Lavandula angustifolia Steam distilled from flowers. This Lavender Essential Oil is a blend of various lavenders to achieve an economical product.

Aroma: A top note of strong aroma, this lavender "40/42" has a fresh, herbaceous, floral scent with a woody, balsamic undertone. Lavender 40/42 Essential Oil has the most floral scent of all the lavenders.

Description: The Lavender plant grows to about one meter in height and produces long thin purple-blue flowers. The entire plant is covered with oil glands, which are in the star-shaped hairs that cover the plant. While the vast majority of Lavender 40/42 in the market is synthetically compounded, our Lavender 40/42 is comprised of 100% natural constituents and is blended to match the ideal percentage of Linalool and Linalyl acetate esters, to release the best of Lavender's floral notes.

Common Uses: Lavender has been used since ancient times. The Romans added lavender flowers to delouse in bathwater, or to delouse and deodorize laundry - hence the name from the Latin lavare, 'to wash'. Though this oil is generally not used for therapeutic applications, it is often the Lavender of choice for soaps, candles, perfumes and cosmetics.

Composition:

Linalyl acetate - 40 - 70 %
1,6-Octadien-3-ol, 3,7-dimethyl- 78-70-6 - 30 - 40 %
Terpinene-4-ol - 1.0 - 5.0 %
Caryophillene beta - 1.0 - 5.0 %
Bornan-2-one - 1.0 - 5.0 %
3-cyclohexene-1-methanol, a,a,4-trimethyl - 1.0 - 5.0 %
2-Oxabicyclo[2.2.2]Octane, 1,3,3-trimethyl - 1.0 - 5.0 %
2,6-octadien-1-ol,3,7-dimethyl acetate - 1.0 - 5.0 %
Cyclohexene, 1-methyl-4-(1-methylethenyl)-, (r) - 1.0 - 5.0 %
4-Isopropylidene-1-methylcyclohexene - 1.0 - 5.0 %
dI-Camphor - 1.0 - 5.0 %
Pinene, beta - 1.0 - 5.0 %
Pinene, alpha - 1.0 - 5.0 %
Cymene p 99-87-6 - 1.0 - 5.0 %
Caryophyllene oxide - 1.0 - 5.0 %
Acetic acid, hexyl ester - 1.0 - 5.0 %
Camphene - 1.0 - 5.0 %
Amyl vinyl carbinyl acetate - 1.0 - 5.0 %

Description / Colour / Consistency: A thin, clear, colourless to pale yellow liquid.

Blends With: Bay, Bergamot, Chamomile, Citronella, Clary Sage, Geranium, Jasmine, Lemon, Mandarin, Orange, Palmarosa, Patchouli, Pine, Thyme, Rosemary, Rosewood and Ylang-ylang.

Cautions: Dilute before use; for external use only. May cause skin irritation in some individuals; a skin test is recommended prior to use. Contact with the eyes should be avoided.