Flaxseed oil

Essential Oil Information :
The oil is extracted from the flaxseed, a seed from the plant Linum usitatissimum. Widely used in making several medicines, the oil is also taken by people as a laxative for constipation, to prevent breastcancer, prostatecancer and for weight loss. This is also applied on the skin to sooth irritations.

Uses :

• It is used as a common carrier used in oil paint, imparting more fluidity, transparency and glossiness
• Due to its excellent drying properties, the oil is used in glazing putty that is used as a sealant for glass windows
• Used in wood finish, the flaxseed oil dries slowly and shrinks little upon hardening
• Boiled flaxseed oil is widely used as sizing in the traditional oil gilding for pasting the sheets of gold leaf to a substrate
• This oil is used to bind cork particles, wood dust and other materials for manufacturing floor covering
• Fresh, refrigerated and unprocessed flaxseed oil is used as a nutritional supplement
• Also used to formulate several medicines for rheumatoid, arthiritis and high cholesterol conditions