CASTOR OIL
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Augustus
Oils Ltd is registered in England and Wales at
Augustus House
Mill Lane
Alton, Hants, UK
Reg No 1950177
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Ricinus communis (Castor) Seed Oil.
Description
Castor oil is a clear, almost colourless or slightly yellow viscid liquid.
It has a bland taste at first then slightly acrid.
Uses:
Cosmetic uses include nail polishes, lotions, cremes and many stick products.
Extraction:
Castor oil is the fixed oil obtained by cold expression from the seeds
of Ricinus communis L.
Source:
The castor plant is indigenous to Eastern Africa but is distributed worldwide.
Leading commercial producers are India, China and Brazil.
Key properties:
Readily soluble in alcohol. Low pour point and high viscosity. Uniform
triglyceride composition.
Typical fatty acid profile:
| 9,10-di-OH 18:0 | 9,10-dihydroxystearic | 0.3% |
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| 12-OH-18:1 | 12-hydroxyoleic | 85.6% |
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| 14:0 | Myristic | 0.1% |
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| 16:0 | Palmitic | 1.6% |
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| 17:0 | Margaric | 0.2% |
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| 18:0 | Stearic | 1.5% |
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| 18:1 | Oleic | 4.9% |
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| 18:2 | Linoleic | 4.5% |
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| 20:0 | Arachidic | 0.4% |
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| 20:1 | Gadoleic | 0.9% |
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| Typical stearine profile: | ||||||
| Sitosterol | 56.4% |
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| Campesterol | 10.2% |
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| Stigmasterol | 22.4% |
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