Aren’t you sick and tired of taking oral antibiotics and/or giving them to your dog or horse for infected wounds, which don’t work to cure the infection the majority of the time, because antibiotics have been so over prescribed and over used in our country. But we sure do still get the side effects, from severe upset stomach to yeast infections, to allergic reactions, hives, and de-sensitization. Sadly, those side effects aren’t even the half of it.
Our skin breaths and absorbs all the things we put on it, as well as things in the air, into our bloodstream. Yes, this includes toxic chemicals, in everything from soap, perfume and lotion to antibiotic ointments and salves containing petroleum
Remember, the skin absorbs 60%+ of all chemicals we use on our skin and hair.
The bottom line: DO NOT PUT ANYTHING ON YOUR SKIN THAT YOU COULD NOT SAFELY EAT!
Mineral Oil and Vasaline Petroleum Jelly are used in topical antibiotic ointments in order for the company to create a soft creamy salve to dispense their antibiotic formula in. Although these ointments may feel creamy and soft to the touch, the non antibiotic emolliants are actually toxic chemicals
Mineral oil is liquid petroleum which is a by-product in the distillation of petroleum to produce gasoline. Propylene glycol is typically a derivative of petroleum. Mineral oils listed as petrolatum (petroleum jelly) or C-18 derivatives are frequently used in personal care products such as lipsticks, lubricants, baby lotions, salves and oils. They commonly contain contaminants that studies have linked to cancer. UCLA studies links “high levels of exposure to mineral oils to increased mortality and incidence of lung cancer, … and melanoma” Source: PubMed.com
Petroleum Jelly, or Petrolatum, is a semisolid compound derived from hydrocarbon. Mineral oil (a form of kerosene), also referred to as paraffin oil or liquid paraffin, white petrolatum, and paraffin wax are the most commonly used ingredients in skin care products today, used as the base cream for creating an oil and water emulsion.
One risk factor of Pancreatic Cancer is exposure to chemicals such as gasoline, petroleum products, and DDT (Alguacil J et al 2003; Hoppin JA et al 2000; Simon B et al 2001).
Mineral oils are also known to clog pores, forming a barrier, thereby preventing skin from eliminating toxins Mineral oil blocks the skin’s ability to moisturize itself, leading to chapped and dry skin, which is usually the condition it is sold to alleviate. While Petrolatum on its own is not too harmful, it is often cheaply produced and the impurities/contaminants often found in Petrolatum are the concern. Frequently, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons(PAH) are found, which have been linked in studies to breast cancer.
A study done in Europe cites: “Petrolatum – Impurities in Petroleum Jelly or commonly known as Vaseline under suspicion as a carcinogen in Breast Cancer – Petrolatum Banned in products in the EU – Long term damage to health becoming evident – side effects from impurities in the manufacturing process implicated in causing cancer! “. Petroleum and Cancer: Petroleum has been noted as a possible cancer risk.
In Europe, Petrolatum has been banned from use in cosmetics unless the source can be proven and the product shown to be pure. It is listed as a possible human carcinogen. What a shame the USA hasn’t done the same thing. It’s time we caught up to our European friends and started boycotting these toxic chemically laden personal care products.
As is often the case, there has been conflicting information about the carcinogenicity and potential toxicity of Petroleum Jelly and mineral oil in the last few years. The results of each companies testing, from Independant Labs to the private labs of the companies selling these same products, can be argued forever, and any study can be criticized, but the facts remain the same….. these commonly used daily moisturizers, lip balms and antibiotic ointments with petroleum based ingredients, did produce cancerous tumors in mice.
As per Dr. Mehmet Oz: “What could be more harmless than a little shine on your rosy lips? Well, as it turns out, lots of things, because the shine in lip gloss comes from petroleum jelly. Petroleum jelly is a byproduct of oil drilling, and when you spread it on your lips, you end up eating it, which is essentially the same as drinking gasoline. Add up the amount of lip gloss the average woman uses (and consumes) over a decade, and it equals seven pounds. The European Union has banned many petroleum jelly products, and experts are concerned they could be linked to cancer. Women with breast cancer have twice the levels of hydrocarbons (substances found in petroleum jelly) in their breasts than women who haven’t had breast cancer.”
As per the (Environmental Working Group) EWG: “According to its statistics 80 per cent of cosmetic and personal care products sold in the country contain one or more of around 24 known impurities that have been linked to cancer.” “…..to avoid 1,4-dioxane, read ingredient labels and avoid any of the 56 cosmetic ingredients that include the clauses ‘PEG,’ ‘xynol,’ ‘ceteareth’, and ‘oleth’.”
None of us would ever knowingly poison or contaminate our own body, or those of our children. Manufacturers have made it increasingly difficult for us to understand and know what ingredients are in the products we use on our body every day. No parent would knowingly put a gasoline byproduct on their childs lips or even worse, an open wound. Yet, we have unwittingly been duped into doing just that for years.
It’s time we take charge of this part of our lives, by educating ourselves, our families and friends about what these ingredients are, to read labels carefully, and to put an item back if we can’t read the list of ingredients. Say NO to ingredients that are 30 letters long and can not be pronounced except by an experienced chemist. There is an alternative solution for a green and clean antibiotic cream.
My solution to this problem has been to use Young Living Essential Oil bath and personal care body products. They are pure, organic, and unadulterated. Young Living products are exactly what they say they are. They are safe to use on any age person and your family dog. You can read the ingredients, and there are no toxic ingredients used in the process of or in the final product. Finally, a totally toxic chemical free line of therapeutic grade essential oil personal care products that you can feel good about using on your baby and yourself that actually work!
As a nurse, what upsets me the most about this is the antibiotic ointments, because they are placed on an open wound with direct access to your blood supply. I was so upset, that I created my own antibiotic blend of therapeutic grade essential oils. I have used it with amazing results now for well over a year, on everything from large severely infected knee abrasions from a fall on a dirty sandy road, to a very deep puncture wound with a 1 foot long laceration from a rusty nail in our horses neck. I was told regarding the horse that he would need an open debriedment with stitches, and a minimum of 2 weeks of oral antibiotics. I chose not to do that, and instead squirted my antibiotic essential oil blend into his neck wound 3 times, (once a day for 3 days) at which point he was clearly feeling better and there was no visible infection or inflammation. The vet and barn owner thought it was a miracle.
In a sense it was a miracle. the time tested invinsability of the effectiveness of Young Living Essential Oils is nothing short of a miracle. No matter what I use them for, they have never failed me….EVER. If you’ve never used Young Living Essential Oils before, it’s time you gave them a try. They are nothing like any essential oil you may have used from a health food store, in fact that’s like comparing apples to zebras!
If you feel like I do about putting a known toxic chemical on a wound, please contact me. I would be happy to assist you in understanding what you too can do to get an effective topical antibiotic treatment without petroleum jelly in it by using Young Living Oils.
I have created an amazing antibiotic blend, available for retail purchase. Until that website is up & running, you can place an order by contacting me directly at tammybaile@comcast.net.
This is a 2 oz. bottle for $45.99 plus shipping. Please remember Pure Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils are used by the drop, not by the bottle, so this will last you for quite some time.
Tammy Baile
Young Living Essential Oils Distributor, # 1156558
I'm looking forward to helping you get "on with living" in a happy, healthy, chemical and pain-free way as I, my family and our pets have.
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