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White mineral oil, petroleum

CAS 8042-47-5 · 20/100 · High conf.

Also registered as 2 other CAS numbers

8012-95-1 · 8020-83-5

Concern score

20/100Minor concern based on regulatory listings.
High confidence

White mineral oil, petroleum in plain language

What it is

Also known as Mineral oil · Liquid paraffin · Heavy mineral oil · Liquid petrolatum · Mineral oil, medium and low viscosity · Refined mineral oil

Show all 23 names

Food grade mineral oil · White mineral oil · Paraffinum liquidum · Heavy liquid petrolatum · Hydrocarbon oils · Mineral oil (high viscosity) · Paraffin oil · White mineral oil (petroleum) · Biolid E · E-905D · Ins NO.905D · INS-905D · Paraffin oil (C17-C31) · Slab oil (Obs.) · White Oil · White mineral oil (from 063502) · technical grade white oil

What it does

Used in consumer products as a humectant, a thickener and a solvent.

  • Humectant
  • Thickener
  • Solvent
  • Conditioner
  • Antistatic
  • Cleaning agent
Is it a concern?
Minor concern: no hazard classifications on record.

Why it's flagged

EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1317 composition records across product categories including Cleaning and safety, Construction and building materials, Furniture and furnishings.

The score describes this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from published classifications and regulatory status — not the safety of any product it appears in.

Regulation

No restrictions found. White mineral oil, petroleum appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • Food
  • Industrial
  • EUEFSAEFSA opinionScientific opinion on the safety assessment of medium viscosity white mineral oils with a kinematic viscosity between 8.5 - 11 mm²/s at 100 °C for the proposed uses as a food additive (EFSA ANS)
    • Scientific opinion on the safety assessment of medium viscosity white mineral oils with a kinematic viscosity between 8.5 - 11 mm²/s at 100 °C for the proposed uses as a food additive (EFSA ANS)Source →
  • GLOBALJECFAEvaluatedJECFA evaluation record.
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1317 composition records across product categories including Cleaning and safety, Construction and building materials, Furniture and furnishings. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Viscosity modifier, Processing aids not otherwise specified, Cleaning agent.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1317 composition records across product categories including Cleaning and safety, Construction and building materials, Furniture and furnishings. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Viscosity modifier, Processing aids not otherwise specified, Cleaning agent.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.Source →

Expert safety opinions

Independent scientific assessments cited by the records we hold, with the year and link where the record gives one.

  • SCCS

    EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety

    No SCCS opinion on file.

  • CIR

    Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)

    No CIR safety assessment on file.

  • JECFA

    Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

  • EFSA

    European Food Safety Authority

    • Scientific opinion on the safety assessment of medium viscosity white mineral oils with a kinematic viscosity between 8.5 - 11 mm²/s at 100 °C for the proposed uses as a food additive (EFSA ANS)

      2013 · EU EFSA listing · Read the source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for White mineral oil, petroleum yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

6 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EFSA OpenFoodTox

    regulatory · updated 2026-10-04

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated september 28, 2015

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

    Open →

  • WHO JECFA Database

    regulatory · updated 2026-10-04

    Open →

  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

    Open →
Reference links (1)
Openfda substance

codexalimentarius.net

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Food use

Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.

Good fit

The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.

Fragrance avoidance

No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.

Good fit

This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed White mineral oil, petroleum in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

1,317

Named organisations

6

Cleaning and safetyConstruction and building materialsFurniture and furnishingsHome maintenanceCons. electronics, mech. appliances, and machineryIndustrial products

Typical roles

HumectantThickenerSolventConditionerAntistaticCleaning agent
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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include White mineral oil, petroleum; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside White mineral oil, petroleum in the catalog.