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Petroleum Jelly and Flammability

7/12/2004

 
name         Peter W.
status       other
age          40s

Question -   My son (14) asked the origins of Petroleum Jelly,
Vaseline, we found that. He then asked as it was petroleum / oil byproduct based, is it therefore
flammable / explosive?
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Petroleum jelly is flammable, but not very, because it is not very volatile
and so the supply of oxygen necessary for combustion is limited.
Approximately, it is a bit more flammable than paraffin wax.

Vince Calder
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