Fwd: Your Shining Face - Resolutions Week

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Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape in the new year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Jan 08, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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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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.

 

 

 

 

 

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Could the shine of your skin fuel an oil lamp?

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:

Un-Petroleum Jelly - has the consistency of PJ but made with beeswax and coconut oil ($5).

Professor Edward J. Fuzzworthy's Gentleman's Organic Beard Care Gloss - organic mustache wax made with beeswax, and jojoba and olive oils ($15).

Eco Lips Lip Balm - tons of lip-savers made with veggie oils ($4).Win $200 in Pangea Organics eco-skin care by inviting your non-Biter friends to join Ideal Bite in the next 24 hours – smaller pool, bigger chances!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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