The Composition of Lavender Oil
Saturday, December 17th, 2011Lavender oil is complex oil full of many constituents. The primary components of lavender oil are linalool and linalyl acetate.
The AFNOR recommended levels of linalool are Min: 25% and Max: 38%, although many commercial lavender oils go as high as 51%.
AFNOR recommended levels of linalyl acetate are Min: 25% and Max: 45%.
Other components include a-pinene, limonene, 1,8-cineole, cis- and trans-ocimene, 3-octanone, camphor, caryophyllene, terpinen-4-ol and lavendulyl acetate.
Here is the composition of lavender essential oil as obtained by chromotography, according to Wikipedia. (The quality of the oil tested is unknown):
