The truth About Petroleum Jelly

PHOTOGRAPHED BY ALEXANDRA GAVILLET.If you hear the words etroleum jelly,your first thought might be not a optimistic one. The oft-maligned ingredient has an unflattering origin story in accordance with OG petroleum-jelly brand Vaseline, it was discovered in 1859 by a chemist who observed drillers utilizing a gooey substance that caught to drilling rigs to heal cuts [...]