Mink oil
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Mink oil is an oil used in medical and cosmetic products. Some of the cosmetic products that it is an ingredient in have to do with skin or hair products.[1] It is obtained by the rendering of mink fat which has been removed from pelts bound for the fur industry.[2] There are an abundant number of farms that farm the fur of these animals. [3]
Skin tests have been done on rabbits to examine the effects of mink oil on scar tissue. More experiments were done on guinea pigs by injecting mink oil under the skin. There has also been a test conducted to examine the capabilities of mink oil surrounding the uses of sunscreen. There has not been any complete validation in the claims that mink oil is not safe for use in beauty items. [1]
In spite of the term on products labeled “mink oil“, many commercial versions of so-named leather conditioner contain no natural mink oil.[citation needed]
