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Medicinal liquid paraffin also known as paraffinum liquidum is a very highly refined mineral oil used in cosmetics and for medical purposes. This is a UK definition (British Pharmacopoeia) and the term may have different uses in other countries. The cosmetic or medicinal liquid paraffin should not be confused with the paraffin (or kerosene) used as a fuel.The term paraffinum perliquidum is sometimes used to denote light liquid paraffin.