White Mineral Oil and its uses

 White mineral oils are integral to many applications throughout a breadth of industries. White mineral oil is also known as white oil, mineral oil, liquid petroleum, paraffin oil, liquid paraffin, and paraffinum. At a glance, white mineral oils are odorless and colorless. These ultra-pure, refined mineral oils are a mixture of paraffinic isoalkanes and naphthenic molecules.

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White mineral oil can act as a non-conductive coolant, thermal fluid, lubricant, release agent, binder, defoamer, protective coating or float, sealing and polishing agent, dust control agent, and more. It has applications in three main areas:

  • The industrial sector

  • Cosmetics

  • Food processing

While those three sectors use this element most widely, it has a variety of other applications. White mineral oil is a standard household item but has also found uses in some niche markets. The substance is versatile and has many properties making it useful in a range of applications.

White oil is an indispensable material for the cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries. In the cosmetic sector, it is generally used as primary or auxiliary material in the production of cream and lotion formulations, baby oil, suntan products, sun protection creams, makeup products, makeup removers, depilatories, and bath oils.

In the pharmaceutical industry, it is used in the production of laxatives, ointment and pomade formulations, and gelatin capsules. In the veterinary drug industry, it is used for producing animal vaccines. 

The plastics and elastomer industry is another area where white mineral oil is frequently used. It is used for thermoplastic rubber production, PVC production, and polystyrene production.

White mineral oil is widely used in the food industry, particularly in the production of lubricating oils used in food and drink producers. If the lubricating oil used in food production plants is in contact with the food product, greases, hydraulic system oils, gear oils, and compressor oils produced from white mineral oil is preferred in order to minimize potential health risks. Such lubricating oils have to be suitable for contact with food and must not contain any hazardous substances on human health.

Texol Lubritech FZC is an oil company UAE that specializes in oil and petroleum products. They have their own manufacturing plants set up overseas and their product range includes high-performance Industrial & Automotive Lubricants and Greases, Transformer Oils, Rubber Process Oils, White Oils, Heavy & Light Liquid Paraffin as well as Petroleum Jelly. They are most commonly known for being a lubricant manufacturer.

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