Definition of "petroleum jelly" []

• A colorless-to-amber semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum and used in lubricants and medicinal ointments. Also called petrolatum. (noun)

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• "Super-cheap mineral oil and petroleum jelly may be derived from natural petroleum, for example, but they are so highly processed exposed to heat and pressure that they no longer readily break down in the environment or on the skin."
• "Un-petroleum Jelly by Alba Botanicals is a petroleum jelly alternative made from plant oils, with none of the skin function-inhibiting and pore-blocking consequences of petroleum jelly."