Castor Oil

The widespread usage of fossil fuels upset the earth’s carbon cycle. Climate change is the most serious environmental issue of the twenty-first century, and renewable resources must be exploited...

The death of a California woman has been attributed to an Asian supplement, Cao Bôi Trĩ Cây Thầu Dầu, a ‘castor oil hemorrhoid extract’ that is actually about 4% lead, a “highly dangerous ...

Doctors have issued a warning not to use castor oil as a way to treat vision problems following claims on TikTok. Castor oil is a type of vegetable oil traditionally used to treat a range of issues li...

PULLMAN, Wash. — Researchers have discovered a new mechanism of oil biosynthesis and found a way to genetically engineer a type of test plant to more efficiently produce different kinds of seed oil th...

Esters of fatty acids and alcohols have several real life applications, which include their use in lubricants, greases, plasticizers, resins and many others (Fu et al., 2019, Monteiro et al., 2024). E...

Cationic waterborne polyurethane (WPU) dispersions are distinguished by their quaternary ammonium groups, conferring a positive charge (Dong et al., 2018). This property grants polyurethane unique cha...

Here’s why castor oil is not suitable for cooking  The Indian Express Source link

Anyone who’s experienced hair thinning or shedding strands has likely considered adding castor oil to their beauty regimen. After all, it’s relatively inexpensive and easy to get your hand...

India, which produces about 20 lakh tonnes of castorseed per annum meeting over 90 per cent of the global demand for castor oil, has launched the World Castor Sustainability Forum (WCSF). This initiat...