Wednesday 26 February 2014

What are the top three constituents of essential oils?

Essential oil Analysis
Principal constituents
% % %
Amyris valerianol 17 elemol 10 eudesmol 31
Angelica pinene a 27 phellandrene b 12 carene 13
Anise Star anethol 88
Basil linalool 53 cineole 5 eugenol  5
Benzoin ethanol 46 ethylbenzoate,benzoic acid 32
Bergamot limonene 50 linalol 8 linalyl acetate 23
Cajeput cineole 70 terpineol 7 limonene 7
Canadian Balsam pinene ab 48 carene 17 limonene 7
Caraway limonene 44 carvone 54
cardamon cineole 31 terpineol/terpenyl acetate 41 linalol 5
Cedarwood Atlas himachalene 80
celery seed limonene 75 selinene 13
Chamomile German Blue bisabol 38 farnesene 24 chamazulene 5
Chamomile Roman angelate 33 pinene 8 pinocarveol 9
chamomile maroc pinene 19 limonene 8 santolina alcohol 18
Cinnamon Leaf cinnamyl acetate/eugenol 82
Cistus/Labdanum pinene 36 viridifloral 3
Citronella citronellal 30 citronellol 15 geranial 2
Clary Sage linalyl acetate 56 linalol 17 neryl acetate 7
Clove Bud eugenol 81 eugenol acetate 12
Coriander decanal 50 linalol 14
Cornmint menthol 69 menthone 9
Cumin cuminic aldehyde 38 pinene b 15 terpinene 15
Cypress pinene 47 carene 16
Eucalyptus Citriodora citronellal 74 citronellol 4 isopulegol 6
Eucalyptus Dives piperitone 42 myrcene 26 pinene 4
Eucalyptus Radiata cineole 68 terpineol 11 limonene 6
Eucalyptus Smithii cineole 76 pinene 8 limonene 6
Eucalyptus Staigeriana limonene 25 geranial 14 neral 10
Fennel Sweet anethol 70 pinene 8 limonene 10
Fir Douglas pinene 33 sabinene 17 carene 10
Frankincense pinene 25 carene 23 limonene 19
galbanum pinene 74 carene 10
Geranium citronellol 33 geraniol 13 linalol 5
Ginger zingiberene etc 42 curcumene 11 camphene 7
Grapefruit limonene 95
Helichyrsum neryl acetate 35 curcumene 10 italidones 9
Hyssop isopinocamphone 32 bourbonene/pinocamphone 22 pinene 9
Jasmine Absolute squalene 8 squalene oxide 12 phytol 9
Juniper Berry pinene 35 sabinene 15 limonene 4
Laurel cineole 45 pinene 13 sabinene 7
Lavandin linalyl acetate 39 linalol 33 camphor 4
Lavender HA linalyl acetate 39 linalol 31 lavandulyl acetate 4
Lemon limonene 75 pinene 7 terpinene 8
Lemongrass geranial 42 neral 32 geraniol 4
Lime limonene 55 terpinene 13 pinene 11
Mandarin limonene 71 terpinene 18
Manuka triketone 20
Marjoram terpinene 25 terpineol 21 linalol 10
Melissa geranial 32 neral 27 geraniol 6
Myrtle cineole 30 pinene 25 limonene 12
Neroli Bigarde linalol 32 pinene 14 limonene 16
Niaouli cineole 53 pinene 7 limonene 7
Nutmeg sabinene 43 pinene 26 terpinen4ol 4
Orange Bitter limonene 93
Orange Sweet limonene 95
Oregano carvacrol 68 cymene 8 terpinene 5
Palmarosa linalyl acetate 80 geranyl acetate 10
Patchouli patchoulol 37 bulnesene 18 elemene 14
palo santo bulnesol 44 guaiol 27 eudesmol 7
Pepper Black caryophyllene 24 pinene 21 limonene 17
Peppermint menthol 51 menthone 18 cineole 6
Petitgrain  linalyl acetate 53 linalol 20 terpineo; 5
Pimento Berry (allspice) eugenol 47 myrcene 22 phenol 9
Pine Needle Scotch pinene 40 camphene 5 limonene 5
Plai sabinene 32 terpineol 31
Ravensara pinene 30 sabinene 15 myrcene 5
Ravintsara cineole 65 sabinene 15 terpineol 7
Rose Otto citronellol 32 geraniol 18 nonadecane 13
Rosemary ct cineole cineole 46 camphor 10 pinene 15
Rosewood linalol 82
Sage Dalmation thujone 26 camphor 21 cineole 12
Sandalwood santalol 63 lanceol 12
Savoury Winter carvacrol 42 terpinene 20 cymene 12
Spearmint carvone 58 limonene 16
Spikenard patchoulene 10 guaiene 5
Spruce Black bornyl acetate 36 pinene 15 camphene 15
Tagetes ocimene 30 targetones 30
Tea tree terpinen4ol 40 terpinene 15
Thyme linalol sweet linalol 48 terpinen4ol 10 myrcene 7
Thyme thujanol trans thujanol 34 mercenol 11 terpineol 8
Vetiver vetivone 10 vetivenene 5
Yarrow sabinene 20 farnesene 13 chamazulene 8
Ylang Ylang linalol 12 methyl ether 10 benzyl benzoate 10

You might prefer to look at the table in this format

Amyris eudesmol 31
Amyris valerianol 17
Amyris elemol 10
Amyris    
Angelica pinene a 27
Angelica carene 13
Angelica phellandrene b 12
Angelica    
Anise Star anethol 88
Anise Star    
Anise Star    
Anise Star    
Basil linalool 53
Basil cineole 5
Basil eugenol  5
Basil    
Benzoin ethanol 46
Benzoin ethylbenzoate,benzoic acid 32
Benzoin    
Benzoin    
Bergamot limonene 50
Bergamot linalyl acetate 23
Bergamot linalol 8
Bergamot    
Cajeput cineole 70
Cajeput terpineol 7
Cajeput limonene 7
Cajeput linalol  2
Canadian Balsam pinene ab 48
Canadian Balsam carene 17
Canadian Balsam limonene 7
Canadian Balsam bornyl acetate 5
Caraway carvone 54
Caraway limonene 44
Caraway    
Caraway    
cardamon terpineol/terpenyl acetate 41
cardamon cineole 31
cardamon linalol 5
cardamon    
Cedarwood Atlas himachalene 80
Cedarwood Atlas    
Cedarwood Atlas    
Cedarwood Atlas    
celery seed limonene 75
celery seed selinene 13
celery seed    
celery seed    
Chamomile German Blue bisabol 38
Chamomile German Blue farnesene 24
Chamomile German Blue bisabol oxide 10
Chamomile German Blue chamazulene 5
chamomile maroc pinene 19
chamomile maroc santolina alcohol 18
chamomile maroc limonene 8
chamomile maroc germacrene 8  
Chamomile Roman angelate 33
Chamomile Roman pinocarveol 9
Chamomile Roman pinene 8
Chamomile Roman    
Cinnamon Leaf cinnamyl acetate/eugenol 82
Cinnamon Leaf    
Cinnamon Leaf    
Cinnamon Leaf    
Cistus/Labdanum pinene 36
Cistus/Labdanum viridifloral 3
Cistus/Labdanum    
Cistus/Labdanum    
Citronella citronellal 30
Citronella geraniol 24
Citronella citronellol 15
Citronella geranial 2
Clary Sage linalyl acetate 56
Clary Sage linalol 17
Clary Sage neryl acetate 7
Clary Sage    
Clove Bud eugenol 81
Clove Bud eugenol acetate 12
Clove Bud    
Clove Bud    
Coriander decanal 50
Coriander linalol 14
Coriander    
Coriander    
Cornmint menthol 69
Cornmint menthone 9
Cornmint    
Cornmint    
Cumin cuminic aldehyde 38
Cumin pinene b 15
Cumin terpinene 15
Cumin cymene 12
Cypress pinene 47
Cypress carene 16
Cypress    
Cypress    
Eucalyptus Citriodora citronellal 74
Eucalyptus Citriodora isopulegol 6
Eucalyptus Citriodora citronellol 4
Eucalyptus Citriodora    
Eucalyptus Dives piperitone 42
Eucalyptus Dives myrcene 26
Eucalyptus Dives pinene 4
Eucalyptus Dives    
Eucalyptus Radiata cineole 68
Eucalyptus Radiata terpineol 11
Eucalyptus Radiata limonene 6
Eucalyptus Radiata    
Eucalyptus Smithii cineole 76
Eucalyptus Smithii pinene 8
Eucalyptus Smithii limonene 6
Eucalyptus Smithii    
Eucalyptus Staigeriana limonene 25
Eucalyptus Staigeriana geranial 14
Eucalyptus Staigeriana neral 10
Eucalyptus Staigeriana    
Fennel Sweet anethol 70
Fennel Sweet limonene 10
Fennel Sweet pinene 8
Fennel Sweet    
Fir Douglas pinene 33
Fir Douglas sabinene 17
Fir Douglas terpinolene 14
Fir Douglas carene 10
Frankincense pinene 25
Frankincense carene 23
Frankincense limonene 19
Frankincense cymene 10
galbanum pinene 74
galbanum carene 10
galbanum    
galbanum    
Geranium citronellol 33
Geranium geraniol 13
Geranium citronellyl formiate 7
Geranium linalol 5
Ginger zingiberene etc 42
Ginger curcumene 11
Ginger sesquiphelandrene 9
Ginger camphene 7
Grapefruit limonene 95
Grapefruit    
Grapefruit    
Grapefruit    
Helichyrsum neryl acetate 35
Helichyrsum curcumene 10
Helichyrsum italidones 9
Helichyrsum    
Hyssop isopinocamphone 32
Hyssop bourbonene/pinocamphone 22
Hyssop pinene 9
Hyssop    
Jasmine Absolute squalene oxide 12
Jasmine Absolute benzyl acetate/benzyl benzoate 10
Jasmine Absolute phytol 9
Jasmine Absolute squalene 8
Juniper Berry pinene 35
Juniper Berry sabinene 15
Juniper Berry limonene 4
Juniper Berry germacrene 8 4
Laurel cineole 45
Laurel pinene 13
Laurel terpineol 11
Laurel sabinene 7
Lavandin linalyl acetate 39
Lavandin linalol 33
Lavandin camphor 4
Lavandin    
Lavender HA linalyl acetate 39
Lavender HA linalol 31
Lavender HA lavandulyl acetate 4
Lavender HA    
Lemon limonene 75
Lemon terpinene 8
Lemon pinene 7
Lemon    
Lemongrass geranial 42
Lemongrass neral 32
Lemongrass myrcene 10
Lemongrass geraniol 4
Lime limonene 55
Lime terpinene 13
Lime pinene 11
Lime    
Mandarin limonene 71
Mandarin terpinene 18
Mandarin    
Mandarin    
Manuka triketone 20
Manuka    
Manuka    
Manuka    
Marjoram terpinene 25
Marjoram terpineol 21
Marjoram linalol 10
Marjoram linalyl acetate 4
Melissa geranial 32
Melissa neral 27
Melissa geraniol 6
Melissa citronellal 5
Myrtle cineole 30
Myrtle pinene 25
Myrtle limonene 12
Myrtle    
Neroli Bigarde linalol 32
Neroli Bigarde limonene 16
Neroli Bigarde pinene 14
Neroli Bigarde ocimene 7
Niaouli cineole 53
Niaouli viridifloral/terpineol 15
Niaouli pinene 7
Niaouli limonene 7
Nutmeg sabinene 43
Nutmeg pinene 26
Nutmeg terpinen4ol 4
Nutmeg    
Orange Bitter limonene 93
Orange Bitter    
Orange Bitter    
Orange Bitter    
Orange Sweet limonene 95
Orange Sweet    
Orange Sweet    
Orange Sweet    
Oregano carvacrol 68
Oregano cymene 8
Oregano terpinene 5
Oregano    
Palmarosa linalyl acetate 80
Palmarosa geranyl acetate 10
Palmarosa    
Palmarosa    
palo santo bulnesol 44
palo santo guaiol 27
palo santo eudesmol 7
palo santo    
Patchouli patchoulol 37
Patchouli bulnesene 18
Patchouli elemene 14
Patchouli    
Pepper Black caryophyllene 24
Pepper Black pinene 21
Pepper Black limonene 17
Pepper Black carene 9
Peppermint menthol 51
Peppermint menthone 18
Peppermint cineole 6
Peppermint    
Petitgrain  linalyl acetate 53
Petitgrain  linalol 20
Petitgrain  terpineo; 5
Petitgrain     
Pimento Berry (allspice) eugenol 47
Pimento Berry (allspice) myrcene 22
Pimento Berry (allspice) phenol 9
Pimento Berry (allspice)    
Pine Needle Scotch pinene 40
Pine Needle Scotch camphene 5
Pine Needle Scotch limonene 5
Pine Needle Scotch carophylene 5
Plai sabinene 32
Plai terpineol 31
Plai    
Plai    
Ravensara pinene 30
Ravensara sabinene 15
Ravensara myrcene 5
Ravensara limonene 5
Ravintsara cineole 65
Ravintsara sabinene 15
Ravintsara terpineol 7
Ravintsara    
Rose Otto citronellol 32
Rose Otto geraniol 18
Rose Otto nonadecane 13
Rose Otto    
Rosemary ct cineole cineole 46
Rosemary ct cineole pinene 15
Rosemary ct cineole camphor 10
Rosemary ct cineole    
Rosewood linalol 82
Rosewood    
Rosewood    
Rosewood    
Sage Dalmation thujone 26
Sage Dalmation camphor 21
Sage Dalmation cineole 12
Sage Dalmation    
Sandalwood santalol 63
Sandalwood lanceol 12
Sandalwood    
Sandalwood    
Savoury Winter carvacrol 42
Savoury Winter terpinene 20
Savoury Winter cymene 12
Savoury Winter    
Spearmint carvone 58
Spearmint limonene 16
Spearmint    
Spearmint    
Spikenard patchoulene 10
Spikenard guaiene 5
Spikenard    
Spikenard    
Spruce Black bornyl acetate 36
Spruce Black pinene 15
Spruce Black camphene 15
Spruce Black    
Tagetes ocimene 30
Tagetes targetones 30
Tagetes    
Tagetes    
Tea tree terpinen4ol 40
Tea tree terpinene 15
Tea tree    
Tea tree    
Thyme linalol sweet linalol 48
Thyme linalol sweet terpinen4ol 10
Thyme linalol sweet myrcene 7
Thyme linalol sweet    
Thyme thujanol trans thujanol 34
Thyme thujanol mercenol 11
Thyme thujanol terpineol 8
Thyme thujanol    
Vetiver vetivone 10
Vetiver vetivenene 5
Vetiver    
Vetiver    
Yarrow sabinene 20
Yarrow pinene 15
Yarrow farnesene 13
Yarrow chamazulene 8
Ylang Ylang linalol 12
Ylang Ylang germecrene 11
Ylang Ylang methyl ether 10
Ylang Ylang benzyl benzoate 10

lets now look at an alphabetical list of leading essential oil components seeing which essential oil is a source of each

Anise Star anethol 88
Fennel Sweet anethol 70
Chamomile Roman angelate 33
Jasmine Absolute benzyl acetate/benzyl benzoate 10
Ylang Ylang benzyl benzoate 10
Chamomile German Blue bisabol 38
Chamomile German Blue bisabol oxide 10
Spruce Black bornyl acetate 36
Canadian Balsam bornyl acetate 5
Hyssop bourbonene/pinocamphone 22
Patchouli bulnesene 18
palo santo bulnesol 44
Spruce Black camphene 15
Ginger camphene 7
Pine Needle Scotch camphene 5
Sage Dalmation camphor 21
Rosemary ct cineole camphor 10
Lavandin camphor 4
Frankincense carene 23
Canadian Balsam carene 17
Cypress carene 16
Angelica carene 13
galbanum carene 10
Fir Douglas carene 10
Pepper Black carene 9
Pine Needle Scotch carophylene 5
Oregano carvacrol 68
Savoury Winter carvacrol 42
Spearmint carvone 58
Caraway carvone 54
Pepper Black caryophyllene 24
Yarrow chamazulene 8
Chamomile German Blue chamazulene 5
Eucalyptus Smithii cineole 76
Cajeput cineole 70
Eucalyptus Radiata cineole 68
Ravintsara cineole 65
Niaouli cineole 53
Rosemary ct cineole cineole 46
Laurel cineole 45
cardamon cineole 31
Myrtle cineole 30
Sage Dalmation cineole 12
Peppermint cineole 6
Basil cineole 5
Cinnamon Leaf cinnamyl acetate/eugenol 82
Eucalyptus Citriodora citronellal 74
Citronella citronellal 30
Melissa citronellal 5
Geranium citronellol 33
Rose Otto citronellol 32
Citronella citronellol 15
Eucalyptus Citriodora citronellol 4
Geranium citronellyl formiate 7
Cumin cuminic aldehyde 38
Ginger curcumene 11
Helichyrsum curcumene 10
Savoury Winter cymene 12
Cumin cymene 12
Frankincense cymene 10
Oregano cymene 8
Coriander decanal 50
Patchouli elemene 14
Amyris elemol 10
Benzoin ethanol 46
Benzoin ethylbenzoate,benzoic acid 32
Amyris eudesmol 31
palo santo eudesmol 7
Clove Bud eugenol 81
Pimento Berry (allspice) eugenol 47
Basil eugenol  5
Clove Bud eugenol acetate 12
Chamomile German Blue farnesene 24
Yarrow farnesene 13
Lemongrass geranial 42
Melissa geranial 32
Eucalyptus Staigeriana geranial 14
Citronella geranial 2
Citronella geraniol 24
Rose Otto geraniol 18
Geranium geraniol 13
Melissa geraniol 6
Lemongrass geraniol 4
Palmarosa geranyl acetate 10
Juniper Berry germacrene 8 4
chamomile maroc germacrene 8  
Ylang Ylang germecrene 11
Spikenard guaiene 5
palo santo guaiol 27
Cedarwood Atlas himachalene 80
Hyssop isopinocamphone 32
Eucalyptus Citriodora isopulegol 6
Helichyrsum italidones 9
Sandalwood lanceol 12
Lavender HA lavandulyl acetate 4
Grapefruit limonene 95
Orange Sweet limonene 95
Orange Bitter limonene 93
celery seed limonene 75
Lemon limonene 75
Mandarin limonene 71
Lime limonene 55
Bergamot limonene 50
Caraway limonene 44
Eucalyptus Staigeriana limonene 25
Frankincense limonene 19
Pepper Black limonene 17
Spearmint limonene 16
Neroli Bigarde limonene 16
Myrtle limonene 12
Fennel Sweet limonene 10
chamomile maroc limonene 8
Cajeput limonene 7
Canadian Balsam limonene 7
Niaouli limonene 7
Eucalyptus Radiata limonene 6
Eucalyptus Smithii limonene 6
Pine Needle Scotch limonene 5
Ravensara limonene 5
Juniper Berry limonene 4
Rosewood linalol 82
Thyme linalol sweet linalol 48
Lavandin linalol 33
Neroli Bigarde linalol 32
Lavender HA linalol 31
Petitgrain  linalol 20
Clary Sage linalol 17
Coriander linalol 14
Ylang Ylang linalol 12
Marjoram linalol 10
Bergamot linalol 8
cardamon linalol 5
Geranium linalol 5
Cajeput linalol  2
Basil linalool 53
Palmarosa linalyl acetate 80
Clary Sage linalyl acetate 56
Petitgrain  linalyl acetate 53
Lavandin linalyl acetate 39
Lavender HA linalyl acetate 39
Bergamot linalyl acetate 23
Marjoram linalyl acetate 4
Cornmint menthol 69
Peppermint menthol 51
Peppermint menthone 18
Cornmint menthone 9
Thyme thujanol mercenol 11
Ylang Ylang methyl ether 10
Eucalyptus Dives myrcene 26
Pimento Berry (allspice) myrcene 22
Lemongrass myrcene 10
Thyme linalol sweet myrcene 7
Ravensara myrcene 5
Lemongrass neral 32
Melissa neral 27
Eucalyptus Staigeriana neral 10
Helichyrsum neryl acetate 35
Clary Sage neryl acetate 7
Rose Otto nonadecane 13
Tagetes ocimene 30
Neroli Bigarde ocimene 7
Spikenard patchoulene 10
Patchouli patchoulol 37
Angelica phellandrene b 12
Pimento Berry (allspice) phenol 9
Jasmine Absolute phytol 9
galbanum pinene 74
Cypress pinene 47
Pine Needle Scotch pinene 40
Cistus/Labdanum pinene 36
Juniper Berry pinene 35
Fir Douglas pinene 33
Ravensara pinene 30
Nutmeg pinene 26
Frankincense pinene 25
Myrtle pinene 25
Pepper Black pinene 21
chamomile maroc pinene 19
Spruce Black pinene 15
Rosemary ct cineole pinene 15
Yarrow pinene 15
Neroli Bigarde pinene 14
Laurel pinene 13
Lime pinene 11
Hyssop pinene 9
Chamomile Roman pinene 8
Eucalyptus Smithii pinene 8
Fennel Sweet pinene 8
Lemon pinene 7
Niaouli pinene 7
Eucalyptus Dives pinene 4
Angelica pinene a 27
Canadian Balsam pinene ab 48
Cumin pinene b 15
Chamomile Roman pinocarveol 9
Eucalyptus Dives piperitone 42
Nutmeg sabinene 43
Plai sabinene 32
Yarrow sabinene 20
Fir Douglas sabinene 17
Juniper Berry sabinene 15
Ravensara sabinene 15
Ravintsara sabinene 15
Laurel sabinene 7
Sandalwood santalol 63
chamomile maroc santolina alcohol 18
celery seed selinene 13
Ginger sesquiphelandrene 9
Jasmine Absolute squalene 8
Jasmine Absolute squalene oxide 12
Tagetes targetones 30
Tea tree terpinen4ol 40
Thyme linalol sweet terpinen4ol 10
Nutmeg terpinen4ol 4
Marjoram terpinene 25
Savoury Winter terpinene 20
Mandarin terpinene 18
Tea tree terpinene 15
Cumin terpinene 15
Lime terpinene 13
Lemon terpinene 8
Oregano terpinene 5
Petitgrain  terpineo; 5
Plai terpineol 31
Marjoram terpineol 21
Eucalyptus Radiata terpineol 11
Laurel terpineol 11
Thyme thujanol terpineol 8
Cajeput terpineol 7
Ravintsara terpineol 7
cardamon terpineol/terpenyl acetate 41
Fir Douglas terpinolene 14
Sage Dalmation thujone 26
Thyme thujanol trans thujanol 34
Manuka triketone 20
Amyris valerianol 17
Vetiver vetivenene 5
Vetiver vetivone 10
Cistus/Labdanum viridifloral 3
Niaouli viridifloral/terpineol 15
Ginger zingiberene etc 42