Product Details:
Brand | Storm |
Packaging Type | Plastic Bottle |
Packaging Size | 100 ml |
Plant Part Used/Extracted From | Castor Seed/Bean |
Oil Type | Castor Oil |
Form | Oil |
Castor oil is well known as a source of ricinoleic acid, a monounsaturated, 18-carbon fatty acid. Among fatty acids, ricinoleic acid is unusual in that it has a hydroxyl functional group on the 12th carbon. This functional group causes ricinoleic acid (and castor oil) to be more polar than most fats. The chemical reactivity of the alcohol group also allows chemical derivatization that is not possible with most other seed oils.