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CASTOR OIL

Post date:2007-05-01
Expiry date:2007-06-01
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Castor Oil is a pale-colored oil extracted from castor oil beans, the seeds of the castor-oil plant. The shrub is a flowering plant up to 12 m high, native to tropical Africa and Asia. It is cultivated widely in the tropics for its seeds, from which castor oil is extracted. The oil, when used in cosmetics, acts as a humectant; it attracts and retains moisture to the skin. Castor oil is often used in lipsticks. It is also a thickener and an emollient. Castor oil it forms a hard film when dry. Medically, it is used as a laxative and industrially it it is used as a drying oil in paints and varnishes. In summary, castor oil is today used in plastics, textiles, paints, cosmetics, and a number of inks and industrial adhesives. One reason for the current popularity of castor oil is due to the fact that its numerous chemical derivatives are "renewable sources, bio-degradable and eco-friendly." email...oildistributors@yahoo.com

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