petroleum jelly
Britishnoun
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You should not put petroleum jelly or ice on sunburned skin.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2025
The video was displayed alongside a walk-in cooler that featured an exercise bench cast in petroleum jelly.
From New York Times ● May 15, 2024
Quante points out that other forms of removal, “like lighting a match, trying to suffocate it with petroleum jelly or essential oils” can also result in the tick regurgitating stomach contents into you.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 16, 2023
However, applying a light coating of petroleum jelly or vegetable oil to all the exposed parts can extend the shelf life of your sculpted squash.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 19, 2022
Once I read in a magazine that you can make lipstick by mixing Kool-Aid with petroleum jelly.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
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