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INCI ingredient

Paraffinum Liquidum

Also listed as: Mineral Oil, (Paraffinum Liquidum)

Mineral oil, a highly refined petroleum-derived emollient.

What it triggers

  • Vegan originYesno animal source
  • FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
  • ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
  • SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
  • SiliconeNonot a silicone
  • AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol

What it does

Paraffinum liquidum forms a soft, breathable film that slows water loss. Cosmetic grades are refined to pharmaceutical purity.

It is mineral, not animal, and affects none of the six checks.

Functions: emollient, occlusive

Products with Paraffinum Liquidum

in 441 products

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In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • antistatic
  • skin conditioning - emollient
  • skin protecting
  • solvent
  • antistatic: Preventing and/or reducing static electricity by neutralising electrical charge on surfaces.
  • skin conditioning - emollient: Acting as lubricants on the skin surface providing the skin with a soft and smooth appearance.
  • skin protecting: Helping to avoid harmful effects to the skin from external factors.
  • solvent: Dissolving other components of cosmetics. Solvents are usually liquids (aqueous and nonaqueous).

CAS 8012-95-1 / 8042-47-5 · EC 232-384-2 / 232-455-8

EU regulation

Not on a restricted-substances annex. Listed as an allowed cosmetic ingredient.

Source: CosIng, European Commission. Informative, no legal value; the regulation text is the reference.

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