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Topical Light Mineral Oil
» Topical Light Mineral Oil is Light Mineral Oil that has been suitably packaged.
Packaging and storage— Preserve in tight containers.
Labeling— Label it to indicate the name of any substance added as a stabilizer, and label packages intended for direct use by the public to indicate that it is not intended for internal use.
Specific gravity 841: between 0.818 and 0.880.
Viscosity 911 It has a kinematic viscosity of not more than 33.5 centistokes at 40.
Neutrality and Solid paraffin— It meets the requirements of the tests for Neutrality and Solid paraffin under Mineral Oil.
Residual solvents 467: meets the requirements.
(Official January 1, 2007)
Auxiliary Information— Staff Liaison : Hong Wang, Ph.D. , Senior Scientific Associate
Expert Committee : (EM205) Excipient Monographs 2
USP29–NF24 Page 1438
Phone Number : 1-301-816-8351