Petroleum is everywhere

Posted by Liz on November 3, 2009

Another ingredient that is quite prevalent that many people don’t realize or pay attention to is petroleum. Petroleum is found in products ranging from paraffin candles, to cosmetics, to bath & body products, skin care and more! Most of your inexpensive moisturizers that you will buy aren’t really hydrating your skin. They are putting a thick layer of petroleum on your skin so that it FEELS moisturized, rather than actually being absorbed into your skin. A lot of facial products will do the same thing, so that you think they work great and are fixing the problems, but are instead hiding them. All that vaseline is, is petroleum, the same thing that we put into our cars!! When you burn paraffin candles, and you notice the black soot? That is a result of the petroleum in the wax. I LOVE soy candles because they burn completely clean, and I know that I am not polluting the air that I and my family are breathing. Ever wonder why it seems like you constantly need chapstick once you start using it?? It’s a result of the petroleum in the product. There are many reasons that I have changed over much of my skin and body care to natural products, and petroleum is a big factor. If everyone would do a little research to learn more about ingredients, we would find that we are much healthier, as well as depleting less of our natural resources.