Mineral oil and petrolatum

What the evidence says

• Restricted useRegulatory

  The EU prohibits petrolatum and mineral oils unless the full refining history is known and the source is not a carcinogen. [1]

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Rules around the world

“Banned” means explicitly prohibited or withdrawn after review; “not permitted” means never authorized there. We use each regulator’s own words.

Popular products that list mineral oil and petrolatum

20 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list mineral oil and petrolatum. The 12 most scanned:

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