Vaseline Lip Therapy Original
Summary
Vaseline Lip Therapy Original scores 48/100. The only ingredient is 100% White Petrolatum (USP) -- it is literally petroleum jelly in a small container. Single-ingredient simplicity means zero fragrance, zero preservatives, zero allergens, zero parabens, zero chemical filters. The score reflects the petrochemical source (the same concern across all the petroleum-based lip balms): cosmetic-grade USP is purified but mineral-oil aromatic hydrocarbon (MOAH) contamination has been documented at trace levels in some studies. For a one-ingredient mass-market product though, this is functionally the cleanest mainstream option since there's nothing else to react to. Owned by Unilever.
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White Petrolatum (USP, 100%)Bad
USP-grade pharmaceutical petroleum jelly. The sole ingredient. Cosmetic-grade is highly purified -- studies have detected trace mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons (MOAH) in some samples, but acute toxicity is essentially zero.
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