One lb cans and 2 oz tubes were sold to medical professionals.1973: Beiersdorf repurchased all trademarks from Duke Laboratories.1982: Aquaphor tube was introduced and directly sold to consumers for the first time. 1991: A new formulation Aquaphor Advanced Therapy Healing Ointment was launched, an addition to the Aquaphor Original Ointment. 2003: Aquaphor Baby Healing Ointment & Gentle Wash were  introduced. 2011: Aquaphor Lip Repair was introduced
2012: Aquaphor Lip Repair + Protect SPF 30 was launched and
Aquaphor is launched globally by Beiersdorf affiliates in 25 other countries. 2013: Aquaphor achieved the Good Housekeeping Seal. Properties and ingredients
In a study funded by Aquaphors parent company, it was found that their "Healing Ointment" product was associated with (but did not cause) decreased redness around the wound but did not in any way perform better than other products clinically.Aquaphor is not comedogenic and does not contain any fragrances, preservatives, or dyes.Unlike Vaseline (100% petrolatum), which is occlusive, Aquaphor (41% petrolatum) claims to form a semi-occlusive barrier on the skin. If correct, this in theory should enable the transmission of water and oxygen, which is important for wound healing and the formation of a protective moist healing environment. However, no studies have been conducted using this brand to test these healing claims. Key ingredients
Petrolatum
An active ingredient and OTC skin protectant, petrolatum forms an occlusive barrier on the skin and helps retain moisture.Mineral oil
A colorless, odorless, light oil, commonly obtained as a highly refined derivative of crude oil. Baby oil is a perfumed variety of mineral oil.
Rachischisis (Greek: "rhachis - ῥάχις" - spine, and "schisis - σχίσις" - split) is a developmental birth defect involving the neural tube. This anomaly occurs in utero, when the posterior neuropore of the neural tube fails to close by the 27th intrauterine day. As a consequence the vertebrae overlying the open portion of the spinal cord do not fully form and remain unfused and open, leaving the spinal cord exposed. Patients with rachischisis have motor and sensory deficits, chronic infections, and disturbances in bladder function. This defect often occurs with anencephaly. Craniorachischisis is a variant of rachischisis that occurs when the entire spinal cord and brain are exposed – simultaneous complete rachischisis and anencephaly. It is incompatible with life; affected pregnancies often end in miscarriage or stillbirth. Infants born alive with craniorachischisis die soon after birth. Presentation
Interactions with other developmental deformities
Rachischisis is a complex condition and presents itself along with other deformities. Other deformities are typically those of the face, neck, spine and head. It is extremely common for rachischisis to develop in conjunction with aplasia (a condition in which a tissue or organ does not develop fully).Acrania is a developmental defect in which the bones with the cranial vault do not develop correctly and brain does not develop fully. Rachischisis can develop in conjunction with acrania, causing further damage to the brain and spinal regions. In the absence of acrania, patients with rachischisis still have a high mortality rate.Anencephaly is a condition in which the baby develops with an open skull in some region.