Mineral Oil USP

This oil has a water like viscosity and creates a protective barrier on the skin. Being derived from "petroleum" it has been used for years on babies and adults alike with good "slip" characteristics and a non-greasy feel. However, use this as only part of your massage or bath oils as its known to be comedogenic (clogs pores) if used on its own. A mineral oil or liquid petroleum is a liquid by-product of the distillation of petroleum to produce gasoline and other petroleum based products from crude oil. A mineral oil in this sense is a transparent, colourless oil composed mainly of alkalies (typically 15 to 40 carbons) and cyclic paraffin, related to petroleum jelly (also known as "white petrolatum"). It has a density of around 0.8 g/cm3.