Do they make medicated Vaseline?

How to use Vaseline Medicated Petroleum Jelly, Topical. Use this product as directed. Some products require priming before use. Follow all directions on the product package.

What is Vaseline healing jelly used for?

Vaseline® Jelly is triple-filtered, ensuring it is truly free from impurities and safe to use. This means that is often used to protect and repair the skin. Moms love it for preventing diaper rash, but it can also be used to protect minor cuts and burns, to soften skin, and to lock in moisture in dry, cracked skin.

What is petroleum jelly used for medically?

This medication is used as a moisturizer to treat or prevent dry, rough, scaly, itchy skin and minor skin irritations (such as diaper rash, skin burns from radiation therapy). Emollients are substances that soften and moisturize the skin and decrease itching and flaking.

What is pharmaceutical Vaseline?

Petrolatum is a mineral oil made from petroleum. Vaseline (for the skin) is used to help protect minor cuts, scrapes, burns, or eczema. Vaseline is also used to treat or prevent chapped lips or cracked skin, and to protect skin from the drying effects of wind or cold weather.

What was medicated Vaseline made of?

Used to treat minor skin irritations, burns and scrapes, Medicated Vaseline contained phenol (carbolic acid), which was the active ingredient that acted as a pain reliever.

What is the difference between petroleum jelly and Vaseline?

A: Vaseline is the original, name brand for petroleum jelly. Theoretically, there is no difference between the name brand and generic brands. However, Unilever, the company that makes Vaseline, claims that they only use the highest quality ingredients and a special purification and filtration process.

Is Vaseline lotion dermatologist recommended?

Vaseline is dermatologist recommended and has been given the U.S. National Eczema Association Seal of Acceptance as appropriate for use by those with eczema and people with sensitive skin. You can also use Vaseline for personal care, baby care, and for your beauty needs.

What is carbolic Vaseline?

A: Chesebrough-Ponds stopped making Medicated Vaseline petroleum jelly or Carbolated Vaseline decades ago. Used to treat minor skin irritations, burns and scrapes, Medicated Vaseline contained phenol (carbolic acid), which was the active ingredient that acted as a pain reliever.