Turpentine oil is a substance distilled from material that comes from pine trees. Turpentine oil poisoning occurs when someone swallows turpentine oil.

This is for information only and not for use in the treatment or management of an actual poison exposure. If you have an exposure, you should call your local emergency number (such as 911) or the National Poison Control Center at 1-800-222-1222.

• Turpentine

• Some floor and furniture waxes and polishes
• Some paint brush cleaners
• Turpentine

Note: This list may not include all sources of turpentine.

• Bladder and kidneys
  • Blood in urine
  • Kidney failure (no urine produced)
• Eyes, ears, nose, and throat
  • Loss of vision
  • Severe pain in the throat
  • Severe pain or burning in the nose, eyes, ears, lips, or tongue
• Gastrointestinal
  • Blood in the stool
  • Burns of the food pipe (esophagus)
  • Severe abdominal pain
  • Vomiting
  • Vomiting blood
• Heart and blood
  • Collapse
  • Low blood pressure that develops rapidly
• Lungs and airways
  • Breathing difficulty (from breathing in poison)
  • Severe cough or choking
  • Throat swelling (which may also cause breathing difficulty)
• Skin
  • Bluish skin color
  • Burns
  • Irritation