Castor oil

Castor oil

Castor oil is a vegetable oil pressed from castor beans. Castor oil is a colourless to very pale yellow liquid with a distinct taste and odor. It is not a drying oil, meaning that it has a low reactivity with air compared to oils such as linseed oil and tung oil.

Derived from: Castor beans (Ricinus communis)
Main growing areas: India, China, Brazil

Description

Main applications:
Adhesives, coatings, corrossion protection, cosmetics, lubricants, paints, pharmaceuticals, pigment pastes, plasticizers, polyurethanes, printing inks, resins, wood protection

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