cineol

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noun A volatile compound, C₁₀H₁₈O, found in eucalyptus, milfoil, rosemary, wormseed, cajeput, peppermint, and many other oils. Also called eucalyptol and cajeputol.

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Oily hair – lemon, cineol rosemary and clary sage essential oils combined with nettle extract reduce excess sebum production and inhibit sweat on the scalp increasing vitality and lift.

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Normal hair – lavender, cineol rosemary, lemon and sweet orange essential oils stimulate cell regeneration in the hair fibre and tone and soften the scalp for naturally shiny, healthy hair.

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A sample of the essential oil extracted from the rhizomes was found to have the following characteristics: SG (30°C) 0.9724 and ND (30°C) 1.5002, and to contain d-alpha-pinene 1.5 per cent; d-camphene 3.5 per cent; cineol 9.6 per cent; a-camphor 4.2 per cent; d-borneol 1.5 per cent; sesquiterpenes 10 per cent; sesquiterpene alcohols 48 per cent.

Chapter 28 1987
The chief constituents of lavender oil are linalyl acetate, linalol, geraniol, and linalyl butyrate, while the English oil also contains a distinct amount of cineol.

The Handbook of Soap Manufacture H. A. Appleton
Besides cineol, the oil contains d-pinene, and valeric, butyric, and caproic aldehydes.

The Handbook of Soap Manufacture H. A. Appleton
It consists mainly of cineol (see TERPENES), from which cajuputene having a hyacinthine odour can be obtained by distillation with phosphorus pentoxide.

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