Vaseline benefits "Vaseline has been used and trusted by consumers for more than 150 years," says Dr. Tan. "It is a very simple product—100% white petrolatum with no other elements included." ...

Aquaphor and Vaseline are two brand names for petroleum jelly-based products. Both brands offer many products, from Aquaphor’s baby creams and ointments to Vaseline’s body lotions.

Vaseline is known to be the gold standard in barrier creams, so it’s no surprise that it offers a hypoallergenic formula to soothe baby skin and relieve diaper rash.

Vaseline is not water-soluble, ... (or baby) oil. The second step is to wash the mineral oil (and at least some of the Vaseline) out with Dawn dish detergent (keeping it out of eyes).

There are a lot of chic-looking diaper creams these days — you can even get a $28 tube on Net-a-Porter — but three of our experts chose good ol’ Vaseline, or petroleum jelly, as the very ...