White mineral oils are highly refined mineral oil, it is a mixture of liquid hydrocarbons, essentially paraffinic and naphthenic in nature obtained from petroleum. They are hydrophobic, colorless, tasteless, odorless, and do not change color over time. The inert nature of this white mineral oil makes it easy to use it as lubricate, smoothens, soften and resist moisture in many formulations making it very useful in the pharmaceutical and personal care preparations.
The global white mineral oil market size was estimated over USD 1.40 billion in 2017. Low sulfur and aromatic content, good compatibility with fluids, and better hydrophobicity are some of the key product attributes. Owing to these features the global white mineral oil market size is likely to increase by 2025 especially in industries ranging from cosmetics & personal care to textiles. Pharmaceutical, cosmetics & personal care, food, textile, and polymer manufacturing industries have ... Read more
