MINERAL OIL
Uses: Fragrance Ingredient; Hair Conditioning Agent; Skin-Conditioning Agent - Emollient; Skin-Conditioning Agent - Occlusive; Skin Protectant; Solvent; Antistatic; perfuming; Skin protecting
Listed on labels as:
DEOBASE; HEAVY MINERAL OIL; LIGHT MINERAL OIL; LIQUID PARAFFIN; LIQUID PETROLATUM; PARAFFIN OIL; PARAFFIN OILS; PARAFFINUM LIQUIDUM; PROLATUM OIL; WHITE MINERAL OIL, PETROLEUM; PETROLEUM WHITE MINERAL OIL
The cosmetics data base of the Environmental Working Group (EWG) lists mineral oil under the following categories:
- Cancer
- Allergies/immunotoxicity
- Other moderate concerns for this ingredient:
- Lesser or emerging concerns for this ingredient:
* It is a known carcinogen . . . but so much “more”! Have you read the back of Pennzoil?
* Mineral oil is refined from crude oil – the substance that kills all the marine life after an oil spill in the ocean. Mineral oil is lighter, but the molecule stays the same size. It is too large to totally penetrate, so some stays on the surface, coating the surface and forming a barrier.
* Many companies that use mineral oil use the finest mineral oil – food grade. Hydrolized or hydrogenated oils. What hydrogenation does is basically plasticize these oils – they act like plastic in and on our bodies. This “plastic” coating keeps our skin from being effective at eliminating toxins and regulating temperature.
* Mineral oil is totally void of nutritional value. It not only doesn’t “feed” our skin, it actually leeches the skin of any nutrients that might be present because it is a humectant. It also blocks any nutrients that a company might have put in with the mineral oil.
* Mineral oil in moisturizers has been named by Johns Hopkins University as the #2 cause of aging – second only to exposure to the sun. So, if you are using skin care with mineral oil, or even just lotion with mineral oil, you are actually doing everything right on a daily basis to cause your face to look older sooner! Not to mention what it does for your hormones and your cancer risk.
• The analysis assessed the ingredient lists of 15,000 cosmetics and other personal care products.
• Another impurity, hydroquinone, can potentially contaminate the products used daily by 94 percent of all women and 69 percent of all men, the EWG reported.
• To avoid 1,4-dioxane, read ingredient labels and avoid any of the 56 cosmetic ingredients that can contain the contaminant, including "sodium laureth sulfate" and ingredients that include the clauses "PEG," "xynol," "ceteareth," and "oleth."
• "One of every five adults is potentially exposed every day to all of the top seven carcinogenic impurities common to personal care product ingredients," the EWG said regarding a 2004 study.
Petroleum-based cosmetics and skin care products found to contain cancer-causing chemical 1,4-dioxane
A recent study by the non-profit Environmental Working Group showed that many cosmetic products -- including more than half of all baby soaps -- contained a carcinogenic chemical. Internal studies in the cosmetics industry show that many of their products can be contaminated by a carcinogenic impurity called 1,4-dioxane, and the EWG's independent study showed that 1,4-dioxane is fairly widespread among cosmetic products.
What you need to know - Conventional View
What you need to know - Conventional View
• The study found 22 percent of all cosmetic and skin care products may be contaminated with 1,4-dioxane.
• It also found that 80 percent of all cosmetic products may be contaminated with one or more carcinogenic impurities.
• In addition to 1,4-dioxane, six other major impurities are hydroquinone, ethylene dioxide, formaldehyde, nitrosamines, PAHs, and acrylamides.
• The EWG analysis found 1,4-dioxane in a wide variety of cosmetic products on the market, including almost all brands of hair relaxers and more than half of the baby soaps on the market. Contamination levels found were as follows:
• It also found that 80 percent of all cosmetic products may be contaminated with one or more carcinogenic impurities.
• In addition to 1,4-dioxane, six other major impurities are hydroquinone, ethylene dioxide, formaldehyde, nitrosamines, PAHs, and acrylamides.
• The EWG analysis found 1,4-dioxane in a wide variety of cosmetic products on the market, including almost all brands of hair relaxers and more than half of the baby soaps on the market. Contamination levels found were as follows:
- 97% - hair relaxers
- 82% - hair dyes and bleaching
- 66% - hair removers
- 57% - baby soap
- 45% - sunless tanning products
- 43% - body firming lotion
- 36% - hormonal creams
- 36% - facial moisturizers
- 35% - anti-aging products
- 34% - body lotion
- 33% - around-eye creams
• The analysis assessed the ingredient lists of 15,000 cosmetics and other personal care products.
• Another impurity, hydroquinone, can potentially contaminate the products used daily by 94 percent of all women and 69 percent of all men, the EWG reported.
• To avoid 1,4-dioxane, read ingredient labels and avoid any of the 56 cosmetic ingredients that can contain the contaminant, including "sodium laureth sulfate" and ingredients that include the clauses "PEG," "xynol," "ceteareth," and "oleth."
• "One of every five adults is potentially exposed every day to all of the top seven carcinogenic impurities common to personal care product ingredients," the EWG said regarding a 2004 study.
What you need to know - Alternative View
Statements and opinions by Mike Adams, executive director of the Consumer Wellness Center
• Common, brand-name skin care products often contain multiple chemical contaminants known to cause cancer, liver disorders and neurological disorders.
• I strongly advise consumers to avoid using non-organic cosmetics or skin care products. Switch to trusted, organic products from companies like Arbonne, (www.Arbonne.com)
• Common, brand-name skin care products often contain multiple chemical contaminants known to cause cancer, liver disorders and neurological disorders.
• I strongly advise consumers to avoid using non-organic cosmetics or skin care products. Switch to trusted, organic products from companies like Arbonne, (www.Arbonne.com)
Dr. Bronner's (www.DrBronner.com) or Pangea Organics (www.PangeaOrganics.com)
• Remember that any creams or cosmetics you put on your skin get absorbed into your blood. Don't put anything on your skin that you couldn't safely eat!
• Remember that any creams or cosmetics you put on your skin get absorbed into your blood. Don't put anything on your skin that you couldn't safely eat!
Bottom line
Many cosmetic products include carcinogenic contaminants in them.
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