White oils, more technically known as pharmaceutical white and technical white mineral oils, are highly refined mineral oils consisting of highly non-polar paraffinic hydrocarbons. Due to their colourless, odourless, tasteless and hydrophobic properties, these products are used in many different industries with the cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, chemistry and plastics and rubber industries leading the field in usage.

Pharmaceutical white mineral oils are used in the cosmetics industry to form the basis of many widely used product formulations, including skin care cream, cleaning cream, beauty lotion, baby oil and hair care products.

Pharmaceutical white mineral oils are used as internal lubricants for laxative applications in the pharmaceutical industry. In addition, these products are used as bases for ointments and creams, as carriers for solid and semi-solid ingredients and additionally used as a separator on capsules and tablets.

White mineral oils are used in a variety of applications in the textile industry ranging from fibre lubricant, sewing machine oil and yarn lubrication oil.

Due to its low toxicity and non-harmful properties making it safe to use with regards to the environment and human health, white mineral oils are used in the production of spray oils to treat and protect fruit trees.

White mineral oils are used extensively in the plastics and rubber industry to produce different types of plastics and rubber applications. Used to control the melt flow rate of input products for Polystyrene (PS), high impact resistance polystyrene (HIPS), polyolefin and thermoplastic elastomer, White mineral oils are also used as internal and external lubricant in polymer formulations of PS, PVC, PP, TPE. Plasticiser, catalyst carrier and mould release and pigment dispersion agents are other applications of white mineral oils in this industry. 

White Mineral Oils are used in the chemicals sector, particularly in adhesives, hot-melts, the paper industry and in the production of leather and explosives.