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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.
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 kerosene bottle, containing blue-dyed kerosene. Kerosene, or paraffin, is a combustible hydrocarbon liquid which is derived from petroleum.It is widely used as a fuel in aviation as well as households.
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]
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.
The basic principle of iodine value was originally introduced in 1884 by A. V. Hübl as “Jodzahl”.He used iodine alcoholic solution in presence of mercuric chloride (HgCl 2) and carbon tetrachloride (CCl 4) as fat solubilizer.
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.
Fish oil is oil derived from the tissues of oily fish.Fish oils contain the omega−3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), precursors of certain eicosanoids that are known to reduce inflammation in the body and improve hypertriglyceridemia.