Linseed oil, also known as flaxseed oil, is a colorless to yellowish oil obtained from the dried, ripened seeds of the flax plant (Linum usitatissimum). The oil is obtained by pressing, sometimes followed by solvent extraction. Linseed oil is a drying oil, meaning it can polymerize into a solid form. Due to its polymer-forming properties, linseed oil can be used on its own or blended with combinations of other oils, resins or solvents as an impregnator, drying oil finish or varnish in wood finishing, as a pigment binder in oil paints, as a plasticizer and hardener in putty, and in the manufacture of linoleum.

Appearance: Reddish Yellow clear liquid
Moisture and Volatile Matter: 0.062
Refractive Index: 1.4729
Specific Gravity: 0.9267
Iodine Value: 176.07
Acid Value: 0.94
Saturated: 13.156
Oleic: 23.943
Linoleic: 12.724
Linolenic: 50.177


Uses:- There are only two uses for linseed oil for which there is no reasonable alternative. Both involve glazing.