D-Limonene

D-Limonene

D-limonene has many uses, including as a flavoring agent, fragrance, solvent, and insect repellent.

Food and beverage

• Flavoring agent in baked goods, candy, ice cream, puddings, and yogurts
• Masking agent to cover up bitterness or aftertaste

Cosmetics and personal care

• Fragrance in shampoos, soaps, lotions, perfumes, and makeup

Cleaning

• Degreasing agent in soaps, detergents, and industrial degreasing products
• Solvent for removing oil from machine parts, adhesive remover, and paint stripper

Insect repellent

• Ingredient in natural, skin-safe personal insect repellent
• Effective against mosquitoes, flies, and other pests

Other uses

• Chemical intermediate in the production of l-carvone
• Wetting and dispersing agent in terpene resin manufacture
• Organic monomer in the synthesis of tackifying resins for adhesives
• Solvent for fused filament fabrication based 3D printing
• Less toxic substitute for xylene when clearing dehydrated specimens

D-limonene is a terpene that naturally occurs in the peel of citrus fruits, such as oranges or lemons.

Other names:1-Methyl-4-(1-methylethenyl)cyclohexene,4-Isopropenyl-1-methylcyclohexene,p-Menth-1,8-diene, DL-Limonene; Dipentene

Application:

•  fragrance ingredient for cosmetics products e.g perfumes, aftershave lotions, bath products, and other personal care products
• It is added to cleaning products, such as hand cleansers to give a lemon or orange fragrance and for its ability to dissolve oils