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Mineral oil

CAS 72623-84-8

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Mineral oil in plain language

What it is

Also known as mineral oil (inert ingredient) · mixture of hydrotreated paraffinic oils and additives · severely refined petroleum base stock

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for Mineral oil yet.

Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Mineral oil appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • In marketed US drugs
  • Inactive ingredient in US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • USFDAinactive ingredient database30 entries — 8 administration routes
    • Route: AURICULAR (OTIC); Dosage form: OINTMENT; Potency: NASource →
    • Route: AURICULAR (OTIC); Dosage form: SUSPENSION; Potency: 0.5 %w/vSource →
    • Route: DENTAL; Dosage form: PASTE; Potency: 95 %w/wSource →
    • Route: OPHTHALMIC; Dosage form: OINTMENT; Potency: 59.5 %w/wSource →
    • Route: OPHTHALMIC; Dosage form: SUSPENSION; Potency: 0.1 %w/wSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE; Maximum daily exposure: 120 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 120 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: DROPS; Potency: NASource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Potency: 113.75 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, CHEWABLE; Maximum daily exposure: 6 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, COATED; Potency: 1.5 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE; Potency: 5.67 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE; Potency: NASource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, FILM COATED; Potency: NASource →
    • Route: RECTAL; Dosage form: SUPPOSITORY; Potency: NASource →
    • Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: CREAM; Maximum daily exposure: 2772 mgSource →
    • Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: GEL; Potency: 2.5 %w/wSource →
    • Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: LOTION; Maximum daily exposure: 1428 mgSource →
    • Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: OIL; Maximum daily exposure: 533 mgSource →
    • Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: OINTMENT; Maximum daily exposure: 9938 mgSource →
    • Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: PASTE; Potency: 47.5 %w/wSource →
    • Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: SOAP; Potency: 0.82 %w/wSource →
    • Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: SPRAY; Maximum daily exposure: 1379 mgSource →
    • Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: SUSPENSION; Potency: 82 %w/wSource →
    • Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: SYSTEM; Potency: 654.36 mgSource →
    • Route: TRANSDERMAL; Dosage form: FILM; Potency: 11.42 mgSource →
    • Route: TRANSDERMAL; Dosage form: FILM, EXTENDED RELEASE; Potency: 34 mgSource →
    • Route: TRANSDERMAL; Dosage form: SYSTEM; Potency: 6.09 mgSource →
    • Route: VAGINAL; Dosage form: CREAM; Maximum daily exposure: 402 mgSource →
    • Route: VAGINAL; Dosage form: SUPPOSITORY; Potency: 30 mgSource →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 21 composition records across product categories including Vehicle, Pesticides, Industrial products.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 21 composition records across product categories including Vehicle, Pesticides, Industrial products.Source →
  • USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 114 active drug products and 120 total products.
    • FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 114 active drug products and 120 total products.Source →

Evidence & sources

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

4 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated 2019-02-27

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA Inactive Ingredient Database

    regulatory · updated 2026-01-09

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  • FDA National Drug Code Directory

    regulatory · updated 2028-02-03

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Suitability

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

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often FDA National Drug Code directory has listed Mineral oil in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

120

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Catalog

Found in these products

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

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