As part of the Avalon Natural Products family, Un-Petroleum uses only the finest plant oils, natural waxes, essential vitamins and therapeutic herbs. These skin-friendly ingredients are nature's remedy for soothing, healing, protective benefits. You'll never find common petroleum-based ingredients like petrolatum, petroleum jelly, paraffin or mineral oil -- derived from the same crude oil that is used to make gasoline -- in any of our Un-Petroleum plant-powered Lip Balms or body care products balms.