking. Never tried it myself. —QuicksilverT @ 03:39, 25 March 2008 (UTC)
As far as I can tell, it'll give you unimaginable gas and make you throw up everyday.(even if you see a doctor.Believe the internet.Not doctors) It's really likely it'll kill you. Standard IANAD applies. --d8uv
More likely, it would produce diarrhea. —QuicksilverT @ 03:39, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Are there any negative effects if used on skin for an extended period of time? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 152.3.79.66 (talk • contribs) 21:13, 3 March 2005

Having come into contact with crude oil on a number of occasions, and discovering that, even after intensive handwashing, eating your sandwiches afterwards is a mistake, I'm surprised that the residues left in the process of creating petroleum jelly are apparently so innocuous: is the bone-char filtering to remove remaining noxiousness? -- The Anome 23:17, Jun 20, 2005 (UTC)

Although talked about extensively in the History section, I note that dressing burns is not mentioned as an application in Uses. Should it be? In this regard it may be worth noting the BMJ letter at http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/327/7426/1289 which recommends against its use as first aid for burns. -- User:Daniel Barlow Tue Apr 4 20:53:45 BST 2006

I organized this into sections so the paragraphs contributed by 66.11.16.57 could be moved, but they really need to be rewritten. The abrupt change in voice is distracting, and they feel unencyclopedic to me. I do feel a "Uses" section might be useful though, so hopefully someone can improve it rather than just deleting them. Decklin 14:41, 8 August 2005 (UTC)

It should be noted that some sources

http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/extract/327/7426/1289

I forgot to log in when I made the edit, but I removed the reference to use on brass instrument valves. This is inaccurate; brass instrument valves have very tight clearances and must move very quickly, so they use thin distilled oils rather than heavy, viscous greases like petroleum jelly. It is possible to use petroleum jelly as a grease for tuning slides; however, I understand it may be more likely to corrode the brass or travel through the instrument and gum up the valves than dedicated slide greases. I don't know how well it does or doesn't work as a cork grease for larger woodwind instruments, so I left that statement.

--Magnificat 16:15, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

I took "non-comedogenic" to mean "not lending itself to comedy", and was about to angrily quote some counter-examples. Having looked up "comedogenic", boy, do I feel silly now. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 213.123.227.252 (talk) 13:59, August 22, 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Merger of Carbolated petroleum jelly

[edit] A brand or a category?

All petroleum jelly brands are not Vaselin. It was strange to find Vasline the brand standing in for the whole petrlium jelly category. Please, separate Vaseline. - Aditya Kabir 09:56, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Let's leave out the graphic sex details, ok?

Kids with skin problems read this article. If someone wants to read about anal sex, they can go to that entry.

Comment: Shouldn't we at least mention it? it doesnt need to be specific. Im not trying to sound perverted, but this is an encyclopedia.--Scabloo 02:19, 3 May 2007 (UTC)

Comment: No, As in all wikipedia articles we should assume your 9 year old daughter and/or the most likely to be scarred/offended person/group is reading the article. Then we remove anything in the article that could possible offend/devastate the most fragile person you could imagine. Facts<sensitivty. ~-- —Preceding unsigned comment added by Woofmaster (talk • contribs)

I restored some deleted text, which did not include anything remotely graphic (unless you consider a mention of condoms graphic). Woofmaster, your strategy is exactly the opposite of wikipedia policy: see WP:CENSOR. bikeable (talk) 05:29, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
Exactly, we definitely shouldn't censor.WacoJacko 07:25, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
I was being sarcastic, but apparently wasn't extreme enough.  :) Woofmaster (talk) 18:33, 24 November 2007 (UTC)
It probably would have been more obvious with "Facts are less important than protecting our children" or something similar. 206.53.24.182 21:52, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Petroleum jelly vs. mineral oil?

What is the relationship between petroleum jelly and mineral oil? Mineral oil is described in the wiki as "liquid petrolatum" and a by-product of the gasoline-making process, but I'd like to know how the two substances are related -- is one "refined" into the other, or is a substance added to one to make the other? Also, both substances have similar uses (on the skin, etc.) and I'm wondering which is more useful in which circumstances. --Hapax 05:53, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] This shouldn't be in Category: Unilever brands

I'm removing it & putting in Vaseline (brand) in its place.

[edit] Nasal use of petroleum and lipoid pneumonia

In giving advice not to use petroleum in the nose, the article cited (reference #2) is a case report of a person who received petroleum-based dressings to an open wound in the chest. There is nothing in it about nasal use of petroleum causing lipoid pneumonia, and there are very few of these reported in the literature - and mainly in people with impaired cough reflexes. Making a blanket recommendation for such a rare complication may be a little aggressive.

Anyhow, here's a better reference for the aforementioned albeit rare complication: LinksBrown AC, Slocum PC, Putthoff SL, Wallace WE, Foresman BH. Exogenous lipoid pneumonia due to nasal application of petroleum jelly.Chest. 1994 Mar;105(3):968-9. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.231.71.2 (talk) 19:43, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ciliary motility

Please reference the sentence about effects of ciliary motility in the nose or remove the sentence. There are no references on Medline to support that statement.192.231.71.2 (talk) 20:00, 13 December 2007 (UTC)mrwilson