Database/Fragrance/Terpinolene
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Terpinolene natural?

Yes. Occurs naturally in conifer and citrus oils and is manufactured from pine-tree turpentine terpenes, not petrochemical feedstock.

INCI nameTerpinolene
CAS586-62-9
FunctionFragrance
FeedstockTerpinolene is produced by isomerising alpha-pinene from pine-tree…

How we scored it

Monoterpene produced from turpentine-derived pinene by isomerisation; carbon skeleton remains natural-terpene derived, 1.0.
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.

Where it comes from

Terpinolene is produced by isomerising alpha-pinene from pine-tree turpentine, and also occurs naturally in many essential oils. No petrochemical synthesis route is commercially significant.

In plain English

A piney, herbal fragrance terpene found in conifer and citrus oils. It's produced from pine-tree turpentine feedstock rather than petroleum.

CosIng definition: Terpinolene is the organic compound that conforms to the formula:

Structure

2D structure of Terpinolene

PubChem CID 11463 ↗

References

  1. 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
  2. 2Terpinolene. PubChem CID 11463. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3TERPINOLENE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4TERPINOLENE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=TERPINOLENE