Vaseline or also known under the name of petroleum jelly. It represents a kind of triple-filtered ingredient, which is completely safe for using. Many products are made based on this petroleum jelly. They are used as cremes and soaps, cleansers, deodorants, lotions etc.
In some countries Vaseline is used as a generic of the substance petroleum jelly.
The person who invented the Vaseline is called Robert Chesebrough in the patent for US.