If Olive Oil comes from Olives, then where does Baby Oil come from?

Joey

Dear Joey,

Well, Joey, this would be a simple answer if only the English language were actually a proper language. Unfortunately, it’s not that simple. So, does Baby Oil come from babies, or not? It’s a good thing you asked the Great Wimble.

Let’s look at all the different kinds of oils out there. Off the top of my head, I can think of a few. Vegetable Oil, Olive Oil (wasn’t Popeye in love with her?), and Corn Oil. Obviously there are more, but these are the important ones. So, let’s look at them all again:

Vegetable Oil
Olive Oil
Corn Oil
Baby Oil
Now, how can we organize these oils? Oh, that’s easy. Baby Oil is the only one you don’t cook with. That makes your question even harder, since you’re not really comparing the same types of oils. But I think I can still work around that.

The most common ingredients in Baby Oil are the following: Almond Oil, wheat germ oil, and Vitamin E. Sounds pretty edible to me. Almonds are good, so that should be edible. Wheat Germ.. that’s edible too. Vitamin E… well, it’s a Vitamin, so it must be edible. Therefore, Baby Oil must be edible. I think that calls for a new cooking oil!!! YUMMY!!!

But still, where does one get baby oil from? That’s quite simple. It comes from the same place as Olive Oil, and Vegetable Oil, and Corn Oil… The Store!

Hope I was able to answer your question. Hope to hear from you again.

Wimble