INCI ingredient

Paraffinum Liquidum Mineral Oil

Also listed as: Paraffinum Liquidum, Paraffinum Liquidum (Mineral Oil), Paraffinum Liquidum (Mineral Oil

Paraffinum Liquidum Mineral Oil appears on 40 ingredient lists in our database, most often in hair cares.

What it triggers

Paraffinum Liquidum Mineral Oil appears on 40 ingredient lists in our database, most often in hair cares.

It does not belong to any of the six groups we check, so it never changes a verdict.

We have not written the plain-language note for this ingredient yet; the facts above come straight from how it is classified.

Functions: antistatic, skin conditioning - emollient, skin protecting, solvent

in 40 products

Showing 24 of 40 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.

Functions listed by CosIng

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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