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The medical grade mineral oil fills the “pores” of the gel matrix much the same way as water fills the pores of a sponge. However, unlike the water in a sponge, the mineral oil cannot be squeezed out of the gel matrix but slowly diffuses or bleeds out of the gel matrix when it comes in contact with any surface such as your skin.
