The role of mineral oil in cosmetics

Mineral Oil has high moisturizing capacity. Its main function is to moisturize and lock Water to form a smooth skin surface. Mineral oil has low inertia, high reactivity, low sensitization and good sealing, and can prevent skin from evaporating water. In cosmetics mineral oil has high moisturizing capacity, its main function is to moisturize and lock water, and form a smooth skin surface. Mineral oil has low inertia, high reactivity, low sensitization and good sealing, and can prevent skin from evaporating water.
In brief, mineral oil is the base oil extracted from rock by physical distillation. It is called mineral oil, also known as white oil. It can be used as the base oil for ointment and softener, such as hair cream, hair oil, lipstick, facial oil, skin care oil, sunscreen oil, baby oil, and snow cream. Cosmetic grade white oil has high moisturizing ability in skin care products. Its main function is to moisturize and lock water to form a smooth skin surface. Because mineral oil is inert, highly reactive, and has low sensitivity and good sealing properties, it has the effect of moisture evaporation from the skin. Therefore, it is often used as a moisturizing agent in baby oil, emulsion or cream. In addition, because of its good oil-soluble nature, it will also appear in makeup remover oil or make-up remover.
There is no data to show that mineral oil used in cosmetic grade can cause cancer, and there are a lot of tests that prove that the two are not related, so let's not take it out of context, thinking that mineral oil can cause cancer is not necessary. Now Mumu tells you that mineral oil is not carcinogenic, so everyone will. Rest assured of using mineral oil products.
We can divide acne into one grade, for example, in 0-5 grade acne, grade 5 is the highest, and cosmetics grade acne is usually 1-2 grade. Impurities in mineral oil can easily clog pores if they are not removed, but the mineral oil used in regular cosmetics is purified and can be safely used. But if you use skin care / cosmetics that contain mineral oil and other acne-causing ingredients at the same time, it will have an impact on our skin. Therefore, products containing mineral oil should not be used with products containing acne-inducing ingredients, which generally will not Lead to pore clogging and acne.
2026-09-08
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