RMS Beauty Coconut Cream -- Vaseline Alternative

~Resubmitted from my article on Feelgood Style~

A couple of weeks ago in my series on Cosmetic Ingredients to Avoid over at Feelgood Style I addressed petroleum. It is found in many conventional cosmetics and personal care products and is widely used, especially this time of year when we are dealing with dry skin issues.

But I think I have found its nontoxic equal. Recently a new beauty product popped up on my radar. RMS Beauty Raw Coconut Cream. It is only one ingredient, Coconut oil, but cold-pressed, ultra-pure virgin coconut oil extracted from fresh coconuts without the use of “high temperatures or solvents”.

 

Coconut oil is light weight but highly emollient and adds a protective layer to skin much like petroleum jelly…only without the nasty contaminants. It is also rich in Vitamin E and antioxidants, also unlike petroleum, and smells super yummy. That delicious scent is a super bonus in cold months.

 

Coconut oil is also cooling, making it a great treatment for irritated skin and conditions like eczema. So far in our home we have put this amazing product to many uses and are delighted at the outcome:

 

• Takes off eye makeup in a snap
• Toned down and lubed up the dry/irritated spots on my face
• Took care of dry, rough knuckles super fast
• Softened our dry lips
• Healed my son’s shin-guard induced eczema

 

For use on face, body and even as a deodorant! Comes in a 2.5 ounce jar and since Coconut oil solidifies when cool, will last a very long time. At $18 a jar that is a very reasonable, all-purpose petroleum alternative. And like I said before, it’s nontoxic and smells like summer…

Image from Spirit Beauty Lounge.com