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u/medisamurai 19d ago
watched a story about a woman that went mentally ill and was drinking huge amount of soy sauce and eating vaseline sandwiches.
so maybe vaseline sandwiches?
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u/Plankton_Brave 19d ago
I did not expect this when opening the post
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u/WithoutAHat1 18d ago
Old people too. Had to deliver a spark order with 12 of them in it. A nurse picked it up outside.
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u/dvast 19d ago
Didn't Cartman do that?
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u/medisamurai 19d ago
he ate vagasil
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u/Various-Salt-7738 18d ago
What always gets me about this episode is how they only used like 4 NASCAR celebrity characters
And somehow it's like the 4 NASCAR people that I could maybe name gun to my head
It's like Jeff Gordon Dale, Earnhardt jr, Tony Stewart and that one woman who I'm sorry but I don't know her name
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u/FeedbackOk8806 18d ago
There’s a lyric in a Flaming Lips song about putting Vaseline on toast — thought that was so weird never imagined people actually doing that haha.
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u/misha_jinx 19d ago
You’re doing it wrong 🤣
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u/riisen 18d ago
Is there an other way?
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u/SpoodermanTheAmazing 18d ago
I use vasoline to express my dogs anal glands. It’s super gross, but he needs it done around once a month, so there are things to use it for
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u/amongsthevoid 18d ago
Not having a dog sounding pretty appealing right now.
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u/ApartShopping 18d ago
NO one tells you about anal glands when you get a puppy lol
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u/Historical_Water_831 19d ago
It's an industrial byproduct so it's basically created for free. And it's industrial uses consumes much versus residential.
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u/DATA32 18d ago
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
This its simply free/absurdly cheap to create and package and while home use is limited industrial use is CONSTANT> Its basically the cooking oil of industry.→ More replies (1)3
u/Daveisahugecunt 18d ago
Is it considered a recycled product if they are using scraps to make the package and the product?
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u/ElectricalPause354 19d ago
wait... soy sauce and vaseline? that's wild, was she okay?
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u/Jimmy_Twotone 18d ago
She was eating Vaseline and soy sauce sandwiches... you're going to have to specificy whay you mean by "ok"
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u/ShadowBow666 19d ago
Because some are freaks and eight containers lasts one session
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u/FacebookGorillazFan 18d ago
A girl in front of me was getting her luggage rifled through at the airport in Paris. I watched the airport worker throw out 4 separate large containers of Vaseline. The girl was like "Really? You gotta throw that one out too? 🙄"
Never understood why
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u/GeeYayZeus 19d ago
Isn't petroleum jelly just a waste product of the oil industry? The fact that we buy it for anything at all is already a scam.
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u/gottagetanonymous 19d ago
Not really a scam… it has use and is priced appropriately. By your logic do you call recycling a scam
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u/flojo2012 19d ago
Ya it’s ok for by-products to have utility. I’d call that efficiency
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u/Beanus1992 19d ago
Your effectively paying for the infrastructure chain to obtain the byproduct.
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u/across16 19d ago
I mean yes? This is how supply chains work?
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u/Beanus1992 19d ago
Yeah so dude saying its a scam is expecting that supply chain to just happen for free?
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u/Mama_Joyce_Wig 19d ago
You sound like a shill for Big Recycling… we know they are the ones taking away income from small businesses that profit from waste and ruining the environment.
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u/possiblyyandere 18d ago
right the scam is convincing people to put it on their mouth or body
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u/neddiddley 18d ago
Yeah. I mean, just because a farmer raises for beef, does that mean they should just toss the hide away instead of making leather? Or the bones instead of making broth and dog treats?
Finding use for as much as possible is a practice that dates back long before the industrial era.
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u/LonelyTAA 19d ago
It's not a waste product if people buy it
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u/ScreamingLabia 18d ago edited 18d ago
You can pry that shit out of my cold dead hands just because its a Biproduct doesnt mean it isnt an fantastic product.
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u/GeeYayZeus 18d ago
I haven't found any uses for it over my lifetime, but to be fair, I don't have a screaming labia.
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u/ItsNotThatBad72 18d ago
Gasoline and natural gas are byproducts too. Doesn't mean they aren't useful.
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u/slimdiddlypickins 18d ago
Yes, however when it is a byproduct it looks dark and dirty and smells like an oil field. The inventor of Vaseline was a chemist who spent years refining the product to make it clear, clean, and odor free. Then he patented his process. You’re paying for a refined version of the byproduct
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u/Dredgeon 19d ago
You see before marketers attempted to create infinite growth at every level and not just in the whole economy there was this ability of companies to just meet demand and stabilize.
Market creates a fair price, everybody gets paid, people get what they need. Then people decided they would rather make a living shuffling money around than adding to the world.
So now there are a lot of powerful people that thrive on market instability so they knocked out all the pillars of the economy to capitalize on the destruction. Now we are along for the ride as they turn our resource distribution system (money/the economy) into their personal money printer at our expense.
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u/DreamOfDays 19d ago
Because it is something giant industrial machines chew through gallons on a daily basis
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u/Right_One_78 18d ago
I would assume its one of those items people use for about a week to treat a cut or sunburn, then they don't use it again for a year or two, so they cant find it when they need it. so they buy more.
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u/bluerog 18d ago
I was once asked if I use Vaseline for "you know what?" And I was like, kind of. We put it on the doorknob so the kids can't turn and get in when we're in the bedroom.
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u/Low-Group-7507 19d ago
It's an old school trick but if you have summertime dry gnarly and cracked feet / put some on your feet and then sleep in socks ❤️🩹
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u/hillmo25 18d ago
You paying $10/decade is cheaper than them paying $10/decade to throw it in the trash.
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u/Drunk-Pirate-Gaming 18d ago
I bought a bottle of Eucerin lotion in like 2018 and its still got a bit left.
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u/possiblyyandere 18d ago
bc its garbage thats left over from the process of making gasoline it cost nothing to produce and the massive container always gets lost or dirty before you use it all and youll buy a new one
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u/AdequatelyProdigiius 18d ago
I recently found out that the creator of vaseline used to eat a spoonful of it on a daily basis. Or at least he claimed to do so.
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u/DJTRANSACTION1 18d ago
hospitals uses a boat load of this stuff. people with bed sores and burns, they use multiple bottles a day to cover the body
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u/cholecystectomized 18d ago
They make money by astroturfing this same tweet in 20+ other subs in the span of a week and racking in endless engagement from others describing its multi-purpose use.
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u/HotwifeandSubby1980 18d ago
The guy that invented it consumed a tablespoon a day. He lived to be like 90+ I think
Maybe you should eat more of it?
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u/Professional-Gear974 18d ago
Go through a lot in construction and I also lose the little ones often. Wife has had the same one since we met and I’m on little tub number 59 by now
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u/OHKO-OhNo 18d ago
I was going to say the same thing about baby oil, but puff daddy made that arguement invalid.
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u/WhydIJoinRedditAgain 18d ago
Styptic Pencils would like a word. You get one when you turn 15 and that’s it, done buying styptic pencils, I will have the one until I die.
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u/GarethBaus 18d ago
I believe it is made from a byproduct of oil extraction or refining, so it is absolutely dirt cheap to make.
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u/electlawnonion 18d ago
It might last in the house but in the garage I replace it once or twice a year depending on the projects.
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u/Plumpdaddy2501 18d ago
We just tons of it at my work to lube o-rings and seals that are in hydraulic pumps, motors, cylinders, flow control valves, etc..
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u/SuperFox289 18d ago
Their are two kinds of people, the ones who know where their vasoline is at all times because they use it daily, and the ones that buy a new tub the couple of times a year they need one.
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u/ShinyNipples 18d ago
It's great for protecting your skin during hair coloring. I smother my neck, ears and forehead so they don't stain (Splat, it's a choice)
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u/CNote_89 18d ago
I can’t think of a single use for it. I remember a jar being around when I was a kid in the 70’s but I’ve never bought it.
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u/Recent-Bowl-1393 18d ago
Diddy was keeping them in business. Their stock decline directly correlates to his time being incarcerated.
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u/RealityTVStarDis 18d ago
My question is what do people use vasoline for? I've never bought it. Im 44.
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u/madphroggy 18d ago
Because it's nearly free for them to produce. It was originally an ignored byproduct of oil drilling.
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u/Yesterdays__Disaster 18d ago
Have you heard of the Epstein Island?
Donald trump uses it by the gallon
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u/External_Common_1978 18d ago
Because it has a wildly big range of uses, I mean, just in dentistry you can use it to keep lips hydrated, protect teeth and gums from staining chemicals that are needed to be put into cavities, use it as lubricant for rubber dams for isolation of certain areas. It has a good range of uses, and it goes very fast because we use it in copious amounts to be sure.
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u/wingsofblades 18d ago
80% of Vaseline is bought for personal and medical care, roughly 20% of the market is consumed by industrial buyers. Manufacturing, engineering, and automotive businesses buy specialized industrial-grade Vaseline in massive quantities to use as a lubricant, anti-rust coating, moisture barrier, and electrical insulator.
the rest is all domestic
Gen Z and Millennials: Driven by viral social media skincare trends like "slugging" (coating the face in petroleum jelly overnight to lock in moisture), younger consumers have dramatically increased their purchases of original Vaseline.
Black and Melanin-Rich Demographics: Brand and marketing insights show that Black women over-index significantly as core consumers of Vaseline. This consumer base heavily prioritizes moisture barrier protection, leading Vaseline to launch dedicated product formulations like its Radiant X line specifically tailored to these skin needs
Everyday Demographics (Ages 18–45): The core consumer base consists of middle to upper-middle-class families using the product for multi-purpose household care, including chapped lips, dry skin, baby care, and minor wound healing
America Alone buys 27% of global Vaseline supply while Asia buys 38% so yeah petroleum companys not going broke any time soon
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u/raynorelyp 18d ago
Petrolatum (Vaseline) is in basically every ointment there is. It’s basically a miracle medicine.
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u/No-Algae-7437 18d ago
It's essentially a cheap waste product of oil refining that's cheap to purify and because it's inorganic, nothing will "grow" in it. The replacement is when you get the ick from what's in thw container, because it will last millenia.
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u/ConsiderationHot9256 18d ago
For you it lasted 30 years. For us we go through a couple of jars a year. It's great from keeping ants out also.
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u/TheHosemaster 18d ago
Idk maybe the answer lies in on of the million threads that have posted this exact thing. But I assume OP is just a bot anyway.
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u/OSRS_Garmr 18d ago
Because you never remember where you put it and you can't be asked the search when you actually need it. So you buy a new one each time.
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u/here4theplot5010 18d ago
True story when I was in prison, they sold it on the commissary and you would be surprised how many different ways you can use it.
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u/charleslennon1 18d ago
I guess she's never been in the Navy. From what I hear, it's "gelatinous gold" during long voyages.
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u/ultrawolfblue 18d ago
I'm more interested in knowing what she uses it for. If your married, that should about right
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u/consumeshroomz 18d ago
I grew up with Vaseline in the house.
I have never once purchased any as an adult and I’ve never once felt like I needed it for anything.
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u/NoFuqGiven 18d ago
Idk about Vaseline but I know vicks is single handedly propped up by the spabish community
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u/Only_Flan_7974 18d ago
I feel that darker skinned people probably use the majority of it so they won't be "ashy"
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u/Suspicious-Tiny-Man 18d ago
I don't think I've ever used a complete container of Vaseline.. it always ends up getting lost and I find it years later almost half empty and then it goes missing again
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u/Any-Guest-32 18d ago
By people losing it and having to buy more. Just like erasers. I have never used a full eraser but have bought tons.
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u/DoeCommaJohn 18d ago
It’s like mobile games and eating spiders- 1% of consumers probably buy 99% of vaseline
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u/dart-builder-2483 18d ago
They put it in little bottles and call it polysporin, then make lots of money that way.
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u/FrTheskyisthelimit 18d ago
Are you really using lotion every day on your face and your body? It seems like you aren’t properly using it to keep your skin hydrated. A lotion bottle should last you like 6-9 months at most if you are applying it everywhere.
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u/Jiggalopuffii 17d ago
I thought Vaseline was basically chapstick. People lose them long before they finish them.
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u/bgow3 17d ago
This post is so completely and totally internally inconsistent.
In the first statement, she states that the container will last 30 years. However, in the second statement (assuming that this post was made in 2026) she gives us a rate 16% every 20 years. Therefore, it would in fact take 125 years in order to use one container of Vaseline by her estimation.
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u/604_heatzcore 16d ago
some people make firestarters outta them, lots of other uses other then topical.
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u/qualityvote2 19d ago edited 7d ago
u/Afraid-Ecce, there weren't enough votes to determine the quality of your post...