Danish Oil Food Safety

Danish oil is known as a hard drying oil because when its particles react with oxygen in the atmosphere they are polymerized into a solid layer.

Danish oil food safety. Use 0000 grade steel wool to buff out as much of the affected area as possible. Danish oil coating is resistant to water and liquids. This can take days even weeks depending on the oil it is based on. We do not use any synthetic or modified resins or varnish in our danish oil.

As its particles contain the characters of polymerization it provides a solid texture upon drying. Patrick most current thinking regarding finishes and food safety is that a finish that cures especially by polymerization like danish oil is food safe when completely cured. Even then they are considered food safe. The solvent used in bestwood danish oil is dearomatized white spirit which is less irritating to skin and lower in odour than traditional white spirit and is completely biodegradable.

It is safe for food contact when dry and can be used for wooden bowls chopping boards and butchers blocks. To repair any scratches nicks or water marks. The dry product contains only pure tung oil it does not contain any artificial varnish or resins or other vegetable oils. Bestwood danish oil is food and toy safe when dry.

Then use a lint free cloth to apply a small amount of the danish oil to the damage wood. These types of finishes become bonded to the wood and themselves and become essentially inert. Danish oil is simple to use and easy to maintain. Most danish oils are made from a base of linseed oil or possibly tung oil which are both food safe after they have cured they don t dry they cure when exposed to oxygen to make them cure faster dryers are often added and most dryers contain heavy metals.