Description
White Mineral Oil is a refined mineral oil that consists of saturated aliphatic and alicyclic non-polar hydrocarbons. It is odourless, tasteless, colourless, hydrophobic and does not change colour over time. The oils are biologically and chemically stable and do not support the growth of disease-causing bacteria, making them the standard oil of choice in most industries.
Uses
White Mineral Oil is widely used in the plastics, food, pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries.
(1) In the plastics industry it is commonly used in products made from polymers, thermoplastic elastomers, polyolefins and polystyrene.
(2) Food Grade White Mineral Oil is used in pan oils and dough dividers to suppress dust in grain silos, as a lubricant in food handling equipment, to control foaming in vinegar production, in sugar beet production, to improve the leather tanning process, and in food wrappers to keep food products crispy in their packaging.
(3) In the pharmaceutical industry, it is used to make gelatin capsules, ointments and emollient oil preparations, and laxatives. In the veterinary industry, it is used in the manufacture of animal vaccines.
(4) In the cosmetic industry, the oil is used as an auxiliary or primary ingredient in the manufacture of bath oils, depilatories, make-up removers, make-up products, sunscreens, sunblocks, tanning products, baby oils, make-up formulations, and creams.
