Can Vaseline Burn?
Most recent answer: 09/30/2010
Q:
Vaseline is a mixture of paraffin and petroleum jelly. The latter is a byproduct in the petroleum industry. Is vaseline flammable, and if so, can it spontaneously ignite/combust?
- Marc (age 40)
Melbourne, Australia
- Marc (age 40)
Melbourne, Australia
A:
Yes it can, but it has a relatively high combustion temperature. It is very unlikely that it will spontaneously combust because it is not very volatile and its oxidation rate is very slow.
LeeH
LeeH
(published on 09/30/2010)