mineral oil
nounDefinition of mineral oil
: an oil of mineral origin
especially
: a refined petroleum oil used especially as a laxative
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Free of harmful ingredients like sulfates, parabens, phthalates and mineral oil, the COF collection will get your hair back on track. — Essence, "4 Steps To Restoring Your Hair After a Protective Style," 3 Sep. 2019 The interior is half-filled with mineral oil, leaving enough air for ambient light to filter through and onto the ground. — Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, "100 rainbow ‘halos’ on Los Angeles street corners will honor people killed in car crashes," 3 Sep. 2019 Nordstrom’s natural beauty and wellness department is stocked with beauty products and supplements free of sulfates, phthalates, parabens, petrochemicals, mineral oil, silicone, and talc. — Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, "Where To Shop for Organic and Natural Beauty Products," 12 Aug. 2019 Prose is revolutionizing haircare with custom, made-to-order formulas free of parabens, sulfates, phthalates, mineral oils, and GMOs. — Olivia Fleming, Harper's BAZAAR, "Clean Hair Care Is Hard—But Not Impossible," 12 Aug. 2019 Every product is made to order in small batches and skips out on suflates, parabens, nasty chemicals, silicone, mineral oils, and talc. — Braelyn Wood, Health.com, "These All-Natural Toner Pads Are My One-Step Skincare Routine After Every Workout," 19 July 2019 As the brand’s founder, Tsai also made a purity promise to avoid parabens, synthetic fragrances, mineral oil and other ingredients in Tatcha products that could irritate a person’s skin. — Khanh T.l. Tran, latimes.com, "She gave up everything to start beauty brand Tatcha. What happens after it’s sold?," 8 July 2019 Wooden butcher-block and soapstone can also be left unsealed, but may benefit from the periodic application of mineral oil. — Tim Mckeough, New York Times, "The Kitchen Counter Challenge," 28 June 2019 The tingling formula promises to absorb excess oil with bamboo charcoal from the Himalayan foothills, green tea leaves from Japan, and organic community-trade tea tree oil from Kenya — and without parabens, paraffin, silicone, or mineral oil. — Marci Robin, Allure, "The Body Shop’s Charcoal Mask Is Sold Once Every 15 Seconds," 18 May 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'mineral oil.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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