Solvents in Australia

[DMTPanda]

Taking a stroll through a local Bunnings the other day, SWIM could really only find Shellite and Xylene as solvents for extraction.
Shellite leaving an oily residue and Xylene stinking like a major chemical spill, are there any other solvents that could be suggested to SWIM?

Toluene I believe is highly carcinogenic.

D-Limonene sounds ideal for its smell, safety, and pulling ability however I'm pretty sure it's not an available product in Australia.

Are there any other suggestions of what products that can be used for extracting Obtusifolia?

 

[Transform]

Toluene I believe is highly carcinogenic.

That's a bit of an overstatement. It's not as carcinogenic as benzene, and there are worse carcinogens than benzene. Prop. 65 carcinogenicity is kind of overarching in that anything even suspected of causing cancer in just about any organism under even the most extreme circumstances gets chucked onto the list. That still doesn't mean that unnecessary exposure shouldn't be avoided, of course.

https://www.chemicalbook.com/msds/toluene.htm

Germ cell mutagenicity
Test Type: In vitro mammalian cell gene mutation test Test system: Mouse lymphoma test
Metabolic activation: with and without metabolic activation Method: OECD Test Guideline 476
Result: negative
Test Type: Ames test
Test system: S. typhimurium
Metabolic activation: with and without metabolic activation
Method: Mutagenicity (Salmonella typhimurium - reverse mutation assay) Result: negative
Test Type: Chromosome aberration test Species: Rat
Cell type: Bone marrow Application Route: i.p.
Result: negative Remarks: (ECHA)
Carcinogenicity
No data available

 

[dazzB]

I'm hoping the Sydney solvents shellite is usable, I've been wanting to make a trip there anyway because they sell lab grade acetone and ipa which can be used for pure leaf infusions and to clean up other goodies besides dmt. Let us know how it goes.

will do indeed