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Posted by Catherine Cartwright Jones on August 9, 2001 at 20:46:59:

In reply to: If terpineol is the active component why not just use the pure terpineol? posted by Faery Ring on August 9, 2001 at 19:57:22:

I've used pure terpineol, and high-terpineol essential oils. There
are two differences. One is that I can't find in the US a grade of
terpineol that I feel certain I can use on skin.

There are many grades of terpineol available, from industrial solvent
to perfume quality. You get a packet of it with Jani henna ... with
the results on the link below.

However ... some people find the word "terpineol" very difficult to
deal with, and think it's somehow toxic and unnatural, even though
it's a molecule that occurs naturally in many essential oils. Plants
make a wide variety of hydrocarbons, and terpineol is one of them.
So, to avoid the difficulty of locating a source of terpineol that was
"skin friendly", and to avoid people accusing me of putting
ingredients with long dangerous looking words in henna ... I went to
the sites which listed the constituents of essential oils, and pulled
out the ones that had high levels of monoterpines, particularly
terpineol, cineol, geraniol etc, and ran the tests. Then, ordering
the EO's from a reputable aromatherapy grade source, I felt I could
present the highly terped mixes in a way that would be acceptable and
skin-friendly.

Also .... the eo's smell a damn sight better.

Down the rabbit hole looking at Jani henna

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The Good Scents Company sells perfume quality terpineol 11kg/$14.69 Faery Ring 21:05:37 8/9/2001 (10)
- Where is it listed? txilar 21:46:03 8/9/2001 (6)
  - I think that terpineol = a-terpineol Faery Ring 21:53:54 8/9/2001 (5)
    - Re: I think that terpineol = a-terpineol txilar 22:39:50 8/9/2001 (4)
      - Are you sure? Faery Ring 00:37:52 8/10/2001 (1)
        
        I thought I was- Terpineol has lots o' synonyms txilar 04:01:52 8/10/2001 (0)
      - Re: I think that terpineol = a-terpineol Kenzi 00:31:10 8/10/2001 (1)
        
        =) That's a great way to see it txilar 04:04:07 8/10/2001 (0)
- aesthetics vs price Catherine Cartwright Jones 21:18:30 8/9/2001 (2)
  - needs more testing Faery Ring 21:41:20 8/9/2001 (1)
    - choices, complexities Catherine Cartwright Jones 22:22:07 8/9/2001 (0)

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: I've used pure terpineol, and high-terpineol essential oils. There : are two differences. One is that I can't find in the US a grade of : terpineol that I feel certain I can use on skin. : : There are many grades of terpineol available, from industrial solvent : to perfume quality. You get a packet of it with Jani henna ... with : the results on the link below. : : However ... some people find the word "terpineol" very difficult to : deal with, and think it's somehow toxic and unnatural, even though : it's a molecule that occurs naturally in many essential oils. Plants : make a wide variety of hydrocarbons, and terpineol is one of them. : So, to avoid the difficulty of locating a source of terpineol that was : "skin friendly", and to avoid people accusing me of putting : ingredients with long dangerous looking words in henna ... I went to : the sites which listed the constituents of essential oils, and pulled : out the ones that had high levels of monoterpines, particularly : terpineol, cineol, geraniol etc, and ran the tests. Then, ordering : the EO's from a reputable aromatherapy grade source, I felt I could : present the highly terped mixes in a way that would be acceptable and : skin-friendly. : : Also .... the eo's smell a damn sight better.
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