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Plant oils or vegetable oils are oils derived from plant sources, as opposed to animal fats or petroleum.There are three primary types of plant oil, differing both the means of extracting the relevant parts of the plant, and in the nature of the resulting oil:
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.
A bottle of peanut oil. Vegetable oils, or vegetable fats, are oils extracted from seeds or from other parts of edible plants.Like animal fats, vegetable fats are mixtures of triglycerides. [1]
Cajuput essential oil in clear glass vial. Cajuput oil (also spelled cajeput) is a volatile oil obtained by distillation from the leaves of the myrtaceous trees Melaleuca leucadendra, Melaleuca cajuputi, and probably other Melaleuca species.
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Coconut oil (or coconut fat) is an edible oil derived from the kernels, meat, and milk of the coconut palm fruit. [1] Coconut oil is a white solid fat below around 25 °C (77 °F), and a clear thin liquid oil at higher temperatures.
Origin of this essential oil, the tea tree, Melaleuca alternifolia Tea tree plantation, Coraki, New South Wales. Tea tree oil, also known as melaleuca oil, is an essential oil with a fresh, camphoraceous odour and a colour that ranges from pale yellow to nearly colourless and clear.