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“The correct naphtha is NOT sold in the U.S.A. Not at Tractor Supply or Home Depot or Lowes or even Sherwin Williams. It’s still sold in Canada though. I have a friend that does distill it to 100°F and saves what solvent does come off, to use for making oil. If you live in the USA then you won’t be getting the right Naphtha, all naphtha made in the USA can not be trusted because of the loose regulation on ingredients in this type of solvent.

You will never get pure naphtha in the USA,  even  vm&p can be completely inconsistent from one bottle to the next and isn’t even advertised as pure. In Canada where they make pure naphtha and it is the best solvent to use compared to ISO or Grain alcohol, don’t make a huge mistake and waste meds or even worse make yourself or someone else even more sick by using the wrong solvent. Be warned the naphtha in the USA will even make an oil that looks completely as it should but will make you very sick.”

The fact that pure aliphatic naphtha does not seem to be sold in the USA does not mean that pure aliphatic naphtha with CAS number 64742-49-0 and a boiling point around 60-80°C does not exist or that it does not produce a better oil than most other solvents, when used properly. If you cannot get pure light naphtha, 99% or even better 99.9% isopropyl alcohol would be our second choice.

But I would still not give up – light naphtha or similar solvents are used to extract oils from plants, so I would check with vegetable oil producers and see what they use. Where    I live in Europe,  I can buy the solvent in practically every hardware or paint store,  it is    one of the most common technical liquids I remember from my childhood, we used it to degrease bicycle chains etc., practically everyone had a bottle of it at home. So this whole neverending debate about solvents seems a bit ridiculous to me. When you use the right light naphtha, there is no solvent residue one would have to be concerned about, maybe a few ppm, just like in most cheap vegetable oils that are often produced with almost exactly the same solvent as what we recommend.

The properties of Naptha against Grain Alcohol and 99% ISO. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bi0PUyS-whY

While the method described in this video is very safe in Canada, Light Naphtha isn’t sold in the USA, and the Naphtha sold at Home Depot, Lowes and Sherwin Williams IS NOT the correct kind to get. The Naphtha sold in the USA contains additives that won’t boil out of it when you finalize the process, so you’ll be ingesting toxins with your oil. It’s best to stick with 99% ISO or Everclear.

It’s important to note that the safety stems from following the instructions to a tee.       ALL solvents are highly flammable and MUST BE treated with extreme caution and care.
1) Preparation is key! Make sure you have proper supplies and have all of your needed supplies handy BEFORE YOU START!!
2) Now that you have your supplies gathered, make sure you choose a large open area, with excellent ventilation, to make your oil in. If the area is closed in, you will need to take steps to improve ventilation before starting; such as open windows, use portable fans, etc. Even with a large area, I ALWAYS make sure that I have at least one fan on that’s moving the air around.
3) Be sure to have the proper setup equipment. You MUST use a double-boiler type pot and pan setup, where the solvent pan sits on top of a water pot – NEVER PLACE THE SOLVENT PAN DIRECTLY ON THE STOVE’S HEATING ELEMENT!!! This applies to both electric and gas stoves.
4) Your water pot needs to sit AT LEAST four to five inches (4″ to 5″) above your heating element! This serves two purposes. It keeps the solvent a good distance from the heating element and it lets you bring enough water to a boil that it will stay hot long enough to work to evaporate the solvent.
5) Because you will need to reheat the water in your water pot several times, and you need to remove the solvent BEFORE you heat the water, you will need to have a space to set your solvent pan that is WELL AWAY from the stove’s heating element. DO NOT simply take the solvent pan off of the water pot and set it on the counter by the stove. While it won’t explode, any strong heat can catch the solvent on fire! You can set up a TV tray to hold the solvent pan while you bring the water in your pot to a full, rolling boil … or use another counter space that’s at least three feet away from the water pot.
6) “Plan for the worst, work for the best” – while the risk is very low using the method in this video, the fact remains  solvents are flammable and can catch fire, so BE PREPARED! One simple safety item to have is a lid that fits tightly onto your solvent pan. If a fire were to start in the pan, simply put the lid snuggly on the pan and the flame will quickly expire. You should always have a fire extinguisher handy (not just for safety with this project, but for safety in your kitchen/home in general!)
7) The most danger in this method comes from using a gas stove – this is simply because there is an active, open flame. For this reason, USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN MAKING YOUR OIL ON A GAS STOVE! NEVER, NEVER, NEVER have your solvent pan anywhere near the gas stove while the flame is on!!! I can’t stress this enough – your solvent pan will catch the open flame very easily … even when at a foot or more away from the flame!! Have a fan in the room to move the air around, so  the evaporating solvent doesn’t pool around the stove … where a single spark can ignite the fumes. Double check to be sure the flame is off before bringing your solvent pan back to the stove!

 Another thing you can do to assure safety is to purchase a portable electric heating element – you can get one at Target, Walmart or the like for under $100 and Amazon also sells them.  What you want to look for is a portable electric burner with  high wattage,  so that it will have enough oomph (power smile emoticon to bring your large pot of water to  rolling boil. Here is an example of one that should work:  These are refurbished and 50% off of retail. This one is 1300 watts … I’d go no less than this and would purchase as high  wattage as possible, so that you aren’t frustrated waiting an hour for your water to boil each time. You will use the same safety precautions with the portable electric burner as you would using an electric stove.
8) Do NOT make your oil when you’re in a hurry or have distractions going on around you. Being in a hurry or having your attention distracted will create unexpected hazards.
9) No matter how many times you have to reheat your water pot before the solvent burns off, do NOT grow impatient with this water method. The entire process takes about an hour and really does go quickly. It’s the safest method and keeping things 100% safe is worth the extra time – again, NEVER EVER set your solvent pan directly next to or onto the heating element of your stove!
10) After bringing your water pot to a full and rapid boil, check and double check that you’ve turned off the heating element BEFORE placing your solvent pan back on top of the water pot!
11) This information is provided for educational purposes only. Anyone that chooses to use this information assumes all liability and risk and holds harmless everyone involved with providing this educational video.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sGWxz0DMSI