[Amps] WD-40 is not....

[David Jordan]

It probably should not be inhaled, used as sunscreen or a bug repellent ;-) 

 

Its got oil in it, mineral oil ;-)

 

 

FULL DETAILS HERE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WD-40

 

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Formulation


WD-40's formula is a trade secret
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_secret> . The product is not patented in
order to avoid completely disclosing its ingredients.[2]
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WD-40#cite_note-barrynytobit-1#cite_note-barry
nytobit-1>  WD-40's main ingredients, according to U.S. Material Safety Data
Sheet <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Material_Safety_Data_Sheet>
information, are:

*	50%: Stoddard solvent
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoddard_solvent>  (i.e., mineral
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mineral_spirits>  spirits -- primarily hexane
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexane> , somewhat similar to kerosene) 
*	25%: Liquefied petroleum gas
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquefied_petroleum_gas>  (presumably as a
propellant; carbon dioxide <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_dioxide>  is
now used instead to reduce WD-40's considerable flammability) 
*	15+%: Mineral <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mineral_oil>  oil (light
lubricating oil) 
*	10-%: Inert ingredients 

The German version of the mandatory EU safety sheet lists the following
safety-relevant ingredients:

*	60-80%: Heavy Naphtha <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naphtha>
(petroleum product), hydrogen <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen>
treated 
*	1-5%: Carbon <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_dioxide>  dioxide 

It further lists flammability and effects to the human skin when repeatedly
exposed to WD-40 as risks when using WD-40. Nitrile
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrile_rubber>  rubber gloves
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloves>  and safety glasses should be used.
Water is unsuitable for extinguishing burning WD-40.

There is a popular, but incorrect, urban legend
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_legend>  that the key ingredient in
WD-40 is fish oil <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish_oil> .[3]
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WD-40#cite_note-2#cite_note-2>  The WD-40 web
site states that it is a petroleum based product [4]
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WD-40#cite_note-3#cite_note-3>