It was created from the relocation and merger of the former Law Enforcement School at Yorktown, Virginia, and the former Boarding Team Member School at Petaluma, California.
Another common use of castor oil is as an excipient, a neutral suspension used to deliver the active ingredient in drugs. A substitute for castor oil in this usage is Cremophor EL, a synthetic compound patented by the chemical company BASF SE. Cremophor EL is created by reacting 35 parts ethylene oxide with one part castor oil.
1 Mixed with baking soda, castor oil was used to soften and remove calluses from the feet. 2  Rarely, castor oil was to be taken internally as a purgative. 3  Warm castor oil packs applied to the abdomen was the most widely recommended use for castor oil.