Thursday, August 04, 2005

If coconut oil comes from coconuts, where does baby oil come from?

There are several different ways to produce baby oil, however, one of the most common is to make a simple blend of mineral oils. Mineral oil or liquid petrolatum is a by-product in the distillation of petroleum to produce gasoline. It is a chemically inert transparent colorless oil composed mainly of alkanes and cyclic paraffins, related to white petrolatum. Mineral oil is commonly used as a lubricant and a laxative.

2 comments:

Amy G said...

Well, you learn something new every day!

Benji said...

The other way to make baby oil, is to take one baby and put it in a juicer.