http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2000/05/28/vaseline-yeast-infections.aspxThe topical use of petroleum jelly (Vaseline) on premature infants in a neonatal intensive care unit was shown in this study to cause a tremendous increase in the risk of systemic candidiasis (yeast infections). This association was discovered when aenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2000/05/28/vaseline-yeast-infections.aspx#40435Wed, 11 Jun 2008 03:44:20 GMT24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:40435PollyH<p>A long time ago, I had dry sinuses. A coworker suggested that I use vaseline to relieve the symptoms. It worked, but now I wonder if that contributed to my present problem with sinusitis. The Mayo Clinic finds that fungus / yeast is often present in cases of sinusitis. Maybe the vaseline made that tissue more susceptible to such an infection. </p> <img src="http://articles.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=40435" width="1" height="1">