The invention proposes a cosmetic or pharmaceutical preparation containing a mixture of medium-chain, preferably saturated triglycerides with a fatty acid chain length of between C8 and C10 of between 60% and 98% and a content of saturated, long-chain, preferably saturated triglycerides with a fatty acid chain length of between C18 and C24 of between 2% and 40% as a vegetable replacement for Vaseline.
