Comments on: Does petroleum jelly cause cancer http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/10/08/does-petroleum-jelly-cause-cancer/ Cosmetic chemists answer your beauty product questions! We are a group of cosmetic scientists who understand what the chemicals used in cosmetics really do, how products are tested, and what all the advertising means. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:01:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mela http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/10/08/does-petroleum-jelly-cause-cancer/comment-page-2/#comment-50787 Mela Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:04:31 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/?p=35#comment-50787 WoW. This is amazing I must say and impelled me to make a comment. I've learned a lot about petroleum in the past couple days from this website and others and my stance is, I'm going to keep using it as the need arises. On another page under the comments, a woman said her friend who had Breast Cancer was told by the Mayo Clinic to use Vaseline as a deodorant and it works amazingly. How curious. Nay-sayers claim it causes cancer, yet a nationally well known Clinic is telling a woman who had cancer to use it, on her underarms let alone. Hm. You'd think if there was any true fact based notion that this product could even remotely cause cancer they wouldn't even think of it! How tricky things are. Its hard here on the net, in public forums such as these to really know the truth with so many conflicting ideas. I'm in the school of thought, that, what harm can it do? Others have said it cannot sink into the skin because of its nature and many have been using it for years with good affect. It seems to do quite a lot of good, not only for skin but if you check around there are a plethora of other, some surprising, uses. So for those who do not want to use it on their skin, you could find the other ways to use it and make the most out of the natural resource. Also, love the comments where people are listing all that is potentially harmful. Man has dominated man to his injury. (Ecclesiastes 8:9) is this not the case, especially here. I just wondered recently, at what point did we have to start processing foods for example and then making cars which produced gases, and the list goes on and on and on. People are destroying the earth and themselves, I do it too, everyone does. Not to make this religious, but, not only is it "man's" fault, the ruler of the world is in control 1 John 5:19 "The whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one." God promises that soon though he will "bring to ruin those ruining the earth."-Revelation 11:18 Gods kingdom will put an end to human rulership and those who along with the ruler of this world abuse the earth. God will rescue the earth and people who obey his requirements according to his word. Isaiah 45:18 "For this is what Jehovah has said, the Creator of the heavens, He the [true] God, the Former of the earth and the Maker of it, He the One who firmly established it, who did not create it simply for nothing, who formed it to be inhabited: "I am Jehovah, and there is no one else" (Genesis 1:28; 9:1; Psalm 115:16) and Psalm 37:29: "The righteous themselves will possess the earth, and they will reside forever upon it."(Psalm 37:9-11; Proverbs 2:21-22) It wasn't my goal to talk about the Bible here, but it lent itself well. Soon, all of the wrongs will be made right through Gods Kingdom (Daniel 2:44) and there will be no need to worry about cancer, sickness, death, wars etc.. When God puts an end to all suffering here on earth- Revelation 21:4 Its Something to look forward to for people who care about themselves, others and the earth, an earth free of pollution and we can live how God meant us to live; healthy and happy. WoW. This is amazing I must say and impelled me to make a comment. I’ve learned a lot about petroleum in the past couple days from this website and others and my stance is, I’m going to keep using it as the need arises. On another page under the comments, a woman said her friend who had Breast Cancer was told by the Mayo Clinic to use Vaseline as a deodorant and it works amazingly. How curious. Nay-sayers claim it causes cancer, yet a nationally well known Clinic is telling a woman who had cancer to use it, on her underarms let alone. Hm. You’d think if there was any true fact based notion that this product could even remotely cause cancer they wouldn’t even think of it!
How tricky things are.

Its hard here on the net, in public forums such as these to really know the truth with so many conflicting ideas. I’m in the school of thought, that, what harm can it do? Others have said it cannot sink into the skin because of its nature and many have been using it for years with good affect.
It seems to do quite a lot of good, not only for skin but if you check around there are a plethora of other, some surprising, uses.
So for those who do not want to use it on their skin, you could find the other ways to use it and make the most out of the natural resource.

Also, love the comments where people are listing all that is potentially harmful.
Man has dominated man to his injury. (Ecclesiastes 8:9) is this not the case, especially here.
I just wondered recently, at what point did we have to start processing foods for example and then making cars which produced gases, and the list goes on and on and on. People are destroying the earth and themselves, I do it too, everyone does.
Not to make this religious, but, not only is it “man’s” fault, the ruler of the world is in control 1 John 5:19 “The whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one.” God promises that soon though he will “bring to ruin those ruining the earth.”-Revelation 11:18
Gods kingdom will put an end to human rulership and those who along with the ruler of this world abuse the earth. God will rescue the earth and people who obey his requirements according to his word. Isaiah 45:18 “For this is what Jehovah has said, the Creator of the heavens, He the [true] God, the Former of the earth and the Maker of it, He the One who firmly established it, who did not create it simply for nothing, who formed it to be inhabited: “I am Jehovah, and there is no one else” (Genesis 1:28; 9:1; Psalm 115:16) and Psalm 37:29: “The righteous themselves will possess the earth, and they will reside forever upon it.”(Psalm 37:9-11; Proverbs 2:21-22)

It wasn’t my goal to talk about the Bible here, but it lent itself well.

Soon, all of the wrongs will be made right through Gods Kingdom (Daniel 2:44) and there will be no need to worry about cancer, sickness, death, wars etc.. When God puts an end to all suffering here on earth- Revelation 21:4
Its Something to look forward to for people who care about themselves, others and the earth, an earth free of pollution and we can live how God meant us to live; healthy and happy.

]]> By: Mela http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/10/08/does-petroleum-jelly-cause-cancer/comment-page-2/#comment-50786 Mela Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:03:03 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/?p=35#comment-50786 WoW. This is amazing I must say and impelled me to make a comment. I've learned a lot about petroleum in the past couple days from this website and others and my stance is, I'm going to keep using it as the need arises. On another page under the comments, a woman said her friend who had Breast Cancer was told by the Mayo Clinic to use Vaseline as a deodorant and it works amazingly. How curious. Naysayers clain it causes cancer, yet a nationally well known Clinic is telling a woman who had cancer to use it, on her underarms let alone. Hm. You'd think if there was any true fact based notion that this product could even remotely cause cancer they wouldn't even think of it! How tricky things are. Its hard here on the net, in public forums such as these to really know the truth with so many conflicting ideas. I'm in the school of thought, that, what harm can it do? Others have said it cannot sink into the skin because of its nature and many have been using it for years with good affect. It seems to do quite a lot of good, not only for skin but if you check around there are a plethora of other, some surprising, uses. So for those who do not want to use it on their skin, you could find the other ways to use it and make the most out of the natural resource. Also, love the comments where people are listing all that is potentially harmful. Man has dominated man to his injury. (Ecclesiastes 8:9) is this not the case, especially here. I just wondered recently, at what point did we have to start processing foods for example and then making cars which produced gases, and the list goes on and on and on. People are destroying the earth and themselves, I do it too, everyone does. Not to make this religious, but, not only is it "man's" fault, the ruler of the world is in control 1 John 5:19 "The whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one." God promises that soon though he will "bring to ruin those ruining the earth."-Revelation 11:18 Gods kingdom will put an end to human rulership and those who along with the ruler of this world abuse the earth. God will rescue the earth and people who obey his requirements according to his word. Isaiah 45:18 "For this is what Jehovah has said, the Creator of the heavens, He the [true] God, the Former of the earth and the Maker of it, He the One who firmly established it, who did not create it simply for nothing, who formed it to be inhabited: "I am Jehovah, and there is no one else" (Genesis 1:28; 9:1; Psalm 115:16) and Psalm 37:29: "The righteous themselves will possess the earth, and they will reside forever upon it."(Psalm 37:9-11; Proverbs 2:21-22) It wasn't my goal to talk about the Bible here, but it lent itself well. Soon, all of the wrongs will be made right through Gods Kingdom (Daniel 2:44) and there will be no need to worry about cancer, sickness, death, wars etc.. When God puts an end to all suffering here on earth- Revelaton 21:4 Its Something to look forward to for people who care about themselves, others and the earth, an earth free of pollution and we can live how God meant us to live; healthy and happy. WoW. This is amazing I must say and impelled me to make a comment. I’ve learned a lot about petroleum in the past couple days from this website and others and my stance is, I’m going to keep using it as the need arises. On another page under the comments, a woman said her friend who had Breast Cancer was told by the Mayo Clinic to use Vaseline as a deodorant and it works amazingly. How curious. Naysayers clain it causes cancer, yet a nationally well known Clinic is telling a woman who had cancer to use it, on her underarms let alone. Hm. You’d think if there was any true fact based notion that this product could even remotely cause cancer they wouldn’t even think of it!
How tricky things are.

Its hard here on the net, in public forums such as these to really know the truth with so many conflicting ideas. I’m in the school of thought, that, what harm can it do? Others have said it cannot sink into the skin because of its nature and many have been using it for years with good affect.
It seems to do quite a lot of good, not only for skin but if you check around there are a plethora of other, some surprising, uses.
So for those who do not want to use it on their skin, you could find the other ways to use it and make the most out of the natural resource.

Also, love the comments where people are listing all that is potentially harmful.
Man has dominated man to his injury. (Ecclesiastes 8:9) is this not the case, especially here.
I just wondered recently, at what point did we have to start processing foods for example and then making cars which produced gases, and the list goes on and on and on. People are destroying the earth and themselves, I do it too, everyone does.
Not to make this religious, but, not only is it “man’s” fault, the ruler of the world is in control 1 John 5:19 “The whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one.” God promises that soon though he will “bring to ruin those ruining the earth.”-Revelation 11:18
Gods kingdom will put an end to human rulership and those who along with the ruler of this world abuse the earth. God will rescue the earth and people who obey his requirements according to his word. Isaiah 45:18 “For this is what Jehovah has said, the Creator of the heavens, He the [true] God, the Former of the earth and the Maker of it, He the One who firmly established it, who did not create it simply for nothing, who formed it to be inhabited: “I am Jehovah, and there is no one else” (Genesis 1:28; 9:1; Psalm 115:16) and Psalm 37:29: “The righteous themselves will possess the earth, and they will reside forever upon it.”(Psalm 37:9-11; Proverbs 2:21-22)

It wasn’t my goal to talk about the Bible here, but it lent itself well.

Soon, all of the wrongs will be made right through Gods Kingdom (Daniel 2:44) and there will be no need to worry about cancer, sickness, death, wars etc.. When God puts an end to all suffering here on earth- Revelaton 21:4
Its Something to look forward to for people who care about themselves, others and the earth, an earth free of pollution and we can live how God meant us to live; healthy and happy.

]]> By: Dianne http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/10/08/does-petroleum-jelly-cause-cancer/comment-page-2/#comment-49318 Dianne Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:41:29 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/?p=35#comment-49318 The product is safe as long as it is not INGESTED. That is the problem with lip gloss and lipstick. Moisturizers are also absorbed through the skin as well, so in essence they are also being ingested into our bodies. The product is safe as long as it is not INGESTED. That is the problem with lip gloss and lipstick. Moisturizers are also absorbed through the skin as well, so in essence they are also being ingested into our bodies.

]]> By: Willasmom http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/10/08/does-petroleum-jelly-cause-cancer/comment-page-2/#comment-48813 Willasmom Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:12:43 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/?p=35#comment-48813 Wow, this discussion is remarkable! I've read quickly through, what, two years of debate, which means that sweet, passionate natalie must be about 13 by now. I think I've absorbed the gist of what all the contributers think and feel on the issue of vaseline/petroleum jelly/white petrolatum as a skin care product or at least an ingredient. I'm not skilled at using logic (as in philosophy) or for completely understanding the scientific method, onus of proof, triangulation, etc. as in what researches need to be doing when they do research. I like the common sense points that many have made, such as beautyphilosopher's biographical-based insight about "if is has a smell..." or odour. I do remember my mother having a jar of the Vaseline FOREVER (it used to be a family joke between my brothers and I, wondering how long she'd had that jar, if it ever would run out and what did she use it for??? Talk about exposure to bacteria and contaminants!!). At any rate, I know there are many naturally based products out there for excema, which I have a mild case of and for which I often use vaseline to calm it down. Even plant-based, natural products can be powerful and one needs to be careful about how to use them. The fact that petroleum jelly is a by-product (like sliced cheese) of processing crude oil (or whatever it's called, forgive my ignorance) does make it guilt-inducing even if the oil is not being processed so that we can have vaseline! One think I do not understand and would like to know the answers to, is what the terminology on the websites and links posted in previous responses means... like when the authors of that article posted by Marie Anders show in their chart the terms "possible" or another one was "persistent" (from that Skin Deep website)... and when Irenaeus writes "...contamination comes through the external refinement or interference with the product..." I'm wanting to understand what that means, but even my highly skilled ability to infer meaning is getting stretched!! With much respect and admiration, Willasmom :) Wow, this discussion is remarkable! I’ve read quickly through, what, two years of debate, which means that sweet, passionate natalie must be about 13 by now. I think I’ve absorbed the gist of what all the contributers think and feel on the issue of vaseline/petroleum jelly/white petrolatum as a skin care product or at least an ingredient. I’m not skilled at using logic (as in philosophy) or for completely understanding the scientific method, onus of proof, triangulation, etc. as in what researches need to be doing when they do research. I like the common sense points that many have made, such as beautyphilosopher’s biographical-based insight about “if is has a smell…” or odour. I do remember my mother having a jar of the Vaseline FOREVER (it used to be a family joke between my brothers and I, wondering how long she’d had that jar, if it ever would run out and what did she use it for??? Talk about exposure to bacteria and contaminants!!).
At any rate, I know there are many naturally based products out there for excema, which I have a mild case of and for which I often use vaseline to calm it down. Even plant-based, natural products can be powerful and one needs to be careful about how to use them. The fact that petroleum jelly is a by-product (like sliced cheese) of processing crude oil (or whatever it’s called, forgive my ignorance) does make it guilt-inducing even if the oil is not being processed so that we can have vaseline!

One think I do not understand and would like to know the answers to, is what the terminology on the websites and links posted in previous responses means… like when the authors of that article posted by Marie Anders show in their chart the terms “possible” or another one was “persistent” (from that Skin Deep website)… and when Irenaeus writes “…contamination comes through the external refinement or interference with the product…” I’m wanting to understand what that means, but even my highly skilled ability to infer meaning is getting stretched!!
With much respect and admiration,
Willasmom :)

]]> By: Tarun http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/10/08/does-petroleum-jelly-cause-cancer/comment-page-2/#comment-48489 Tarun Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:28:06 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/?p=35#comment-48489 HI, I would give you all a suggestion that why do u want to use petroleum products when they are not good for the environment. If petroleum jelly was so gr8 then why didnt the egyptians found it. ah ha. Because they know that petroleum sux.. they were a far advanced society thats why theycould build such massive pyramids. So, the egyptiand use to use vegetable oils cause the oils penetrate deeper into the skin tissue instead of blocking the moisture in the skin it moisturizes your skin from within and keeps it healthy too.. like almond oil, jojoba, grapeseed, olive, wheatgerm, apricot, avacado oils and many more.. Wow what a gr8 natural solution so fuck petrolem man... why take chances on fools who make their money with our lives. Thanks Tarun HI, I would give you all a suggestion that why do u want to use petroleum products when they are not good for the environment. If petroleum jelly was so gr8 then why didnt the egyptians found it. ah ha. Because they know that petroleum sux.. they were a far advanced society thats why theycould build such massive pyramids. So, the egyptiand use to use vegetable oils cause the oils penetrate deeper into the skin tissue instead of blocking the moisture in the skin it moisturizes your skin from within and keeps it healthy too.. like almond oil, jojoba, grapeseed, olive, wheatgerm, apricot, avacado oils and many more.. Wow what a gr8 natural solution so fuck petrolem man… why take chances on fools who make their money with our lives.

Thanks

Tarun

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