Sure, the 'clean' beauty industry is constantly fixating on how petrolatum may impact personal health — but why is there not more discussion about the environmental impact of the petrochemicals in our cosmetics?
In recent years, "clean" beauty has continued to boom, and doesn't seem to be slowing down. The specific sector of the market is expected to reach $15.7 billion by 2025, according to research firm Statista. Per, "The revenue of organic cosmetics in the United States was about 750 million U.S. dollars in 2016 and is forecasted to reach approximately 1.65 billion U.S. dollars by 2025, with most of the growth in revenue being attributed to organic face creams.
Many "clean" brands and their supporters have been the ones to single out petrochemicals as questionable for consumers' health and safety; plenty of brands touting themselves as "clean" put petroleum-derived ingredients on their "banned" lists, despite the fact that the medical and scientific communities agree that. Still, outside of the "clean" beauty movement, it can feel as though petroleum in our makeup is a subject no one wants to think about.
Take, for example, TikTok's latest trend of #slugging. This buzzy, popular skin-care practice preaches the benefits of spreading a layer of Vaseline on your face before bed to trap moisture in skin. Vaseline has relied upon petroleum jelly for its hero product .
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