olive oil, difference between pharmacists and for cooking

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Hi
Whats the difference between the olive oil you get from
the pharmacists for the skin (e.g. babys face) and that
you get from your local shop asda/walmart/etc. Will
the latter do the same job?

Thanks
F

[Tsu Dho Nimh]

wrote:

>Hi
> Whats the difference between the olive oil you get from
>the pharmacists for the skin (e.g. babys face) and that
>you get from your local shop asda/walmart/etc. Will
>the latter do the same job?

Pharmacy grade, or cosmetic grade, olive oil is more carefully
controlled for things like organic acid level, and bacterial
contamination.

What do you plan to do with it?

Tsu

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> > Whats the difference between the olive oil you get from
> >the pharmacists for the skin (e.g. babys face) and that
> >you get from your local shop asda/walmart/etc. Will
> >the latter do the same job?
>
> Pharmacy grade, or cosmetic grade, olive oil is more carefully
> controlled for things like organic acid level, and bacterial
> contamination.

> What do you plan to do with it?

Use it for the babys head, as advised by the health worker. From
the sounds of it stick to the pharmacies one.
I did ask the local pharmacist but they didn't know