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How Mineral Oil (Paraffinum Liquidum) works 미네랄오일

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Quick answer: How does Mineral Oil (Paraffinum Liquidum) work? Highly refined mineral oil is a mixture of inert saturated hydrocarbons that spreads into a continuous film on the skin surface. That film is one of the most effective barriers to evaporation available in cosmetics, which is why it is used in clinical

Highly refined mineral oil is a mixture of inert saturated hydrocarbons that spreads into a continuous film on the skin surface. That film is one of the most effective barriers to evaporation available in cosmetics, which is why it is used in clinical settings for very dry skin. It is chemically unreactive, does not oxidise, and cosmetic grades test as non-comedogenic — the acne reputation comes from crude, unrefined industrial grades that are not used in skincare.

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🔬 The honest ceiling: It seals water in. It adds no water, no lipids that skin can use, and no actives.

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Sources: PubMed — Mineral Oil (Paraffinum Liquidum) & skin ↗ · AAD skin-care basics ↗

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✍️ Written & reviewed by the KoreaPlus Editorial team — dermatologist-informed, cosmetic-science researched & source-cited. Last reviewed: 2026-08-23.

General educational information using cosmetic structure-function wording — not medical advice. Always patch-test new actives. © KoreaPlus.