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Terpinolene

Terpinolene (CAS 586-62-9) is one of the fragrance allergens the European Union requires to be named on a label once it passes a threshold. It is rarely something you added on purpose: 16 materials in this catalog carry it as a constituent, which is how a formula ends up over the line without a single line item admitting to it.

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What Terpinolene smells like

Fresh, sweet piney-citrus terpene with a slightly anisic, plastic-lime nuance. Used in lime and pine accords and to give a natural terpenic edge to citrus reconstitutions.

It is a material in its own right, not only a line on a label: its catalog page carries the full profile.

Terpinolene itself

Olfactive family: Citrus
Volatility band: Top
Impact: 4 of 10
Origin: Synthetic
GHS: H411

Where Terpinolene comes from on a shelf

6 of the 17 carriers in this catalog are naturals and 11 are synthetic. The heaviest carrier that is not the molecule itself is Cypress Essential Oil, at about 4.0%.

Which materials carry Terpinolene

Material	Estimated content
Terpinolene the material itself	100%
Cypress Essential Oil	4.0%
Pine (F-TEC)	3.0%
Cypress Absolute	2.0%
Black Pine Essential Oil	1.3%
Balsam Fir Essential Oil	0.84%
Tomato (Natural)	0.55%
Orange Power Givco 229	0.55%
Mandarinal	0.30%
Lavandin Super Essential Oil	0.15%
Black Opoponax 199699A	0.11%
Pineapple Natpop	0.06%
Spikenard Essential Oil	0.04%
Akigala Extreme	0.04%
Olibanum CNC	0.01%
Spicyrup	0.00%
Coconut Delight	0.00%

Estimates from typical published compositions, not a certificate of analysis for your bottle. A supplier's own figures always win.

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