It was one of those you might get at Pier 1 or Kohl’s back then and had a really plasticky coating. Not my best moment.
Unfortunately mineral oil is derived from petroleum. I don’t care if someone says it’s food grade, I wouldn’t want to eat it.
Paraffin wax (chocolate), polyethylene glycol (toothpaste), vanillin (vanilla flavoring), benzaldehyde (almond flavoring), and the plastic coating on medicine pills are all derived from petroleum.
You've likely been eating or using food grade petroleum products your whole life.