Synonym(s)
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Oleum lini, the native linseed oil, a cold-pressed golden-yellow to greenish, quick-drying, fatty oil is easily soluble in ether, slightly soluble in ethanol.
Listed in the European Pharmacopoeia.
Cosmetics industry: Linum usitatissimum oil (INCI)
Linseed oil is also used in the food industry, in the pharmaceutical industry and in industry. For example, for the care of wood, for the production of oil paints, putty or linoleum.
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Content: high levels of unsaturated fatty acids (30-60% alpha-linolenic acid), omega-3 fatty acids and 10-15% linoleic acid, 10-25%, 10-35% oleic acid and other unsaturated acids.
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Lini oleum can be used as a mild laxative. Linseed oil can also be used to fatten dermatological bases.
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AWAs are negligible in external applications
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