Lavender oil
Lavandula angustifolia Mill.
Botanical source | Lavandula angustifolia Mill. |
Botanical family | Labiatae |
Foreign names | lavande (Fr.), Lavendel (Ger.), lavanda (Ital.) |
Parts of plant used | flowering tops |
Harvest time | July, August, September |
Manufacturing method | steam distillation |
Yield | 0,4 to 2,0 % |
Appearance | slightly yellow liquid |
Odour | characteristic |
Agriculture | Conventional |
Specific components | (E)-beta-Farnesene, (E)-beta-Ocimene, (Z)-beta-Ocimene, 1,8-Cineol, 1-Octen-3-yl acetate, 3-Octanone, alpha-Terpineol, beta-Caryophyllene, beta-Caryophyllene, Borneol, Camphor, Coumarin, Lavandulol, Lavandulyl acetate, Limonene, Linalool, Linalyl acetate, Terpinen-4-ol |