When we start to discuss about plant oils, we find that the majority of plant oils are derived from seeds, commonly named as oilseeds, vegetable oil or fixed oils, obtained from fatty, dense and non-volatile plants, such as olive or almond oil. They are obtained from seeds, nuts & vegetables. The major oilseeds are soybeans, rapeseed, cottonseed, sunflowerseed, groundnut, palm, copra, sesame, linseed & castorseed, maize oil and coconut oil. But it is not the case with aloe.

At the opposite side, we find the essential oils which are volatile in nature. In fact, essential oils are quite different from oilseeds. In the case of aloe, a very little quantity of volatile oils are obtained when the aloe bitter sap is obtained. But in fact, aloe is not usually a plant suitable for essential oil production.

Essential oils refer to the subtle, aromatic and volatile liquids extracted from the flowers, seeds, leaves, stems, bark and roots of herbs, bushes, shrubs and trees through distillation. The oil from the oilseeds traditionally comprise fatty acids, and these are very different in their chemical composition from the essential oils.

Essential oils are concentrated liquids containing volatile aromatic compounds. The essential oils are obtained by distillation, expression, or solvent extraction. Essential oils are mainly used in perfumery, aromatherapy, cosmetics, medicine, cleaning & toiletry products, and for flavoring food and beverages. Their use in health care and spa products is growing fast in the last years.

The aloe vera oil is produced in conjunction with an oilseed, which acts as a carrier. The most common way to prepare alo oil is with a carrier such as the soybean oil, sunflower, safflower or cottonseed oil. The percentages varies and may be 50-50 or 60-40 or 40-60, depending the requirements of the demanding industry.

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