Peter Borst wrote:
>
> Thymol is not approved for use in U.S. Please don't use unapproved
> substances! I have encountered it and I can concur that it has a very vile
> odor, not like garden thyme at all. I am not surprised to hear that it would
> linger in hives. Wax absorbs readily odors.

It also may cause allergic reactions if in honey, so there is a
potential for great harm if used incorrectly.

Bill Truesdell
Bath, Me