Petroleum (aka petrolatum) is naturally formed from crude oil. It is flammable and recovered mostly through oil drilling. Don't be fooled by that word "naturally". Although it provides faster healing to cuts and scrapes, this stuff is toxic!
It is found in one of every 14 products with no limitations to the amount used.
READ LABELS BEFORE BUYING!
I've found this ingredient in baby lotions, Vicks, Chapstick, Aquaphor, Triple Paste, Desitin, Vaseline products, Triple Antibiotic Ointment, Gold Bond Lotion and even nipple creams used to sooth nursing mothers!
One in every 8 girls, born today, is expected to get breast cancer. One in 30 is expected to die from it. Breast tissue is more sensitive, to carcinogens, than any other tissue in the body. (And they put petroleum in creams meant to go on your breasts!?!?)
Petroleum/Petrolatum is a carcinogen. Why put yourself and your family at risk when it can be avoided?
I've made the switch to Babyganics products. They make all natural products such as; shampoo, lotion, dish soap, highchair and toy cleaner, tub cleaner, floor cleaner, dish detergent, diaper rash cream, laundry detergent, glass cleaner, ect..I've most recently purchased a non-petroleum protective ointment by Babyganics. Made from plant-based ingredients. No fragrance, no parabens, no sulfates, no phthalates and no toxins. (This is not the only healthy option. It's just the one that I use)
Non organic companies can put absolutely anything in their products and put it under the title "fragrance". So, avoid buying products with that word in their ingredients. Instead, look for real scents such as, lavender, vanilla or cucumber.
Will You Make The Switch?
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