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Could the shine of your skin fuel an oil lamp?

01.08.2008

Submitted by tmeronek on Tue, 01/08/2008 - 1:06am.
The Bite:
It could if your soft-as-a-baby's-butt-ness comes from products made from petrolatum (aka oil). Petrolatum's an ingredient in a lot of body products (lip balm, moisturizer, mustache wax), and it's made from petroleum. Luckily, switching to eco-fab alternatives is even less painful than seeing shiny-faced teen photos of yourself.
The Benefits: 
  • Leaving oily to the pubescent. Unlike alternatives such as coconut oil, petroleum is not a renewable resource, so once it's gone, it's gone.
  • Protecting your health. Petrolatum's already listed as a probable human carcinogen under the EU's Dangerous Substances Directive, but it's found in one out of 14 body-care products in the United States.
  • Better options are plentiful. Petrolatum's in a lot of products, but you don't have to give up lip balm - or 'stache wax - since there are plenty of great alternatives.
Personally Speaking: 
In her teens, Heather used Vaseline to moisturize and gloss up her lips, like, 10 times a day, but swears that Un-Petroleum Jelly does the job just as well, if not better.
Wanna Try: 
Avoid cosmetics that include petrolatum on their ingredients lists - and check out our faves:

Cocktail Fact

Vaseline's founder, Richard Chesebrough, traveled around NY demo-ing the product by burning his skin with acid, then spreading Vaseline on the injury and showing healed past injuries.

Bang For The Bite

If 10,000 Biters opt for a bottle of Un-Petroleum instead of Vaseline, we'll avert the weight of 15 teenagers in petrolatum.

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