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2. List of essential oils - Wikipedia

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   Essential oils are distinguished from aroma oils (essential oils and aroma compounds in an oily solvent), infusions in a vegetable oil, absolutes, and concretes. Typically, essential oils are highly complex mixtures of often hundreds of individual aroma compounds. Agar oil or oodh, distilled from agarwood (Aquilaria malaccensis). Highly prized ...

3. Aromatherapy - Wikipedia

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   Many studies have explored the concerns that essential oils are highly concentrated and can irritate the skin when used in undiluted form, often referred to as neat application. [ 3 ] [ 23 ] [ 24 ] Therefore, they are normally diluted with a carrier oil for topical application such as jojoba oil , olive oil , sweet almond oil or coconut oil .

4. List of omega-3 fatty acids - Wikipedia

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   Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Common name Lipid name Chemical name ... List of omega-3 oils. Oil Diet type ω−3 content

5. Lavender oil - Wikipedia

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   [16] [17] In general, 5 millilitres (0.17 US fl oz) of a diluted essential oil may cause toxicity in adults, whereas 2–3 millilitres (0.068–0.101 US fl oz) can be toxic in children. [18] Over 2014-18 in New South Wales , there were 271 reported cases of lavender oil poisoning – mostly in children – accounting for 6.1% of all essential ...

6. Fragrance oil - Wikipedia

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   Essential oils, widely used in society, emit numerous volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Some of these VOCs are considered as potentially hazardous under federal regulations. [2] Most high quality essential oils are extracted from natural sources such as plants, herbs, and flowers. However, synthetic versions of the same compound as a natural ...

7. Erucic acid - Wikipedia

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   Erucic acid is a monounsaturated omega-9 fatty acid, denoted 22:1ω9.It has the chemical formula: CH 3 (CH 2) 7 CH=CH(CH 2) 11 CO 2 H.It is prevalent in wallflower seed and other plants in the family Brassicaceae, with a reported content of 20 to 54% in high erucic acid rapeseed oil [2] and 42% in mustard oil.