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Skin Creams Containing Paraffin Linked to Fire Deaths

  • March 21, 2017

Skin creams and emollients are used for a variety of conditions, from dry skin to eczema to acting as a soothing cream for a burn. While many people are cautious enough to question chemical ingredients in these creams, as it turns out, something that on the surface sounds innocuous — paraffin — can also be deadly. As reported by BBC.com, paraffin-based creams can be extremely flammable and, in the wake of deaths of people whose paraffin creams caught fire, it’s suggested that...