Vaseline

Healthy skin everyday

In the 1860's, Robert Chesebrough, a dispensing chemist, discovered something amazing. He discovered a 100% natural product, rich in minerals from deep within the earth yet totally pure, which had remarkable healing properties when applied to cuts, burns and abrasions of the skin. That product was branded Vaseline petroleum jelly. 

Keeping skin amazing

Just as Robert Chesebrough in the 1800’s, we continue to be motivated by a passion and curiosity about skin. It’s an incredibly complex and miraculous creation of nature – a set of interdependent systems and elements that even today we don’t fully understand. It protects us from adverse climate and from infection. It recreates and regenerates itself through our lives. It stretches, yet retains its form. It is waterproof, yet it can emit water. 

It is easy to take skin and all of its properties for granted, but Vaseline never has. For over 140 years Vaseline has marveled at skin, and through our products we share everything we’ve learnt over all those decades about how skin works and how to keep it in great condition. We are constantly developing accessible, everyday skincare products to help keep your skin amazing.

Did you know?

• Skin is the body's largest organ, accounting for approximately 16% of your body weight

• Every 28 days, your skin renews itself completely 

• The skin on your fingertips is the most touch sensitive skin on your body 

• Your skin loses over 200ml of water per day through evaporation  

• Every time you lick your lips they dry out a little more

• Your lips are constantly exposed to the elements; humidy has a huge effect on your lips            

Innovation

Recent innovations include:

• Expansion of our Lip Therpy range to include new lip stick formats and a Cocoa Butter lip tin! Vaseline is currently the biggest lip brand in the and our range includes Original, Aloe Vera, Rosy and Cocoa Butter.

• Introducing the new Vaseline Intensive Rescue Repair & Protect lotion, our most efficacious product to date. Containing the highest levels of glycerine in our range, it provides effective moisturisation for very dry skin that is not greasy or sticky.

• Petroleum jelly was patented by Robert Cheesebrough in 1865, and launched as Vaseline petroleum jelly in 1870 in the US.

• By 1875 Americans were buying Vaseline petroleum jelly at the rate of a jar a minute. Today Vaseline petroleum jelly is a staple in medicine cabinets across the world, and a tub of Vaseline petroleum jelly is sold every 39 seconds*.

• Vaseline and Vasenol products are available in over 90 countries around the world* (Vasenol is the alternative name for Vaseline in Portuguese and Spanish speaking countries).

• Vaseline is the number one hand and body lotion brand in the US.

• Vaseline Lip Therapy is the biggest lip brand in the UK.

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