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Terpene is not actually any one thing - terpenesare a class of compounds found in many essential oils of plants and flowers. Therefore they are very commonly used in fragrances and flavors. Terpenes are constructed from a molecule called isoprene. Isoprene has the chemical structure C5H8, which means it contains 5 carbon atoms and 8 hydrogen atoms. Isoprene's chemical structure is:

CH2(CH3) - C - CH - CH2

Terpenes can be made from any number and combination of isoprene building blocks, so any terpene will have the molecular formula of (C5H8)x, where x is the number of isoprene building blocks used to construct the terpene.

Since terpenes are very commonly found in nature, chances are they are in a huge range of beauty products, especially those that are made using the essential oils of plants.

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