Can the plastic in vaseline containers leach chemicals into the vaseline?

Question:

I'm worried about vaseline that I'm using on my lips. The container is made of polystyrene and fat/lipids causes plastic to leach it's chemicals, and vaseline is made out of fat/lipids, isn't it? So should I be worried since I'm putting this stuff on my mouth? What can it do to me? Is it an endocrine disruptor?

Answers:
okay there are worst things on the market that we put in our bodies. Soda drink for example: what is natural about sodas?

so for the so-called plastic leaching in the petroleum jelly just hurry up and use it before it leaches.

All plastics leach to some extent. It is worse with oils and even worse with heat applied.

However, I'm more worried about you putting a petroleum product on your lips (or anywhere on your skin, for that matter.) I recommend you go to the health food store and buy a good non-petroleum lip balm. Burt's Bees makes one, also Aunt Bees -- both are made with natural vegetable oils and beeswax. If you are worried about the plastic tube, buy the little tin instead.

Burt's Bees (click on list of ingredients): http://www.burtsbees.com/webapp/wcs/stor...

Vaseline is a petroleum, so that allow should create enough fear to say, "don;t use it". Mineral oil is another petroleum product. If you are wanting to improve on your lips, you really do need an all natural product. www.dandesoap.com carries a large array and flavors of lip Shea, it's made from Shea butter, natural beeswax and sweet almond oil. It has dual use, you can use it on bug bites, burns, cuts, scars and small wounds to speed healing like neosporin, but natural. Plus, it's non-additive unlike most products out there these days.
Not downing Burt's Bees or Aunt Bees, but both of these contain a type of petroleum even though they say non-petroleum base and it's called mineral oil, see the oil is a type of petroleum, but it's derived a different way, therefore they can actually say, non-petroleum base, because they are using a mineral oil as the base. When it's heated it's all the same due to the way it breaks down in the heating process.
I know I sound like an authority, but I've been studying, teaching and making products for many years and can tell you have about anything is made and how it's derived and how companies can get away with making other claims that will not potentially harm them. Rather come back and bit them in the butt. LOL Read the labels and check out that site and shop with a sharp eye. If in doubt, check it out on-line. Every company must state exactly everything they use to make a product if they are patented or regulated by the FDA.

Can the plastic in vaseline containers leach chemicals into the vaseline?

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