blog — petroleum

Know the Ingredients in your Lotion [and how they affect you]

Posted by Renee Harris on Jul 23, 2021

What skin care ingredients should you avoid? For one, WATER. Find out why water in your skin care can actually be making your skin worse.

Tags: allergy, eczema, ingredients, low carb skin care, petroleum, psoriasis, rash, skin condition

Beesilk Jr as an Emollient and Beesilk Lotion as a Hard Lotion Bar...

Posted by Renee Harris on Feb 16, 2021

What's the difference between Beesilk and Beesilk Jr? Beesilk Jr is an emollient while Beesilk is a hard lotion bar. Each has its own use.

Tags: beesilk, beesilk jr, children, eczema, ingredients, petroleum, shea butter, travel

The Dangers of Petroleum Jelly

Posted by Renee Harris on Jan 14, 2020

"Petroleum is a BIG issue that often is not addressed with skin and allergy issues!" The above comment caught my attention as I perused the feedback from a readers interest survey I had put out at the end of 2019. (Take the survey here.) What did she mean? What personal experience did this woman have that prompted her to share her story with me? Here's what she wrote: "It wasn't until someone mentioned in a blog post about a petroleum allergy that the light bulb went on for me and all the allergy issues I've had for over 30 years."...

Tags: eczema, petroleum