Just because a lot of people believe something, it doesn’t necessarily mean it is true. It’s natural companies that started slating off mineral oil. That’s because natural products are very often less effective but more expensive than those that contain synthetic ingredients, so to convince people to buy their products, a lot of these companies have started spreading lies of how harmful these ingredients (such as mineral oil, silicones etc) are. But they always fail to provide proof and back up their claims with scientific studies. Which doesn’t surprise me since I have never come across a study claiming mineral oil is bad for skin.

It is also true that parabens have an estrogenic activity but so have a lot of plant extracts so I can’t see why parabens would be singled out as bad. In any case, they are used in miniscule amounts in cosmetics and have a long history of safety (they have been used for decades without anyone reporting any problems) so until I see real proof that they are bad (and so far, there isn’t), I’ll keep using them.

Both substances also sit on top of the skin and are difficult to absorb but I guess it is possible that a tiny amount does get absorbed. I think it’s more likely they just fade away overtime rather than getting absorbed into the skin.

I got some red rashes from vaseline and it make my face itchy. They are not breakouts, just rashes that disappears after a day or 2. Not sure it was because of the vaseline or the combination of my moisturizer.

Mineral oil works better for me, less itchiness and no rashes.

How come i get so different results from those 2? i thought they should be the same.

Another strange thing is that both vaseline and mineral oil doenst just sit on top of my skin, it seems like they absorbs into my skin after a couple of hours. If i have quite alot of it on my whole face before bedtime, in the morning they are just all gone! Same thing during the day time. Is it even possible?