Database/Antistatic/Paraffinum Liquidum
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Paraffinum Liquidum natural?

No. Mineral oil is a saturated hydrocarbon mixture refined from a petroleum fraction; no plant or animal input.

INCI nameParaffinum Liquidum
CAS8012-95-1
FunctionAntistatic · Emollient
FeedstockProduced by refining a petroleum distillate fraction with…

How we scored it

Refined petroleum hydrocarbon fraction (C15-C50), entirely mineral-oil derived → 0.00.
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.

Where it comes from

Produced by refining a petroleum distillate fraction with acid treatment and/or hydrogenation. No natural or renewable route exists.

In plain English

A highly refined mineral oil from petroleum, used to soften skin and lock in moisture. It comes entirely from crude oil, not from plants.

CosIng definition: White mineral oil (petroleum) a highly refined petroleum mineral oil consisting of a complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained from the intensive treatment of a petroleum fraction with sulfuric acid and oleum, or by hydrogenation, or by a combination of hydrogenation and acid treatment. Additional washing and treating steps may be included in the processing operation. It consists of saturated hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C15 through C50. Mineral oil (US)

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References

  1. 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
  2. 2PARAFFINUM LIQUIDUM. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3PARAFFINUM LIQUIDUM. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PARAFFINUM%20LIQUIDUM