Re: I don't think cineol is the one ....

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Posted by txilar on July 3, 2001 at 22:07:04:

In reply to: I don't think cineol is the one .... posted by Catherine Cartwright Jones on July 3, 2001 at 00:15:01:

Oh I'm keeping my chips on terpineol too! Primarily, I wonder if
something helps it i.e. the cineol oxide, or if it truly is the
terpineol alone. And, if the citrus oils are worthy aside from
phototoxicity issues. Then of course, is 40% the standard? Would a
higher percentage be better? Would any of the lower percentages be
sufficient? And ~then~ is it the terpinen-4-ol or the alpha-terpineol
or even gamma terpinene? Damnit, I thought that chemistry set would
*be* here by now!
::sobbing:: I wish I could be there for the side-by-sides...

: I'm not persuaded that cineol is very helpful, given the lack of
: success I've had with eucs and the high cineol EO's I've tried so
far.
:
: But terpineol by itself is outstanding ... and Tea Tree with it's
40%
: terpineol is still the knockout of the lot for nuking up henna.
Euc
: has high cineol and low terpineol, and Tea Tree outdoes euc to a
: fare-thee-well. So, I would conclude that cineol is not the
: ticket..... and terpineol is.
:
: When we have the comparisons next week .... then we can backtrack
and
: see which components occur most frequently in the best hits.
:
: I bet a nickle on terpineol....

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: Oh I'm keeping my chips on terpineol too! Primarily, I wonder if : something helps it i.e. the cineol oxide, or if it truly is the : terpineol alone. And, if the citrus oils are worthy aside from : phototoxicity issues. Then of course, is 40% the standard? Would a : higher percentage be better? Would any of the lower percentages be : sufficient? And ~then~ is it the terpinen-4-ol or the alpha-terpineol : or even gamma terpinene? Damnit, I thought that chemistry set would : be here by now! : ::sobbing:: I wish I could be there for the side-by-sides... : : : I'm not persuaded that cineol is very helpful, given the lack of : : success I've had with eucs and the high cineol EO's I've tried so : far. : : : : But terpineol by itself is outstanding ... and Tea Tree with it's : 40% : : terpineol is still the knockout of the lot for nuking up henna. : Euc : : has high cineol and low terpineol, and Tea Tree outdoes euc to a : : fare-thee-well. So, I would conclude that cineol is not the : : ticket..... and terpineol is. : : : : When we have the comparisons next week .... then we can backtrack : and : : see which components occur most frequently in the best hits. : : : : I bet a nickle on terpineol....
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