Question from Alison Philip
I would like to ask for more information from anyone regarding the safety of regular use of mineral oil on the skin especially a child’s skin.
I would like to say that I am reading with interst the for and against the use of it. I do like to think I have an open mind on the use of it on the skin.
I would like to say that as a district nurse for 20 years I worked in a village where many patient’s had skin cancer and I did read an medical article some time ago saying that when the village was in full production of using the by products of paraffin and petroleum that this village had one of the highest incidences of skin care in Europe.
Debra’s Answer
I suggest you read Q&A: Mineral Oil–Is It Safe and Natural? and then post any additional questions you have there.
Please keep in mind that whatever we place on our bodies goes directly into the body via the skin. So I wouldn’t put anything on my skin that I wouldn’t eat.
