Homemade non-petroleum jelly

Vaseline is the most common brand of petroleum jelly. It is known to be a good moisturizer and help protect minor cuts and burns. As most of you know it can be quite handy in our everyday life. I used to use petroleum jelly for very dry places on my skin, such as my elbows, and for removing make up. I liked it because it had a low price and unlimited shelf life. But I am not such a big fan of petroleum jelly ever since I got interested in what is it that I actually put on my skin. Petroleum jelly is just a mixture of hydrocarbons and has nothing nourishing to it. Not to mention the fact that there are some contaminates in petroleum jelly which have been connected to the formation of breast cancer. 

Luckily there are all-natural alternatives to petroleum jelly which you can buy, or better make yourself at home. 

A product that I have found very interesting is Waxelene: https://waxelene.com/ It is made of 4 simple, but nourishing ingredients: soybean oil, beeswax, rosemary extract and vitamin E. Since it seems so simple I have decided to do my own alternative to petroleum jelly. Below you will fine the ingredients. 

1/2 cup olive oil

1/8 grated organic beeswax

several drops of vitamin E

Mix the olive oil and beeswax in a double boiler (or a jar/pot put inside of a pot with hot water) and melt. When the mixture starts cooling down add a few drops of vitamin E. Poor the mixture into a jar and let cool before screwing on the cap. 

You may add an essential oil of your choice, but I personally like the delicate smell of beeswax. You may also add a few drops of rosemary extract if you wish. Alike to vitamin E it works as a preservative, as well as having anti-bacterial properties. 

I hope you will like this alternative to the store bought petroleum jelly.