Vaseline
Brand of petroleum jelly-based products / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Vaseline (disambiguation).
Vaseline (/ˈvæsəliːn/)[1][2][note 1] is an American brand of petroleum jelly-based products owned by transnational company Unilever.[3] Products include plain petroleum jelly and a selection of skin creams, soaps, lotions, cleansers, and deodorants.
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Product type | Petroleum jelly, body lotion |
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Owner | Unilever |
Country | United States |
Introduced | 1872; 152 years ago (1872) |
Markets | Worldwide |
Tagline | The Healing Power of Vaseline |
Website | vaseline |
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In many languages, the word "vaseline" is used as generic for petroleum jelly; in Portugal, the Unilever products are called Vasenol, and in Brazil and some Spanish-speaking countries, the Unilever products are called Vaseline.