Waxelene ~ Review ~

I live in Houston, Texas.  Actually with the exception of College and Grad school, I have lived in the Houston Metro area my entire life.  Living in Houston there is one constant... Oil.  Yep Good ol' Petroleum, Black Gold, Bubbling Crude.  Many of the biggest oil companies are based here and those that aren't still have a HUGE presence.  The best way I describe Houston is "Dripping with Oil" (just ask my hubby I use that phrase a LOT).  Actually my husband and I joked about getting booted out of Houston when we moved back from DC with my Hybrid vehicle (a 2005 Toyota Prius and yes I still drive it and YES I get 3 car seats safely in the back seat, but I digress).

I won't begrudge the oil companies their due.  I won't even raise red flags about all the damage they may or may not be causing.  That is not what this debate is about.  I will be honest, living, working, and growing up in Houston I know too many people whose lively hood depends on the Oil industry to begrudge them anything (my family included).  But I will also not say that it is a bad thing to find alternatives to petroleum based products.  In fact I would go so far as to say that finding alternatives to those products that are so ubiquitous in our lives would be a smart and healthy path to take.

Oil has become a ubiquitous part of our everyday lives.  Of course there is the Gasoline we put in our cars, but there are so many other places Petroleum enters into our world, many of which you may not even think about.  Crude can be refined into so many products it isn't even funny.  One that is used from the cradle is Petroleum Jelly (brand name os Vaseline but is also the main ingredient in Aquaphor and many "white" Diaper Rash creams).  Many people have issues using petroleum jelly for one reason or another (again I am not getting into that debate), but there is no debating the protectant and healing properties of the stuff.



Waxelene offers and Petroleum and Hydrogenated Oil free alternative to traditional Petroleum jelly.  It is organic and all natural.  Here is their product description:

Waxelene® is revolutionizing skin care. It creates the same waterproof barrier that doctors recommend petroleum jelly for but contains no petroleum or hydrogenated oil. Instead we use our patent pending aeration process that won’t clog pores and makes Waxelene® highly effective for any kind of dry skin. Not only that, it can be used for hundreds of other things just like petroleum jelly.

Made of Organic Soy Oil, Beeswax, Organic Rosemary Oil, and Natural Vitamin E (from soybeans). That's it, no petroleum or artificial ingredients. 2oz size glass jar. Made in the USA.

It provides the same protective benefits of traditional petroleum jelly, but without the grease and without the oil. I tried in place of usually petroleum based products (mainly Aquaphor) with positive results. It is a bit stickier than Aquaphor, but I found it didn't stain clothing as bad either.

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