dick_starbuck
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This.Ethyl oleate is more a carrier oil than a solvent. It does have solvent properties. But you mainly use it to thin out your carrier oil. For e.g. instead of using 100% grapeseed oil, you could use 50/50 gso/eo.
Its not unheard of to use 100% eo for brews. Or at least once upon a time it wasn't. People say its toxic. Others love it. Ive never used it.
I say this every time I see EO brought up. Its a carrier oil with a higher ability to hold a solute than other oils while being much more viscous than most oils. This creates a thinner solution that can hold higher mg/ml than a standard GSO or MCT.
It is much more benign than guaiacol and shouldn't be thought of as the same thing.
If youre allergic to EO, stay away from CN oils. If you've been using CN oils and have no issues, chances are you've been using EO and you'll be fine.

