Mineral Oil in Skin Care: Safety Profile

Stamatas, Georgios N.

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-09943-9_19

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“…Abundant papers focus on the safety of cosmetic products containing mineral oil, even in high percentages [14][15][16]. On the other hand, mineral oil has far higher moisturizing, emollient, and skin-renovating properties than many vegetal origin emollients, thanks to its inertia and chemical stability [17]. These two examples (silicones and petrolatums) demonstrate that often it is not easy to define 'good' or 'bad' ingredients without an in-depth knowledge about substances.…”

Section: Ingredients Of Cosmetic Products-controversial Substancesmentioning

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Labeling of Cosmetic Products

Lionetti¹,

Rigano²

2018

Cosmetics

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The labeling of cosmetic products provides a set of obligations, as reported in the Regulation 1223/2009, which came into force in Europe in July 2013. The indications reported on the label are intended to enable the clear identification of the functionality and proper use of cosmetics, ensure the protection of the consumer from the commercial aspects and, above all, from the safety point of view. Moreover, it should allow quick tracing of the product details and all info of toxicological relevance. However, the misuse of this tool often leads, on one side, to confusion among cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and biocides. On the other side, it gives rise to fanciful interpretations by a huge number of web users, who pretend to be able to judge the quality of a cosmetic product just by reading the ingredients list. This article points out the concrete purpose of cosmetic labels, in order to shed light on the use of certain categories of 'controversial' ingredients and on the real quality concepts of cosmetic products. Indeed, when properly interpreted, cosmetic labels represent a good tool for the professional investigation of adverse reactions to cosmetics.

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Section: Ingredients Of Cosmetic Products-controversial Substancesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Labeling of Cosmetic Products

Lionetti¹,

Rigano²

2018

Cosmetics

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“…The most popular emollient used in cosmetic and personal hygiene products is the petrolatum. Petrolatum is known as solid petroleum jelly, mineral oil, or paraffin and is the main hydrocarbon‐based emollient, derived from a series of stages of refining and purification of the oil 5,6 . Petrolatum has a high occlusive skin performance, however, due to its synthetic origin, petrolatum has been replaced by the cosmetic industries by plant‐derived and sustainable alternatives, such as vegetable oils.…”

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Skin occlusive performance: Sustainable alternatives for petrolatum in skincare formulations

Pinto

Silva

Holsback

et al. 2022

J of Cosmetic Dermatology

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Background:The emollients are important ingredients used in skincare formulations that can act as moisturizing agents through their occlusive potential, preventing skin water loss. Consumer interest in natural and sustainable products has grown considerably in the last few years, requiring efforts from the cosmetic industry to design products with raw materials of natural, organic, and sustainable origin. Thus, it is essential to improve the knowledge about the behavior of cosmetic raw materials that can be used as sustainable alternatives to synthetic ingredients.Aim: This work aimed to evaluate the occlusive performance of different vegetable oils used as emollients in skincare cosmetics, through comparative analysis with petrolatum, a synthetic emollient with a high occlusive skin potential. Method:The study included 80 healthy female adult volunteers. TEWL measurements were performed before and after 15 min, 2 and 6 h of emollients application on the forearms of the research participants. All research participants provided written informed consent. Results:The results obtained showed that the vegetable oils were effective in providing an occlusive effect on the skin. When compared to the petrolatum, the vegetable oils did not provide a high immediate skin occlusion effect. However, most of them showed a skin occlusion performance comparable to petrolatum throughout the 6 h time course. Conclusion:Vegetable oils can be used as a sustainable alternative to synthetic emollients, and they are promising in replacing petrolatum in skincare formulations with respect to the occlusion effect of the skin. The vegetable oils did not provide a high immediate skin occlusion effect (15 min post-application) as the petrolatum, which is known to have increased occlusion properties. However, most of them showed a skin occlusion performance comparable to petrolatum throughout the 6-hour time course.

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Natural (Mineral, Vegetable, Coconut, Essential) Oils and Contact Dermatitis

Verallo-Rowell

Katalbas

Pangasinan

2016

Curr Allergy Asthma Rep

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Natural oils include mineral oil with emollient, occlusive, and humectant properties and the plant-derived essential, coconut, and other vegetable oils, composed of triglycerides that microbiota lipases hydrolyze into glycerin, a potent humectant, and fatty acids (FAs) with varying physico-chemical properties. Unsaturated FAs have high linoleic acid used for synthesis of ceramide-I linoleate, a barrier lipid, but more pro-inflammatory omega-6:-3 ratios above 10:1, and their double bonds form less occlusive palisades. VCO FAs have a low linoleic acid content but shorter and saturated FAs that form a more compact palisade, more anti-inflammatory omega-6:-3 ratio of 2:1, close to 7:1 of olive oil, which disrupts the skin barrier, otherwise useful as a penetration enhancer. Updates on the stratum corneum illustrate how this review on the contrasting actions of NOs provide information on which to avoid and which to select for barrier repair and to lower inflammation in contact dermatitis genesis.

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Mineral Oil in Skin Care: Safety Profile

Cited by 4 publications

References 18 publications

Labeling of Cosmetic Products

Labeling of Cosmetic Products

Skin occlusive performance: Sustainable alternatives for petrolatum in skincare formulations

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