Multiple choice

Which of the following is not a natural oil?

  1. Essential oil

  2. Soft parrafin

  3. Mineral oil

  4. Fixed oils
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Soft paraffin is a semi-solid mixture of hydrocarbons (with carbon numbers mainly higher than 25),[2] originally promoted as a topical ointment for its healing properties. Its folkloric medicinal value as a cure-all has since been limited by better scientific understanding of appropriate and inappropriate uses.

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