Refined castor oil primarily contains triglycerides of ricinoleic acid, making up about 90% of its fatty acid content, along with smaller amounts of oleic and linoleic acids. This unique hydroxylated fatty acid gives castor oil its polarity and versatility, used in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and industrial products, with refining removing color, odor, and impurities, leaving a clear, odorless liquid with a neutral taste
