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Terpenes are not horoscopes

4 minutes 路 Scent, fingerprint, humility

Terpenes are aromatic compounds that shape smell and may influence a product's feel. They are not personalities with assigned emotions.

Limonene smells like citrus because it is the same family of molecules as in citrus peel. That does not mean a jar of limonene treats mood. Human trials that would justify a mood claim on a label are not there. Use terpene data as a fingerprint of the plant and a description of aroma. Stop before the folklore.

You can enjoy the scent and still refuse the story printed beside it.