With reference to occupational health, 25% of all workers who come into contact daily with any petroleum products suffer from general skin diseases, including discomforting eczema and oil acne. Another good reason to switch is that using our benign, vegetable oil based lubricants also will eliminate unpleasant and irritating petroleum oil odors that ruin clothing. Furthermore, medical records show that petroleum misting from machinery causes irritation of the respiratory tract from prolonged exposure.

It is known generally by health care professionals that workers who use petroleum based lubes such as chain saw oil, continue to be at risk from the many dangerous consequences of daily exposure to misting petroleum lubricants. Unlike, say, oil refinery workers, field personnel who use these lubes on a daily basis do not receive on-site health care, or do they have convenient places to wash and to change oil-soaked clothing.

Our petroleum-free chain saw oil biodegrades quickly (97% in 30 days) by action of micro-organisms in the soil and water. Compare that to petroleum oils that can persist in the environment for years, adversely affecting all living things!

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