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Posted by Catherine Cartwright Jones on October 26, 2001 at 15:09:44:

In reply to: That happened to me! Now I know why!!! posted by Lauren on October 26, 2001 at 13:29:42:

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: Now, is there any (reasonably inexpensive) way to find out what
terps
: are in that paste so I can make it myself?

Sniff it.
If there's a pine-sol sort of smell, they're using straight terpineol.

If it's a medicinal mentholatum sort of smell, it's likely cajaput.

If there's a muskiness, probably tea tree.

Of couse, all that lot simply depends on the available terpineol sort
of molecules .... and knowing that, you should be able to
reverse-engineer several variants.

The "peel off" characteristic seems strongest with Tea Tree ... the
one with the highest level of terpineols. It penetrates to a very
specific depth, and might be altering the keratin structure of those
cells a bit. ("tans" them, I thin) I doubt if that's any reason for
concern, its just some external layer skin cells that are long dead
anyway. They are pushed up to the top, day by day, and slough off as
a group. You wouldn't normally notice your skin cells coming off as
you wash or scratch ... but they do. This time you see it because
they're a different color, and they do seem bound together a bit.

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: : : : Now, is there any (reasonably inexpensive) way to find out what : terps : : are in that paste so I can make it myself? : : Sniff it. : If there's a pine-sol sort of smell, they're using straight terpineol. : : If it's a medicinal mentholatum sort of smell, it's likely cajaput. : : If there's a muskiness, probably tea tree. : : Of couse, all that lot simply depends on the available terpineol sort : of molecules .... and knowing that, you should be able to : reverse-engineer several variants. : : The "peel off" characteristic seems strongest with Tea Tree ... the : one with the highest level of terpineols. It penetrates to a very : specific depth, and might be altering the keratin structure of those : cells a bit. ("tans" them, I thin) I doubt if that's any reason for : concern, its just some external layer skin cells that are long dead : anyway. They are pushed up to the top, day by day, and slough off as : a group. You wouldn't normally notice your skin cells coming off as : you wash or scratch ... but they do. This time you see it because : they're a different color, and they do seem bound together a bit.
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