Lipstick
Feedstock: Crude Oil
Refinery Fraction: Petroleum Jelly / Waxes
The Engineering Blueprint
- Refinery Parent: Petrolatum / Paraffin
- Process: Blending
- Tray Position: Bottoms (Heavy Distillates)
The Realist Argument
The global beauty industry is a subset of the heavy-distillate fraction. Petroleum jelly provides the moisture barrier that underpins most cosmetics.
Human Impact & Utility
Cosmetic staples utilizing the emollient and stability properties of refined hydrocarbons.