eugenol does not interfere with crystallization, according to some...
Post 295212 (https://www.thevespiary.org/talk/index.php?topic=9414.msg29521200#msg29521200)
(LaBTop: "Foxy2,", Methods Discourse)
distilled seed crystals are not necessary. deep freezing a couple mls of raw sassy in a vial works fine.
freeze purifying if done correctly is far from being a "shortcut." slow freezing and decanting the crap results in a product with a density of nearly 1.1 g/ml. swim has never tested the density of his fractionally distilled safrole, but labtop reports it is no where close to that obtained by slow freezing.
Post 294290 (https://www.thevespiary.org/talk/index.php?topic=9414.msg29429000#msg29429000)
(LaBTop: "Additional:", Methods Discourse)
but it will take you days to freeze and thaw and F%$# around etc...
slowly freezing a liter of sassy does not take days. it takes about 8 hours. then it takes 30 seconds to decant, then 5 minutes to thaw. thats 16 hours and 11 minutes to have purer safrole than you'll get from distilling. and you don't need your vacuum and hotplate running for hours on end. and you barely need to lift a finger.
..stinking up your fridge and house,and making your food taste foul.
stopper your fucking flasks if you don't want shit smelling up your refridgerator. for fucks sake, that should be a no-brainer.