For one-and-a-half centuries now, petroleum jelly has played a pivotal part in skincare, be it to help with skin moisturising or healing. Also called petrolatum, petroleum jelly is a mixture of mineral oils and waxes that forms a semisolid jelly-like substance. He spent the following years perfecting the technique of extracting a colourless, odourless form of petroleum jelly. This marked the beginning of triple-distilled petroleum jelly products, which remains the norm till this day. Even before Chesebrough started to sell his petroleum jelly, he had tested it on himself for his own cuts and burns.

Source: The Hindu June 04, 2023 15:15 UTC