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2. List of essential oils - Wikipedia

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   List of essential oils. Essential oil of Eucalyptus. A glass vial containing sandalwood oil. Davana essential oil. Vial of Tanacetum annuum oil (blue tansy) Essential oils are volatile and liquid aroma compounds from natural sources, usually plants. They are not oils in a strict sense, but often share with oils a poor solubility in water.

3. Essential oil - Wikipedia

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   Trans fat. v. t. e. An essential oil is a concentrated hydrophobic liquid containing volatile (easily evaporated at normal temperatures) chemical compounds from plants. Essential oils are also known as volatile oils, ethereal oils, aetheroleum, or simply as the oil of the plant from which they were extracted, such as oil of clove.

4. Lavender oil - Wikipedia

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   Lavender oil. A glass vial of lavender oil. Lavender oil is an essential oil obtained by distillation from the flower spikes of certain species of lavender. There are over 400 types of lavender worldwide with different scents and qualities. Two forms of lavender oil are distinguished, lavender flower oil, a colorless oil, insoluble in water ...

5. Pine oil - Wikipedia

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   Pine oil is an essential oil obtained from a variety of species of pine, particularly Pinus sylvestris. Typically, parts of the trees that are not used for lumber — stumps, etc. — are ground and subjected to steam distillation. [2] As of 1995, synthetic pine oil was the "biggest single turpentine derivative." [3]

6. Linalool - Wikipedia

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   A colorless oil, linalool is classified as an acyclic monoterpenoid. [1] In plants, it is a metabolite, a volatile oil component, an antimicrobial agent, and an aroma compound. [1] Linalool has uses in manufacturing of soaps, fragrances, food additives as flavors, household products, and insecticides. [1]

7. List of vegetable oils - Wikipedia

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   Grape seed oil, a cooking and salad oil, also sprayed on raisins to help them retain their flavor. [90] Hemp oil, a high quality food oil [91] also used to make paints, varnishes, resins and soft soaps. [92] Kapok seed oil, from the seeds of Ceiba pentandra, used as an edible oil, and in soap production.