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Uses. Both carvones are used in the food and flavor industry. R-(−)-Carvone is also used for air freshening products and, like many essential oils, oils containing carvones are used in aromatherapy and alternative medicine. S-(+)-Carvone has shown a suppressant effect against high-fat diet induced weight gain in mice. Is CarvoneRead More →

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The sensitizing potential of l-carvone has been considered low, but it has occasionally caused contact allergy in users of spearmint toothpaste and chewing gum. l-Carvone is also an oxidation product of d-limonene that occurs in solvents used increasingly in industry. How was carvone discovered? In 1877, German chemist Franz VarrentrappRead More →