Growing importance of Linseed Oil in aesthetic and oil paints
Linseed Oil Market Linseed oil, also called flax seed oil or flax oil, is a colourless to yellowish oil extracted from the flax plant's dried, ripened seeds. Pressing is used to obtain the oil, which is sometimes followed by solvent extraction. Linseed oil is a drying oil, which means it can polymerize and solidify into a solid. Linseed O il can be used as an impregnation, drying oil finish, or varnish in wood finishing, as a pigment binder in oil paints, as a plasticise and hardener in putty, and in the manufacture of linoleum due to its polymer-forming properties. Linseed oil use has decreased in recent decades due to the increased availability of synthetic alkyd resins that perform similarly to linseed oil. Flax seed, also known as linseed, are edible seeds harvested from flax (Linum usitatissimum) plants that are used as a health food and a source of linseed oil. Flax seed has resurfaced as a potential "super food" due to its high dietary fibre and omega-3 fatty acid...