Mineral oil vs. baby oil (1 Viewer)

[1A25R]

Shades difference
Left mineral oil (natural & translucid)
Right baby oil (Nivea caring oil 0% alcohol and 0% colorant)

Chips : Elite
Technique : "Compression oiling" ®
3 weeks afert the oiling :

 

[DerberAlter]

which color do you prefere? do you have an unoiled chip to compare?

 

[weak]

Has one of the chips been oiled previously? I have noticed different shades recently where some of the chips had been oiled years ago.

Both batches compression oiled with mineral oil. Had to oil the new batch a second time to end up with the same shades.

And what do you mean by "natural oil"? Sounds like some kind of vegetable oil, which would be a bad idea.

 

[MD Mike]

Yeah I have always used baby oil but I’m open to using adult oil.

What’s the exact product you used?

 

[weak]

What’s the exact product you used?

You might want an answer from a US member as I have no idea which brands are available there.
Speaking for Europe, or Austria actually, I'm getting paraffin oil (see liquid paraffin) from the local pharmacy.

 

[1A25R]

which color do you prefere? do you have an unoiled chip to compare?

I prefer left one, the darker color. I do not have an non oiled, unfortunately.
A non oiled will be slightly light and dull

Has one of the chips been oiled previously? [...]
And what do you mean by "natural oil"? Sounds like some kind of vegetable oil, which would be a bad idea.

• None have bee oiled previously
• Bay natural oil I meant mineral, (Vaseline oil, mineral oil or paraffin oil)
• Never use vegetable oil , it spoils.

Yeah I have always used baby oil but I’m open to using adult oil.

- Left: I've used Vaseline oil (a mineral oil) no brand, I get it from my local drug store, they made it themselves. But you can have it at your drug store under the name of vaseline oil, mineral oil or paraffin oil

- Right: Nivea Baby Caring Oil Hypoallergenic

 

[Trihonda]

Baby oil is Mineral oil with additives

 

[allforcharity]

As long as it is unscented

 

[MD Mike]

As long as it is unscented

Mine smells like babies

 

[Trihonda]

Yeah I have always used baby oil but I’m open to using adult oil.

What’s the exact product you used?

Use mineral oil. Can be found at Walgreens and marketed as a laxative. One bottle should Last a lifetime of chipping.

Never liked the idea of baby oil, as the scents would bug me, and I’m not convinced there aren’t other additives for skin etc. my wife keeps baby oil in the house and it appears way thinner a liquid IMHO. Mineral oil is pure/clinical and additive free. And it’s cheap. A lifetime supply bottle is a few bucks.

 

[TheBigTater]

Unsure of what is available on the continent but use the stuff meant for medicinal purposes as a laxative (unscented and no additives).

That bottle will probably last me the rest of my life (for chipping that is).

 

[MD Mike]

Unsure of what is available on the continent but use the stuff meant for medicinal purposes as a laxative (unscented and no additives).

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That bottle will probably last me the rest of my life (for chipping that is).

And if you ever get super constipated you can take a swig and get to pooping.

 

[shorticus]

Literally in Wal-Greens and just realized that mineral oil is a laxative! Shit caught me off guard when the lady pointed me to the laxative section. My facial expression completely changed

 

[CraigT78]

Shit caught me off guard

Laxatives have a tendency to do that......

 

[Josh Kifer]

Shit caught me off guard....

Then a laxative might be a bad choice.....

 

[Josh Kifer]

Laxatives have a tendency to do that......

Hahahahahaha... Great minds...

 

[shorticus]

My mind just immediately thinks that everyone at my game will need to take a deuce. My toilets aren’t made for that many asses! Lol!

 

[Warcat666]

My mind just immediately thinks that everyone at my game will need to take a deuce. My toilets aren’t made for that many asses! Lol!

Perhaps at the start of the game...tell them not to lick the chips? (Or humans being humans maybe telling them to lick the chips might deter it better )

 

[debear]

Does oiling in general take anything away from the sound and feel? Still in the learning phases of chips!

 

[allforcharity]

Does oiling in general take anything away from the sound and feel? Still in the learning phases of chips!

Nope, they just make the colours pop!

 

[RainmanTrail]

Baby oil is mineral oil. Usually it's just scented. Read the label.

 

[Colquhoun]

Nope, they just make the colours pop!

And they make the colors poop!

 

[allforcharity]

And they make the colors poop!

That's why you use as little as possible. You don't want to wake up to crappy chips!

 

[chestermordis]

Thank you, your article has been very helpful.