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Terpinene

Terpinene is the primary chemical compound of tea tree oil

Terpinene has a strong piney aroma, making it a perfect additive for essential oils

Terpinene has a pine aroma and appears in tea-tree oil and fragrance formulas.

Terpinene is used as an active component in numerous products throughout the world.

Terpinene is used in cleaning, polishing, waxing, and fragrance formulas.

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About Terpinene

Terpinene is a component of tea tree oil and appears in cleaning, polishing, waxing, and fragrance formulas. Education only: chemistry, aroma, plants, and catalog names.

Plants High in Terpinene

Cardamom

Marjoram

Eucalyptus

Vervain Or Verbena

Perennial herb

Betel plant

Terpinene profile

Terpinene is a piney monoterpene and a primary constituent of tea tree oil. It appears as an oil component and as a listed ingredient in cleaning, polishing, waxing, and some flavor/fragrance formulas.

Aroma and chemistry

Strong pine character. In cannabis it is not usually a headline terpene; public catalogs sometimes mention it as a minor panel entry.

Plants often listed

Cardamom, marjoram, eucalyptus, vervain/verbena, betel, other perennial herbs.

Catalog strain mentions

Older copy associated abundant terpinene with Sentinel and Warwick #1. Confirm on a current COA rather than treating those names as a fixed rule.

COA literacy

Find terpinene (or α-terpinene) on the terpene table and compare it with tea-tree/pine neighbors. This page is chemistry, aroma, plants, and catalog names only.

Terpinene in cannabis

Sentinel and Warwick #1 are catalog references for terpinene; verify on a current COA rather than treating these names as a fixed rule. Education only.

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