Main Difference
The main difference between Petroleum Jelly and Vaseline is that the Petroleum Jelly is a chemical substance used as lubricating agent and Vaseline is a trademark of a chemical substance
Petroleum Jelly
Petroleum jelly, petrolatum, white petrolatum, soft paraffin, or multi-hydrocarbon, CAS number 8009-03-8, is a semi-solid mixture of hydrocarbons (with carbon numbers mainly higher than 25), originally promoted as a topical ointment for its healing properties.
After petroleum jelly became a medicine chest staple, consumers began to use it for many ailments, as well as cosmetic purposes, including toenail fungus, genital rashes (non-STD), nosebleeds, diaper rash, and chest colds. Its folkloric medicinal value as a “cure-all” has since been limited by better scientific understanding of appropriate and inappropriate uses. It is recognized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as an approved over-the-counter (OTC) skin protectant and remains widely used in cosmetic skin care.
Vaseline
Vaseline is an American brand of petroleum jelly-based products owned by British-Dutch company Unilever. Products include plain petroleum jelly and a selection of skin creams, soaps, lotions, cleansers, and deodorants.
In many languages, the word “Vaseline” is used as generic for petroleum jelly; in Portuguese and some Spanish-speaking countries, the Unilever products are called Vasenol.
Vaseline (noun)
Petroleum jelly.
Vaseline (noun)
Any particular kind of petroleum jelly or of any similar lubricant.
Vaseline (noun)
A greenish-yellow coloured glass, or the colouring used in the manufacture of this glass.
Vaseline (verb)
To lubricate with vaseline.
“Even at this late date, vaselining will preserve the best of these leathers.”
Vaseline (noun)
a type of petroleum jelly used as an ointment and lubricant.
Vaseline (verb)
cover or smear with Vaseline
“the doors glide open as if their rails have been vaselined”