It wasn't until 1982 that it was introduced in a smaller tube form and sold directly to consumers. A little less than a ...

This same hydrating quality lends to Aquaphor’s use as a healing ointment. “It's definitely a myth that leaving your skin open to a scab makes it heal faster,” says Dr. Tomassian.

The Aquaphor Healing Ointment is a drugstore mainstay that promises to soothe everything from dry skin to cracked lips, cuts and burns. The hero ingredients? Panthenol and glycerin, two common ...