Grignard
(Newbee)
11-18-03 04:13 No 471562 |
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A source of sassafras oil claims that the oil has no content of safrole, is this just something they say to ceep us away? Doesnt sassafras oil contain almost only safrole and if there is nothing in it, what do the oil consist of? this is an natural oil they said... |
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calcium (Hive Bee) 11-18-03 05:50 No 471570 |
Fragrance Oil | |||||||
It sounds like 'fragrance oil' rather than 'essential oil'. Check carefully. Genuine sassafras oil is CAS# 8006-80-2. |
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Grignard (Newbee) 11-18-03 16:12 No 471645 |
Is that so! so you can`t just buy sassafras... | |||||||
Is that so! so you can`t just buy sassafras oil from those spice shops?? I live in a country were nobody ever heard about sassafras, and i have to buy it over the fucking internet.. |
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methyl_ethyl (Guardian) 11-18-03 18:09 No 471657 |
safrole free | |||||||
It is very common to find safrole free sassafras oil and extracts. It is not a ploy in order to fool the clandestine chemist, as it would be fairly easy to disprove them. And if a company is selling safrole free extract that contains safrole that could be a huge legal issue. I assume oils for use in food products should be safrole free. I say this because I beleive there is a limit to safrole content in food products, safrole was banned from food products in the early sixties, however there must be a maximum allowable limit, as it would be impossible to have zero detectable safrole in said product IMO. I always wondered if they just use low safrole containing extracts or if they actually separate the safrole containing fraction. If that were the case I wonder what happens to all of the safrole. I think I just found a new business venture, (methyl_ethyl's safrole collection agency, "we pick up and dispose of your safrole for free We must be crazy!!!!!! our loss is your gain".....) </sales_pitch> Just kidding I think they may chemically treat the starting material ie. rootbark, leaves, branches, what have you. I am not sure what the exact process is, however I doubt they fractionally distill it, although I could be wrong. good_luck methyl_ethyl Unipolar Mania, It's good for life... |
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Grignard 11-20-03 10:44 |
He he... I probably could take the byproduct...
(Rated as: insignificant) |
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