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I really like many of the ideas but #21 has to be my favorite. That one made me laugh.

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Petroleum Jelly in it's raw form was a curse to U.S. oil drillers in the late 1800's. It had a paraffin like consistency that stuck to the shaft of their rigs and caused them to seize up. The chemist, Robert Cheseborough created a gel by distilling thin oil rendered from the raw material the drillers liked to call "rod wax."
so dj had you checked out the list you might have seen this

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Petroleum jelly is NOT some horrible, hazardous product! Oil is a natural resource and it is a biproduct. Not everything natural is good for us and not everything synthetic is good or bad for us either. Petroleum jelly goes through purifying processes and testing just as many other products too. It isn't like the Vaseline company just scapes off some "sludge" and puts it in a container. Just because fossil fuels are burned excessively and have damaged our environment does not mean its biproduct cannot be healthy or useful to us. Petroleum is an ingredient in almost all skincare and cosmetic products. There really is no proof that petroleum jelly is harmful to one's health, and there are plenty of scientifc studies that show it causes no harm to humans young or old. These products have been used for a very long time safely. Vaseline does have many great uses.

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To the guy who obviously had a bad experience with vaseline...or just woke up on the wrong side of the bed. Yes, vaseline was discovered off somewhat the way you said. But the inventor came up with a way to make the same thing, in a clean safe way. I laugh that you would even suggest that is dangerous or harmful. Its probably one of the safest lubricants on the market. No perfumes, dyes etc. I really suggest you read a little bit more about petroleum jelly before you start your anti-vaseline protest.

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To the guy who obviously had a bad experience with vaseline...or just
woke up on the wrong side of the bed. Yes, vaseline was discovered
off somewhat the way you said. But the inventor came up with a way
to make the same thing, in a clean safe way. I laugh that you would
even suggest that is dangerous or harmful. Its probably one of the
safest lubricants on the market. No perfumes, dyes etc. I really
suggest you read a little bit more about petroleum jelly before you
start your anti-vaseline protest.

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Dangerous? Now THAT is funny, considering you entered this on a computer, which has far more "dangerous" products and processes for its manufacture and use than petroleum jelly. In fact, the only really dangerous use is...no, never mind. You wouldn't understand.

Or maybe you would.

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Well to say DJ is totally wrong would be easy to say but, unlike DJ, I looked up the history of petroleum jelly and found out it was initially discovered in Pennsylvania not Texas. Sorry Texas you can't be blamed for this one. The goo you refer to was called rod wax back in the late 1800 and was discovered by Robert Chesebrough, a chemist from England, who was visiting America. He was trying to find replacements for things like whale blubber and goose grease. It took him 10 years to refine the product to what we know now as Vaseline. As far as uses on people including kids... well it would be difficult to find almost anything that does not have a oil background to it that is a salve or medicine unless you go back to goose grease or whale blubber. Remember that oil is just earth process plant life after millions of years underground and under pressure and heat.

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i use it when i fart, it makes the farts slide right out

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Okay, so Vaseline is "all natural". Does that really mean anything? Let's see, the list of "all natural" stuff would include anthrax, the venom from snakes, spiders, box jellyfish and stingrays, poison ivy, AIDS, cancer, Ebola and lots of other really nasty things. Including stupidity! But then, all these other "natural" things have been proven bad for you over the years, while Vasoline has proven itself beneficial. So slather it on!

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This is one of the problem with blogs...uninformed people put up comments that are, as in this case "their opinion", which are totally uninformed and bad advice.......I am referring to the comment about Neosporin and Vaseline being just as good to "protect cuts and scrapes".....the REALITY of it is that while Petroleum Jelly may act as a barrier, Neosporin contains THREE antibiotics that are especially effective against anaerobic bacteria, the type of bacteria that often finds its way into cuts and scrapes....of course Petroleum Jelly has no antibiotics.....

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that's right? i mean... yeah... that's right! what dj said!

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Petroleum Jelly is great for battery cable ends, battery posts and great stuff for your trailer hitch ball, protects it and is good conductor of electricity.

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PAHs. PAHs, or polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, are common contaminants in petrolatum, also called petroleum jelly and sold under well-known brand names like Vaseline. Petrolatum is found in one of every 14 products on the market (7.1 percent of the products assessed by EWG), including 15 percent of all lipstick and 40 percent of al baby lotions and oils. FDA restricts petrolatum in food to no more than 10 parts per million, and requires petrolatum used in food packaging or drugs to meet impurity restrictions for PAHs (21 CFR 178, 21 CFR 172.880).

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I HAVE A BETTER USE FOR THIS STUFF BUT I AM NOT ALLOWED TO PRINT IT...

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heh heh hehh , no u didint stop watching madea family reunion u nuckle head, i watch it over and over, my husband said why ,how can u watch it over and over, it makes me laugh every time, good one though, just for humor to these comemnts about vaseline, come on what about - ashy skin ,better than some fake lotions

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It's excellent for minor burns from cooking, etc.

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Vaseline is not recommended for cuts, scrapes, burns, or on diaper rash (or any compromised skin condition) as it is not water soluble, and can increase bacteria.
It is a good barrier, and lubricant.

This is irresponsible advice on the part of AOL.

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Another product. Horse linament is excellent as pain remover for muscular aches or arthritic pains.

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My Dermatoligist and DR. both suggested it for my Psoriassis and other minor skin irritants. They both graduated from Harvard and went on to Medical school so I believe they know what they are talking about. It does help with the excessive dryness.

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My penis was once irritated from masturbating too much in one day. I don't know why, but I rubbed petroleum jelly on it and when I woke up the next morning it was like I had a brand new penis.

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