So, you were wondering why I don't just use the cheap stuff. There are some good cheaper alternatives out there that are pretty allergy free. I'm thinking here of products like Cetaphil. The problem is, they are full of things that aren't healthy, such as Propylene Glycol and Dicaprylyl Ether and well, petroleum. Cetaphil is basically petroleum jelly with some chemicals added. The truth is, I'm just not into loading my body with petroleum products and chemicals, such as mineral oil, because what goes on your body also goes in it. I cannot rationalize slathering my body with the stuff. If I wanted to do that, I guess I could go swim in the Gulf off Louisiana.
Here's a good site that outlines in a really clear way some of the problems that plastics and petroleum can cause: http://www.ecologycenter.org/erc/petroleum/body.html.
Basically, these incredibly unnatural products cause cancer, disrupt our endrocrine systems and our brain function and so on and so on. They are in pretty much every drug store and department store beauty product. It's cheap, and its bad. Look before you slather, that's all I can say.
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