Close-up of a pair of dark-skinned, wrinkled hands holding an open blue container of petroleum jelly. One hand grips the container while the other uses an index finger to scoop out a thick, translucent glob of jelly. The hands rest against a softly textured white background.

Do fossil fuels power your skin care?


The story of petroleum jelly starts in an oil well, goes from the lab to our skin, and may come to an end.

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Enviro from Hell