Home › Cosmetic Science Talk › Formulating › General › The downside of petrolatum and mineral oils. General The downside of petrolatum and mineral oils. Posted by belassi on February 11, 2018 at 6:24 pm http://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/hundreds-fire-deaths-linked-skin-creams-firefighter-bbc-eczema-a8205386.html OldPerry replied 6 years, 11 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply 1 Reply OldPerry Member February 12, 2018 at 1:15 pm I heard about this some time back. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-39308748 And we talked about it on the Beauty Brains. http://thebeautybrains.com/2017/04/can-hair-straighteners-stop-your-hair-from-being-naturally-curly-episode-160/ I’m not sure it is just petroleum based products that would be a problem. Even natural oils could leak into the fabric and build up over time to dangerous levels if the sheets are never washed. Log In to Reply Log in to reply. Public All Members Only Me PublicAll MembersOnly Me Public All Members Only Me Log In to Reply Start of Discussion 0 of 0 replies June 2018 Now