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Petroleum jelly (also called petrolatum) is a mixture of mineral oils and waxes , which form a semisolid jelly-like substance. ... Chesebrough noticed that oil workers would use a gooey jelly to heal their wounds and burns. He eventually packaged this jelly as Vaseline.