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Pros: Feels very nourishing, instantly soothes and softens irritated and dehydrated skin
Cons: Not fragrance-free, the tube isn't as compact and convenient to carry around
Best for Dry Patches: CeraVe Healing Ointment
Key ingredients: Ceramides, hyaluronic acid and petrolatum
Fragrance-free?
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Denise Primbet, Glamour, 5 Mar. 2025
For a stone-fruit glaze, Glossier’s Balm Dotcom now comes in Black Cherry, with old-school occlusives (petrolatum, beeswax) that weatherproof the lips.
—Laura Regensdorf Katharine Sohn Laura Bannister Osman Can Yerebakan Shannon Adducci, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
The key ingredient is petrolatum (also known as petroleum jelly), which forms a protective layer on the surface of your skin to prevent moisture loss and the unwanted effects of environmental hazards.
—Jamie Ballard, Allure, 10 Jan. 2025
That’s where thick ointments like petrolatum jelly (the main ingredient in Vaseline) and shea butter come into play.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 4 Dec. 2024
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Denise Primbet, Glamour, 5 Mar. 2025
For a stone-fruit glaze, Glossier’s Balm Dotcom now comes in Black Cherry, with old-school occlusives (petrolatum, beeswax) that weatherproof the lips.
—Laura Regensdorf Katharine Sohn Laura Bannister Osman Can Yerebakan Shannon Adducci, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
The key ingredient is petrolatum (also known as petroleum jelly), which forms a protective layer on the surface of your skin to prevent moisture loss and the unwanted effects of environmental hazards.
—Jamie Ballard, Allure, 10 Jan. 2025
That’s where thick ointments like petrolatum jelly (the main ingredient in Vaseline) and shea butter come into play.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Petrolatum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/petrolatum. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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petrolatum
noun
pet·ro·la·tum
ˌpe-trə-ˈlāt-əm 
-ˈlät-
-ˈlät-
: a neutral unctuous substance that is practically odorless and tasteless and is insoluble in water, that is obtained from petroleum and differs chemically from paraffin wax in containing unsaturated hydrocarbons or naphthenes as well as alkanes, and that is produced in several forms: as
a
: a yellowish to light amber semisolid mass used chiefly as a base for ointments and cosmetics, as a protective dressing, and in lubricating greases
called also petroleum jelly, yellow petrolatum
b
: a white or faintly yellowish mass obtained by decolorizing yellow petrolatum and used similarly to it
called also petroleum jelly, white petrolatum, white petroleum jelly
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