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  o-cymen-5-ol

  Posted by Anonymous on October 27, 2016 at 9:35 am

  Hi all, 

  What are your opinions on o-cymen-5-ol? 
  I intend to include it in my face wash formulation for oily/acne-prone skin. 

  Should I use more common ingredients such as witch hazel or tea tree oil?

  Anonymous replied 8 years ago 2 Members · 3 Replies

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  johnb

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  October 27, 2016 at 9:49 am

  o-cymen-5-ol is more commonly known as carvacrol - a common constituent of essential oils especially oregano.

  Very strong smell so if you want to go around smelling like a pizza - fine. If you don’t, best give it a miss.

  Remember, any hint of medicinal properties that you may make puts them in a new category of product.

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  Bill_Toge

  Member

  October 27, 2016 at 10:14 am

  it’s related to thymol and carvacrol, but different to both, and it has much weaker odour than either

  the difference is most obvious from the IUPAC names:

  thymol: 2-isopropyl-5-methylphenol
  carvacrol: 5-isopropyl-2-methylphenol
  o-cymen-5-ol: 4-isopropyl-3-methylphenol

  in the EU it’s only permitted as a preservative, with a limit of 0.1% (minimum inhibitory concentrations are 0.02-0.07% depending on the species)

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  Anonymous

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  October 28, 2016 at 12:22 am

  @johnb @Bill_Toge Thank you for your input. I’ve seen it in many facial products which sparked my interested in working with it. 

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