For tinder petroleum jelly on cotton balls works great, is inexpensive, and something you can make yourself
Instead of cotton balls, I've used gauze for this purpose. Works, and the gauze has other purposes. So, I carry a small tube of petorluem jelly and gauze pads, and if needed, it's there.
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