The Bizarre Story of Vaseline: How One Chemist's Crazy Experiments Changed Skin Care Forever! : 132

Join hosts John and Mike D on Take On The World Podcast as we dive into the wild tale of Robert Chesebrough, the eccentric New York chemist who transformed a greasy oil field byproduct into a global skincare phenomenon. From burning and cutting himself on stage to prove Vaseline's healing properties to consuming a spoonful daily, Chesebrough's incredible journey from Titusville's oil fields in 1859 to creating a product found in medicine cabinets worldwide is a testament to American innovation, scientific curiosity, and unbreakable entrepreneurial spirit. Is there a topic you would like us to cover? Let us know. Drop us a line and tell us all about it at [email protected]. We will take on almost any topic with Our Take On the World! To Support the Show - Check out www.coffeebros.com and Use TOTW10 for a discount at checkout. Visit for links to all of our socials. https://linktr.ee/totwpod We are a proud part of the Deluxe Edition Network .... Check out The Other Great Shows on our network at http://www.deluxeeditionnetwork.com #TakeOnTheWorld#TheDen#PodcastRecomendation On Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4v6bFimpr1SSNg7xmvjBSt YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@TOTWPod or Rumble - https://rumble.com/c/c-1178413 Citations: [1] Vaseline - Unilever USA https://www.unileverusa.com/brands/beauty-wellbeing/vaseline/ [2] Vaseline - WVIA https://www.wvia.org/podcast/pa-postcards/2024-07-22/vaseline [3] Robert Chesebrough - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Chesebrough [4] Story of Vaseline - Damn Interesting https://www.damninteresting.com/curio/story-of-vaseline/ [5] Vaseline Chesebrough - California State Parks https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=22440 [6] How A Self-Taught Chemist Made Vaseline From Petroleum Jelly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwEziLtOE8A [7] 150 years of Vaseline® History https://www.vaseline.com/us/en/who-we-are/our-history.html [8] In 1933, Robert A. Chesebrough,... - QI - Quite Interesting | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/OfficialQI/posts/in-1933-robert-a-chesebrough-the-inventor-of-vaseline-claimed-that-eating-a-teas/983643113802644/