White mineral oil is a clear liquid carrier that can also be found in a wide variety of cosmetics, personal care and household products. A carrier does just what it sounds like - it helps carry a product to a surface by thinning or thickening the formula or simply ensuring even distribution of the other ingredients in the formula. We use white mineral oil because without a carrier, the product would not work with the same consistency across a surface. White mineral oil can also be used as a cleaning agent, or "surfactant," that removes dust, dirt and soils, or as a stabilizer that helps maintain a product formula when exposed to air, light or heat, or as a defoaming agent that helps reduce the formation of foam to avoid defects on surface coating post-use.

1-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1,3-cyclohexadien-1-yl)-2-buten-1-one*; 2,6-dimethyl-7-octen-2-ol; 7-methyl-3-methyleneocta-1,6-diene; allyl caproate; anethole*; benzyl benzoate*; citral*; citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil*; decanal; dipropylene glycol; dodecanenitrile; geraniol*; hexamethylindanopyran*; hexyl cinnamal*; ionone; isoamyl allylglycolate; lauraldehyde*; limonene*; linalool*; linalyl acetate*; methyl benzodioxepinone; methyl n-methylanthranilate; methyldihydrojasmonate; nerol*; nonanal; octanal; pin-2(10)-ene*; pinene*; terpenesandterpenoids,lemon-oil*; terpenesandterpenoids,sweetorange-oil*

*Item on SC Johnson’s list of skin allergens, learn more

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Secondary alcohol ethoxylate is a cleaning agent, or "surfactant," that can be found in cleaners and detergents. This ingredient is widely used because it biodegrades relatively rapidly. It’s also used, in very small quantities, as an emulsifier. As an emulsifier, it helps bind ingredients together and keep a formula from separating. Over time, it is possible for formulas in a product to separate. We add emulsifiers to our products where needed to ensure that our products provide the same performance use after use.

Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) is a stabilizer that can also be found in cosmetics and moisturizers. It acts as an antioxidant – we use it to help maintain the properties and performance of a product as it is exposed to air. European and U.S. regulators have approved BHT for use in food. Some concerns have been raised over its use as a food additive, however our products containing BHT are not intended for ingestion, so we feel that its use is acceptable.