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 THYME OIL
The oil is obtained by steam distillation of fresh or dried over-ground parts of thyme (Thymus sp.), perennial semi-shrubs. There are two varietite with industrial significance: garden thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.) and common thyme (Thymus serpyllum L.). The oil is easily movable light red-brown liquid with intense, pleasant thyme scent and sharp, stinging flavour. In the composition of the oil we have about 20 ingredients like thymol, carvacrol, camphene, citric, 1,8-cineol, linalool, terpinenol-4.
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FEATURED PRODUCT
Lavender oil
The oil is obtained by steam distillation of lavender blossoms (Lavandula angustifolia - Miller ). In the composition of lavender oil we have about 90% monoterpene and about 10% sesquiterpenes amd polymers. The main components are lynalil acetate and linalool. There are also citric, β-ocimene, α and β-pinene, camphene, myrcene, 1.8-cineol, terpinene, ethylmylcetone, p-cymene, borneol, geraniol, terpineol, lavandulol and their acetates, nerol, camphor, etc.
Lavender oil is used widely in perfumery industry as active ingredient in cosmetics, medicine, technology, faience industry. It is also used as solvent of metal oxides, salts, lacquers and paints. The oil has clearly expressed antiseptic and healing effects. Lavender oil is also used for isolation of aromatic ingredients lynalil acetate and linalool. Lavender oil is the most widely used aromatic product in aroma therapy.
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