The Essential Oil for July 98

 Lavender 

 

Botanical Source:  Lavandula angustifolia

Origin: I obtained the sample while in France this past May. The sample was supplied by Christian Escriva who lives in the small mountain village of Libra.

Parts Used: The dried flowers were steam distilled using the StoveStill SS.

Organoleptic Characteristics: Sweet, floral, herbaceous odor.

Comments: One of the best quality lavenders I have ever smelled.

 

Physical/Chemical Characteristics of the Essential Oil 

Yield by mass  
1 %  
Appearance  
 very pale yellow-green


GC Analysis of Main Components

 

Component

CAS#

%

     

alpha-thujene

003917-48-4

0.19

alpha-pinene

000080-56-8

0.32

camphene

000079-92-5

0.31

myrcene

000123-35-3

0.27

delta-3-carene

000508-32-7

0.10

limonene

005989-54-8

0.24

1,8-cineole

000470-82-6

0.99

cis-ocimene

003338-55-4

1.76

trans-ocimene

003779-61-1

1.19

3-octanone

000106-68-3

2.06

gamma-terpinene

000099-85-4

0.22

para-cymene

000099-87-6

0.50

hexyl acetate

000142-92-7

0.20

1-octen-3-yl acetate

002442-10-6

0.64

3-Octanol

000589-98-0

0.47

hexyl butyrate

002639-63-6

0.27

1-Octen-3-ol

003391-86-4

0.24

cis-linalool oxide (furanoid)

011063-77-7

2.05

camphene hydrate

000465-31-6

0.31

trans-linalool oxide (furanoid)

034995-77-2

1.57

linalool

000078-70-6

33.78

camphor

000076-22-2

0.48

linalyl acetate

000115-95-7

33.23

alpha-santalene

000512-61-8

1.97

alpha-bergamotene

017699-05-7

0.39

lavandulyl acetate

025905-14-0

2.90

terpinen-4-ol

000562-74-3

7.05

beta-caryophyllene

000087-44-5

0.95

trans-beta-farnesene

018794-84-8

0.98

lavandulol

000498-16-8

1.19

germacrene D

023986-74-5

0.65

borneol

000507-70-0

1.30

 

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