The ones people ask about
Mineral Oil & Petrolatum
Mineral oil (paraffinum liquidum on a list) and petrolatum (petroleum jelly) are highly refined from petroleum. Cosmetic grades are purified to remove the impurities that concern people about crude oil products.
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Choose your flavour- On a list as
- Paraffinum Liquidum (Mineral Oil) · Petrolatum
- What it does
- Occlusive emollients: seal in moisture
- Where it comes from
- Refined from petroleum
- Vegan?
- Yes
Why it’s in a formula
They form a film that stops water leaving the skin, which makes them among the most effective moisture-sealers there are. They are also very unlikely to irritate.
- They aren’t “natural” and they aren’t oil-free, and we don’t call any piece that contains them either.
- Pieces containing them are shown below, with the name each list uses.
Without mineral oil & petrolatum
Mineral-oil-free, by their own published lists.
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Where you’ll find it at Divina
Read from each piece’s published ingredient list. 5 pieces.
La Teinte
Lip Gloss Stain
$40
Listed as Petrolatum
Not vegan in every shade: beeswax in sixteen of its twenty-two shades, and most may contain carmine; Shy, Cinnamon, Rose, Firedown and Dazzle read vegan
Questions
Is mineral oil bad for skin?
Cosmetic-grade mineral oil is highly refined, rarely irritating and very good at holding in moisture. Some people prefer to avoid petroleum-derived ingredients, which is a reasonable preference, not a safety issue.
Is paraffinum liquidum the same as mineral oil?
Yes. It is the INCI name for mineral oil.
Does mineral oil clog pores?
Cosmetic-grade mineral oil is generally considered non-comedogenic, though very rich formulas can feel heavy on oily skin.
Is petrolatum the same as mineral oil?
Close relatives: both are refined from petroleum. Mineral oil is a liquid; petrolatum, or petroleum jelly, is a soft, semi-solid blend of mineral oil and waxes, and seals in moisture even more heavily.
How we know: every ingredient list on this site is the manufacturer’s own, read piece by piece and shade by shade, and the pieces above are worked out from those lists each time the site is built. Ingredient names and functions follow the EU’s CosIng database. This page describes cosmetic ingredients; it isn’t medical advice.
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