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This is not correct. Ballistol IS a product of the petrochemical industry and IS a petrolium product. It's main ingredient is paraffin oil (vaseline oil) which is a non-toxic petrolium product. But it is nonetheless strongly related to other petrolium products such as gasoline or other mineral oil lubricants.
PoisonMiller says website is the source of the claim. Would PoisonMiller most kindly post where in the website it says that this product contains no petrochemicals? MetaEd ( talk) 21:01, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
The statement was from a retail ad. However, upon further research it seems that it contains Mineral Oil. It's unclear if this is ultimately considered a petrochemical, since it can be obtained naturally. Petrochemical is defined as a chemical made from petroleum. I may be over thinking this, so if I'm an idiot please tell me. PoisonMiller ( talk) 09:11, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
Okay, so I now understand why the nonsensical statement, "Some other similar chemicals contain petro-chemicals which can pollute the environment if improperly handled", has been added. Sometime, liquids that aren't in Ballistol, are acids and can melt your face off. Sometimes, balls are musty in you mouth, which in the singular form, is the word using the first four letters. Or why everything, and that's everything, can cause cancer "maybe" according to California. And yes, I have given that sentence every single bit of respect it deserves and has earned. 68.107.134.203 ( talk) 13:51, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
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This is not correct. Ballistol IS a product of the petrochemical industry and IS a petrolium product. It's main ingredient is paraffin oil (vaseline oil) which is a non-toxic petrolium product. But it is nonetheless strongly related to other petrolium products such as gasoline or other mineral oil lubricants.
PoisonMiller says website is the source of the claim. Would PoisonMiller most kindly post where in the website it says that this product contains no petrochemicals? MetaEd ( talk) 21:01, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
The statement was from a retail ad. However, upon further research it seems that it contains Mineral Oil. It's unclear if this is ultimately considered a petrochemical, since it can be obtained naturally. Petrochemical is defined as a chemical made from petroleum. I may be over thinking this, so if I'm an idiot please tell me. PoisonMiller ( talk) 09:11, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
Okay, so I now understand why the nonsensical statement, "Some other similar chemicals contain petro-chemicals which can pollute the environment if improperly handled", has been added. Sometime, liquids that aren't in Ballistol, are acids and can melt your face off. Sometimes, balls are musty in you mouth, which in the singular form, is the word using the first four letters. Or why everything, and that's everything, can cause cancer "maybe" according to California. And yes, I have given that sentence every single bit of respect it deserves and has earned. 68.107.134.203 ( talk) 13:51, 15 January 2021 (UTC)