Composition
The primary components of lavender oil are linalool (51%) and linalyl acetate (35%). Other components include α-pinene, limonene, 1,8-cineole, cis- and trans-ocimene, 3-octanone, camphor, caryophyllene, terpinen-4-ol and lavendulyl acetate. The composition of lavender essential oil as obtained by chromotography:
Family | Composition | Lavande officinale Lavandula angustifolia |
Lavande aspic Lavandula latifolia |
---|---|---|---|
Terpenes / Monoterpenols |
Linalool | 28.92 % | 49.47 % |
-terpineol | 0.90% | 1.08% | |
-terpineol | 0.09% | ||
Borneol | 1.43% | ||
Iso-borneol | 0.82% | ||
Terpinen-4-ol | 4.32% | ||
Nerol | 0.20% | ||
Lavandulol | 0.78% | ||
Terpenes / Terpene esters |
|
32.98 % | |
Geranyl acetate | 0.60% | ||
Neryl acetate | 0.32% | ||
Octene-3-yl acetate | 0.65% | ||
Lavandulyl acetate | 4.52% | ||
Terpenes / Monoterpenes |
Myrcene | 0.46% | 0.41% |
-pinene | 0.54% | ||
-pinene | 0.33% | ||
Camphene | 0.30% | ||
E--ocimene | 3.09% | ||
Z--ocimene | 4.44% | ||
-phellandrene | 0.12% | ||
Terpenes / Terpenoid oxides |
Eucalyptol (1,8-cineol) |
25.91 % | |
Terpenes / Sesquiterpenes |
-caryophyllene | 4.62% | 2.10% |
-farnesene | 2.73% | ||
Germacrene | 0.27% | ||
-humulene | 0.28% | ||
Ketones | Camphor |
0.85% | 13.00 % |
Octanone-3 | 0.72% | ||
Cryptone | 0.35% |
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