Camphor Granules - 1/2 lb

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Product Description

Botanical Name: Cinnamomum camphora Safety Notes: Keep out of the reach of children. In case of ingestion contact a poison control center immediately. For external use only if properly diluted.Keep out of reach of children. In case of ingestion contact a poison control center immediately. For external use only if properly diluted.Origin: ChinaProcessing Notes: Our all natural camphor granules are derived from the camphor tree, Cinnamomum camphora. The camphor is obtained by steam distillation of the wood (trunk, roots and branches) and then purified through sublimation. Common Name: CamphorBar Code: 0-89836-02708-5

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000UYIQYI
• UPC: 089836027085
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #104,328 in Health & Personal Care (See Top 100 in Health & Personal Care)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars real camphor protects tools, reasonably priced, May 11, 2009

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G. Conner "OldSchoolSkill" (USA) - See all my reviews
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I do not know about the medicinal uses for this product. I use camphor for protecting metal tools against rust.
In the old-days, we could go to the corner drugstore and buy camphor blocks, about 1-inch square and 1/4 inch thick. You just slice open the wrapper, peel it back and toss in in your tool box or drawers. The camphor emits a gas that prevent oxygen from attacking metal surfaces of tools like planes, chisels, squares etc.

The problem these days is finding the stuff. Modern pharmacies do not typically stock it any more. After searching everywhere, I found this product from this company. The shipping was a trifle slow compared to other Amazon orders I have placed, but it came before the estimated delivery date.

The product is good and reasonably priced for my application. If you want to protect your tools inexpensively, save all your desiccant packages from electronic equipment and other items you may have purchased, because they are all re-useable indefinitely. You need only dry them out in an oven for reuse. Placing small quantities of camphor inside tool drawers helps prevent the electro-chemical reaction that causes rust. Camphor works well for this purpose, especially if you use enough and the tool containers are sealed reasonably well. Although this product is ten times the cost of the old blocks we used to buy, it is still one tenth the cost of commercial corrosion inhibitors.

If you want to try this method for protecting your tools economically, save used plastic and glass jars, such as those you have for jams, jelly, peanut-butter etc. Clean them thoroughly. Place a few tablespoons of granulated camphor in the jar and cover with cheese cloth, held in place by a rubber band. For very small drawers, you can skip the jar and just wrap camphor granules in any lightweight porous cloth. Secure with a rubber band.

This method works for your fine silverware or jewelry too! Camphor has salubrious results for any metal that can rust or tarnish. This product, judging by the feel, texture and smell, is the real deal. Beware of other products that have only a small percentage of active camphor. They are not as effective. It takes far more to do the job, so it is no bargain. Real camphor is so potent that it only takes an ounce or two to protect a drawer full of tools and it lasts about a year.

If any of you find an economical source for the little camphor blocks, post a comment near this review because the blocks are more convenient to use. But until I find a better source, this is the best I have found. This bag has enough quality product to protect tools in several woodworking shops for five years or more! That's still cheap insurance against rust.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just what I was looking for, July 17, 2009

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Cipaczihuatl (Connecticut, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Camphor Granules - 1/2 lb (Health and Beauty)

We still find camphor in Mexico, in the pharmacies, but here in the USA it is just impossible. This camphor granules are the closest thing to the camphor I had in my country.

5.0 out of 5 stars Camphor blocks, November 9, 2011

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Gwendolyn - See all my reviews

This review is from: Camphor Granules - 1/2 lb (Health and Beauty)

I found my local Hy-Vee pharmacy has a couple of boxes
of the squares.I purchased one because the outside
of the box said it inhibited rust, so I am
trying it out in my basement which is damp.