A dry, camphoraceous terpene with a sharp piney-turpentine character and a faint cooling edge. Smells like fresh conifer needles and rosemary crushed underfoot — bracing and slightly medicinal, without the sweetness of borneol or the mintiness of camphor itself.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Other ingredients whose composition declares this material as a constituent. The percentage shown is the supplier-declared concentration in that parent.
| Ingredient | % | Range |
|---|---|---|
| FIR NEEDLE | — | 20–50% |
| GINGER OIL (ROOT) | — | 5–10% |
| CISTUS GREEN ABSOLUTE | — | 1–5% |
| CISTUS OIL (ROCK ROSE) | 4.73% | — |
| CALAMUS OIL | — | 1.535–1.535% |
| BLACK PEPPER | — | 0.1–1% |
| CASSIA ESSENTIAL OIL | 1% | — |
| LAVENDER 40/42 | — | 0.1–1% |
| LAVENDER OIL | — | 0.1–1% |
| LIME OIL, DISTILLED | — | 0.1–1% |
| NUTMEG OIL, DISTILLED | — | 0.1–1% |
| PINK PEPPER ESSENTIAL OIL | — | 0.1–1% |
| ROSEMARY OIL SPANISH | — | 0.1–1% |
| THYME OIL, WILD | — | 0–1% |
Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 235.
Colorless, granular-crystalline, tenacious mass.
Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol, miscible with most oils.
Mild, oily-camphoraceous odor, with little or no 'warm-cold-feel'.
Terpeney-camphoraceous taste, remotely resembling that of Celluloid.
Extensively used in Pine, Lavender, Lavandin, Cedar and Citrus fragrances, particularly those of lower cost and high volatility.
Used in Spice and Nutmeg flavor compositions, partly in reconstituted spice oils.
Produced from (several methods) e.g. 1) from alpha-Pinene via the Hydrochloride by alkali to Camphene. Or 2) from beta-Pinene via Nopol to Camphene (catalytic isomerization).