AFAIK mineral oil and petroleum jelly are considered food safe. In the food industry they are used as lubricant on machinery that comes into contact with food (like meat slicers or even soda machines). Petroleum jelly is also found in a lot of skin care products, like Vasoline, vapo-rub, makeup -removing cream, and is also used in lip balm.
That being said, oil & gas extraction has and is wreaking havoc on our environment and health. So, while these products may be safe for human contact, they have a cost.
The UK doesn’t deem them safe for human consumption tho, because they err on the side of caution instead of allowing big oil and/or corps to do what they want.
Also google the things that cause cancer. Anything causes cancer because cancer is just something DNA does. I understand the fear of it and you should avoid things that cause it but your eyeballs aren’t gonna melt.
The sun causes cancer, sunscreen causes cancer, not enough sun probably causes cancer.
You’re gonna die one day my friend but it won’t be because of mineral oil.
AFAIK mineral oil and petroleum jelly are considered food safe. In the food industry they are used as lubricant on machinery that comes into contact with food (like meat slicers or even soda machines). Petroleum jelly is also found in a lot of skin care products, like Vasoline, vapo-rub, makeup -removing cream, and is also used in lip balm.
That being said, oil & gas extraction has and is wreaking havoc on our environment and health. So, while these products may be safe for human contact, they have a cost.
The UK doesn’t deem them safe for human consumption tho, because they err on the side of caution instead of allowing big oil and/or corps to do what they want.
Yes only the peers are allowed to do that.
i actually can’t find this being true anywhere.
the uk afaik calls it liquid parrafin and sell it at drug stores
From the article …
Still not illegal in the UK?
Also google the things that cause cancer. Anything causes cancer because cancer is just something DNA does. I understand the fear of it and you should avoid things that cause it but your eyeballs aren’t gonna melt.
The sun causes cancer, sunscreen causes cancer, not enough sun probably causes cancer.
You’re gonna die one day my friend but it won’t be because of mineral oil.
I’ve added the previous paragraph.
If you need more info please read the article.
Okay but no UK laws I find list mineral oil as banned. It is liquid parrafin, you can buy that in the UK.