Petrolatum

In summary, Petrolatum, Dimethicone and Glycerin, or similar closely related ingredients, form the primary foundation of most skin care products to which other compatible agents are added to perform different functions.

Robert Tornambe, M.D.: What's In That Cream You're Putting On Your Face? M.D. Robert Tornambe 2011

In summary, Petrolatum, Dimethicone and Glycerin, or similar closely related ingredients, form the primary foundation of most skin care products to which other compatible agents are added to perform different functions.

Robert Tornambe, M.D.: What's In That Cream You're Putting On Your Face? M.D. Robert Tornambe 2011

Powdered starch, sixty grains; Petrolatum, one ounce.

Searchlights on Health The Science of Eugenics B. G. Jefferis

Iron peroxide, 15 parts; Powdered rottenstone, 20 parts; Palm oil, 60 parts; Petrolatum, 4 parts.

Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 Barkham Burroughs

FISSURE OF NIPPLES: Apply Iodoform, one dram; carbolic acid, twenty grains; white Petrolatum, one ounce.

Searchlights on Health The Science of Eugenics B. G. Jefferis

_Petrolatum_ is also valuable, having little, if any, tendency to change; it is useful as a protective, but is lacking in its power of penetration.

Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine Henry Weightman Stelwagon 1886

Petrolatum alone, or with 10 to 30 per cent. lanolin, is usually the most satisfactory base for the ointments.

Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine Henry Weightman Stelwagon 1886

Petrolatum: This mineral oil jelly is used to lock moisture in the skin in a variety of moisturizers and in hair-care products to make hair shine.

Ottawa Sun 2010

Petrolatum: This mineral oil jelly is used to lock moisture in the skin in a variety of moisturizers and in hair-care products to make hair shine.

Ottawa Sun 2010

Petrolatum is not from a renewable resource petrolatum is derived from fossil fuels, which are not renewable, the inclusion of this type of ingredient in personal care products that are marketed for either their natural or green credentials is becoming increasingly unacceptable.

CosmeticsDesign RSS simon.pitman@decisionnews.com 2010