PARAFFINUM LIQUIDUM
Liquid paraffin is the English name recorded for PARAFFINUM LIQUIDUM. The entry identifies it as white mineral oil from petroleum, highly refined and consisting of a complex combination of liquid hydrocarbons. It also lists Paraffin oils. Liquid hydrocarbons from petroleum as a chemical designation.
What it is
Liquid paraffin is the English name recorded for PARAFFINUM LIQUIDUM. The entry identifies it as white mineral oil from petroleum, highly refined and consisting of a complex combination of liquid hydrocarbons. It also lists Paraffin oils. Liquid hydrocarbons from petroleum as a chemical designation.
The description states saturated hydrocarbons with carbon numbers predominantly between C15 and C50, obtained after intensive treatment of a petroleum fraction. CAS and EC numbers appear in two references, so the identification should preserve the set presented in the entry.
What it does in a formula
PARAFFINUM LIQUIDUM is classified as ANTISTATIC, SKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT, SKIN PROTECTING and SOLVENT. The entry brings together antistatic, skin-conditioning with an emollient classification, skin-protecting and solvent categories.
Those classifications describe technical roles assigned to liquid paraffin within a cosmetic composition. They do not state concentration, combination with other components or the final result of a particular package.
Conditions and care
This entry does not provide a cosmetic restriction, maximum concentration, condition of use or other regulation for PARAFFINUM LIQUIDUM. The technical description gives general treatment steps, but does not provide data about a specific package or batch.
The absence of those fields is not a safety assessment. It only indicates that the displayed record cannot establish a numerical limit, individual guidance or conclusion about a particular product.
Products containing this ingredient
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