For skin
- Skin Conditioning - EmollientHelps leave skin feeling softer and smoother.
A semisolid hydrocarbon ingredient used in cosmetic skin-conditioning formulations.
Explore the recorded roles of PETROLATUM and what they can mean in a cosmetic formula.
The panels below interpret this ingredient’s recorded functions. They describe possible contributions, not proven clinical results. Any individually reviewed study is shown separately.
Examples associated with the recorded function classes; these are not verified product listings or instructions to apply the raw ingredient.
Petrolatum contributed to reduced skin water loss in the tested system.
Abstract-level summary checked 28 October 2026. A selected paper is not a systematic review.
Ingredient form, concentration, pH, delivery system and contact time can change the result. A skin finding does not establish a hair benefit; a conditioning or fibre result does not establish hair growth.
CosIng record · function source ↗Petrolatum. A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained as a semi-solid from dewaxing paraffinic residual oil. It consists predominantly of saturated crystalline and liquid hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly greater than C25
European Commission · source text, with formatting normalised · CC BY 4.0CAS and EC identifiers are source references. A botanical extract, polymer or mixture may have more than one identifier; a name does not establish purity, supplier grade or sourcing.
Helps reduce static electrical charge, for example on hair.
Helps improve the soft, smooth feel of skin.
Functions describe possible roles in a formulation. They do not establish the performance of every product containing this ingredient.
The label name alone does not document refining history or supplier purity specifications.
Product quality and grade need source documentation. They cannot be inferred from a generic ingredient name.
Conditions below are taken from the dated CosIng annex export. A reference can cover a group of substances and specific product types. Read all conditions together; this is not an assessment of an Indian product.
Applicable Cosmetics Rules and standards need to be checked for the ingredient, product type and use. Ingredient-specific restrictions have not yet been mapped here.
CosIng records do not authorise use. Check the current Cosmetics Regulation and annexes for restrictions and conditions.
FDA guidance has a US scope. Product classification, colour additives and other ingredient conditions require separate checks.
No personalised suitability or allergy assessment is provided. A source function is separate from human efficacy and finished-product testing.
Identity, identifiers and functions. Snapshot checked 28 October 2026. CosIng source reference: 79504.
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