PLAZA Alkali Refined Linseed Oil (ARLO) 200 ml Pack Used for artistic oil paints, Inks, woods, furniture, etc.

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PLAZA | Alkali Refined Linseed Oil, commonly called "ARLO" for short, has been a classic ingredient in inks for centuries and can be used effectively to make oil paint and oil painting mediums. Extracted from the seed of the flax plant, this oil is filtered and then "washed" with alkaline water to remove acid impurities. The resulting product is light colored, rich & sweet-smelling oil that is composed primarily of linolenic acid. When ARLO is exposed to oxygen in the air it will start to "oxidize, and a tough, flexible "skin" will start to form where the ARLO is exposed to the air. Since ARLO is prone to oxidation, care must be taken when handling ARLO, because items such as rags soaked with ARLO can auto-oxidize and catch on fire! ARLO has 100% bio/renewables content. ARLO readily dries and is considered a "drying oil" and can be used for a great many things. No lithographic ink maker should be without ARLO on the premises. ARLO can be used for reducing tack and viscosity, increasing flow of overly "short" inks, and to enhance the film integrity of inks that contain metallic driers that can react with ARLO. ARLO is 100% bio-based and is a renewable resource.