4 Reasons You Should Never Use Petroleum Jelly & What To Use Instead

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By Lindsay Sheehan

Found in medicine cabinets throughout the country for more than 150 years, petroleum jelly (also known as petrolatum or mineral oil) is a topical ointment used to treat everything from dry skin to nose bleeds to chest colds.

Originally packaged and sold as a cure-all, scientific studies on petroleum jelly have revealed that it really doesn’t measure up to the hype. Here are four reasons to stop using petroleum jelly on your skin – and six natural products you should use instead.

4 Reasons To Stop Using Petroleum Jelly

1. It’s Derived from Fossil Fuels

The crude version of petroleum was first discovered in …read more

Source: Natural Living Ideas

    

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