How to Make your own Petroleum Jelly (Vasline)
Vaseline is the Trade name given to a smoothing ointment made from 100% pure petroleum jelly which was invented by a young chemist called Robert Chesebrough in U.S in 1859 when he travelled to Titusville (a small town in Pennsyvania) where the oil workers were using an unrefined form of petroleum jelly called rod wax. For this reason, he began to study the substance( rod wax) through various processes of refinement and purification( distillation process) until he was able to get a lighter and a more transparent gel which is the vaseline we use today also known as "Wonder Jelly".
Ingredients and thier functions
1. Paraffin oil 6 table spoons- This is the oil that helps to reduce thickness of vaseline since water is not needed in the production. it has a healing and a nourishing ability
2. petroleum jelly 1 and 1/2 cup- This is a nourishing agent that helps to thicken and hold the vaseline together
3. Paraffin wax 2 teaspoons- This helps to holds the mixture together
4. Lanolin 1 table spoon- This ingredients gives the the vaseline an elastic feel, making it appear thick
5. Fragrance ( as desired)- It gives a nice flavour or scent to your vaseline
6. Vitamine E (1 table spoon)- It serves as an anti-oxidant for nourishing dry and crack skin
you can choose to add colour or not to your vaseline . the colour ranges from blue, green, yellow, brown to neutral.
Production Process
- Drop a clean pot on a heat ( stove),add the paraffin oil,paraffin wax,petroleum jelly and lanolin and allow them dissolve and mixed properly
- Add Vitamin E and allow it to dissolve
- Drop the pot from heat and wait for it to cool down a bit
- Then add the the Fragrance and scoop into already used vaseline container and allow it to settle in side the container while cooling gently.
You can get vaseline container from any big market that specializes on plastics business to enable you customize your product for sale, most times, the shops that sell chemical or scientific laboratory items usually sale the containers too. you can enquire from them. now that you have known how to make vaseline, learn how to make your own moisturizing body cream, perfume and hair cream. remember you can be your own boss controlling what comes into your your skin and hair.
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