Vaseline (Petrolatum, Jelly Petroleum, Vaselinum, E905b) - glazier, SEPARATOR, sealant. Ruwa mai kama da man shafawa ba shi da wari kuma ba shi da ɗanɗano, wanda ya ƙunshi cakuɗen man ma'adinai da ƙaƙƙarfan hydrocarbons na paraffin. Yana da narkewa a cikin ether da chloroform, ba ya narkewa a cikin ruwa da barasa, ana haɗe shi da kowane mai, sai dai man zaitun.
Ana amfani da Vaseline don yin lalata da takarda da yadudduka a masana'antar wutar lantarki, don samar da man shafawa mai juriya ga masu ƙarfi, don kariya daga karafa daga lalata, a cikin magani a matsayin mai laxative, kayan shafawa a matsayin kayan shafawa na mayukan shafawa, a matsayin man shafawa (man shafawa) a masana'antar jima'i.
Excludarin ba a cire shi daga cikin jerin “abubuwan da ake sakawa na abinci don samar da abinci” ga Dokokin Tsarukan Tsarkakewa da Cututtuka (SanPiN 2.3.2.2364-08) a shekarar 2008.