No More Mineral Oil?
Who hasn't used Baby Lotion, Baby Oil or just plain Mineral Oil to put on our skin for a little moisture retention? I know I have. Especially Baby Oil! Why wouldn't that be okay, it's made for babies... right? Since deciding that I was going to pay more attention to what I was putting in my body as well as on my body, I've noticed that mineral oil is in almost every cosmetic product out there (with the exception of all natural products). So much of the info was contradictory, use it, don't use it... Of course, this made me want to do some research of my own. Here's what I found to be the most important facts (to me)... -mineral oil is a by-product of the distillation of petroleum to produce gasoline and other petroleum-based products (from crude oil petrochemical) -found in 98% of skincare products sold in the U.S. -petrochemicals contain neurotoxins Here's how it works: Mineral oil forms a film on the surface of your skin that can not be absorbed. I
