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/></a><figcaption>A glass vial of lavender oil</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Lavender oil</b> is an <a href="/wiki/Essential_oil" title="Essential oil">essential oil</a> obtained by <a href="/wiki/Distillation" title="Distillation">distillation</a> from the flower spikes of certain species of <a href="/wiki/Lavender" class="mw-redirect" title="Lavender">lavender</a>. There are over 400 types of lavender worldwide with different scents and qualities. Two forms of lavender oil are distinguished, <i>lavender flower oil</i>, a colorless oil, insoluble in water, having a density of 0.885 g/mL; and <i>lavender spike oil</i>, a distillate from the herb <i><a href="/wiki/Lavandula_latifolia" title="Lavandula latifolia">Lavandula latifolia</a></i>, having a density of 0.905 g/mL. Like all essential oils, it is not a pure <a href="/wiki/Chemical_compound" title="Chemical compound">compound</a>; it is a complex mixture of <a href="/wiki/Phytochemical" title="Phytochemical">phytochemicals</a>, including <a href="/wiki/Linalool" title="Linalool">linalool</a> and <a href="/wiki/Linalyl_acetate" title="Linalyl acetate">linalyl acetate</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Production">Production</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lavender_oil&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Production"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Pure lavender essential oil is produced through <a href="/wiki/Steam_distillation" title="Steam distillation">steam distillation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-LavBook_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LavBook-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This generates a greater amount of oil compared to other methods due to reduction of polar compound loss.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Harvest of lavender blooms is typically between late June and August.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The cut lavender flowers and stems are compacted into a lavender still. A boiler is then used to steam the bottom of the lavender flower filled still at a very low pressure.<sup id="cite_ref-LavBook_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LavBook-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The lavender flower pockets containing oil are broken from this heating process and a pipe of cold water is run through the center of the still.<sup id="cite_ref-LavBook_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LavBook-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The hot lavender oil vapor condenses on the cold pipe with the cold water and is collected into a holding tank where it is allowed to settle.<sup id="cite_ref-LavBook_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LavBook-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Due to polarity and densities of the water and oil, these two will separate in the holding tank whereupon the water is piped out, leaving just lavender essential oil.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Lavender oil is produced around the world, with Bulgaria, France and China leading its production.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Uses">Uses</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lavender_oil&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Uses"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Lavender oil has been used as a <a href="/wiki/Perfume" title="Perfume">perfume</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aromatherapy" title="Aromatherapy">aromatherapy</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Topical_medication" title="Topical medication">skin application</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 184–186">: 184–186 </span></sup> but these uses have no clinical benefit.<sup id="cite_ref-nccih_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nccih-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lavender oil is used in <a href="/wiki/Massage_therapy" class="mw-redirect" title="Massage therapy">massage therapy</a> as a way of inducing relaxation through direct skin contact, although <a href="/wiki/Allergic_reaction" class="mw-redirect" title="Allergic reaction">allergic reactions</a> may occur.<sup id="cite_ref-nccih_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nccih-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There is no good evidence to support the use of lavender oil for treating <a href="/wiki/Dementia" title="Dementia">dementia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-dement_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dement-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A 2021 <a href="/wiki/Meta-analysis" title="Meta-analysis">meta-analysis</a> included five studies of people with <a href="/wiki/Anxiety_disorder" title="Anxiety disorder">anxiety disorders</a>. All five studies were funded by the manufacturers of the lavender oil <a href="/wiki/Capsule_(pharmacy)" title="Capsule (pharmacy)">capsule</a> used, four of them were conducted by one author of the meta-analysis,<sup id="cite_ref-von_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-von-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Blinded_experiment" title="Blinded experiment">blinding</a> was not clear.<sup id="cite_ref-Generoso_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Generoso-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In this analysis, an oral 80 mg dose of lavender oil per day was associated with reduced anxiety scores on the <a href="/wiki/Hamilton_Anxiety_Rating_Scale" title="Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale">Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-von_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-von-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to the <a href="/wiki/National_Center_for_Complementary_and_Integrative_Health" title="National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health">National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health</a>, the effectiveness of using oral lavender oil for treating anxiety remains undetermined due to the limitations of these studies.<sup id="cite_ref-nccih_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nccih-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Oil of spike lavender was used as a <a href="/wiki/Solvent" title="Solvent">solvent</a> in <a href="/wiki/Oil_painting" title="Oil painting">oil painting</a>, mainly before the use of distilled <a href="/wiki/Turpentine" title="Turpentine">turpentine</a> became common.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Possible_adverse_effects">Possible adverse effects</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lavender_oil&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Possible adverse effects"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Although lavender oil is <a href="/wiki/Generally_recognized_as_safe" title="Generally recognized as safe">generally recognized as safe</a> for its intended uses,<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> it is a potential <a href="/wiki/Endocrine_disruptor" title="Endocrine disruptor">endocrine disruptor</a> that may affect breast development in children.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Many essential oils, including lavender oil, can be poisonous if swallowed.<sup id="cite_ref-mlp_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mlp-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-lee_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lee-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In general, 5 millilitres (0.17 US fl oz) of a diluted essential oil may cause toxicity in adults, whereas 2–3 millilitres (0.068–0.101 US fl oz) can be toxic in children.<sup id="cite_ref-royal_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-royal-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Over 2014-18 in <a href="/wiki/New_South_Wales" title="New South Wales">New South Wales</a>, there were 271 reported cases of lavender oil poisoning – mostly in children – accounting for 6.1% of all essential oil poisoning cases.<sup id="cite_ref-lee_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lee-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The main toxic constituents of lavender oil are <a href="/wiki/Linalyl_acetate" title="Linalyl acetate">linalyl acetate</a> and <a href="/wiki/Linalool" title="Linalool">linalool</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-mlp_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mlp-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Els_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Els-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Symptoms of lavender oil poisoning by ingestion include blurred vision, difficulty breathing, burning pain in the throat, burns to the eye, confusion, decreased level of consciousness, diarrhea, stomach pain, vomiting, and rash.<sup id="cite_ref-mlp_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mlp-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Topical_medication" title="Topical medication">Topical application</a> of lavender oil may cause <a href="/wiki/Contact_dermatitis" title="Contact dermatitis">contact dermatitis</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-royal_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-royal-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ingestion of lavender oil may cause <a href="/wiki/Drug_interaction" title="Drug interaction">interactions</a> with <a href="/wiki/Prescription_drug" title="Prescription drug">prescription drugs</a>, including <a href="/wiki/Anticoagulant" title="Anticoagulant">anticoagulants</a>, <a href="/wiki/Statin" title="Statin">statins</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Anticonvulsant" title="Anticonvulsant">anticonvulsants</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-drugs_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-drugs-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Phytochemicals">Phytochemicals</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lavender_oil&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Phytochemicals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Phytochemical" title="Phytochemical">phytochemical</a> composition of lavender oil varies from species to species (table), consisting primarily of <a href="/wiki/Monoterpene" title="Monoterpene">monoterpeneoid</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sesquiterpene" title="Sesquiterpene">sesquiterpeneoid</a> alcohols.<sup id="cite_ref-drugs_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-drugs-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Linalool" title="Linalool">Linalool</a> (20-35%) and <a href="/wiki/Linalyl_acetate" title="Linalyl acetate">linalyl acetate</a> (30-55%) dominate, with moderate levels of <a href="/wiki/Lavandulyl_acetate" title="Lavandulyl acetate">lavandulyl acetate</a>, <a href="/wiki/Terpinen-4-ol" title="Terpinen-4-ol">terpinen-4-ol</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lavandulol" title="Lavandulol">lavandulol</a>, <a href="/wiki/1,8-cineole" class="mw-redirect" title="1,8-cineole">1,8-cineole</a>, <a href="/wiki/Camphor" title="Camphor">camphor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Limonene" title="Limonene">limonene</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Tannin" title="Tannin">tannins</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-drugs_20-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-drugs-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lavender oil typically contains more than 100 compounds, although many of these are at negligible concentrations.<sup id="cite_ref-drugs_20-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-drugs-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ShellieMondello2002_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ShellieMondello2002-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The composition of lavender essential oil as obtained by <a href="/wiki/Chromatography" title="Chromatography">chromatography</a>:<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Family </th> <th>Composition </th> <th>Lavande officinale<br /><i><a href="/wiki/Lavandula_angustifolia" title="Lavandula angustifolia">Lavandula angustifolia</a></i> </th> <th>Lavande aspic<br /><i><a href="/wiki/Lavandula_latifolia" title="Lavandula latifolia">Lavandula latifolia</a></i> </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="8"><a href="/wiki/Terpene" title="Terpene">Terpenes</a> /<br />Monoterpenols </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Linalool_skeletal.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Linalool_skeletal.svg/150px-Linalool_skeletal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="46" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Linalool_skeletal.svg/225px-Linalool_skeletal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Linalool_skeletal.svg/300px-Linalool_skeletal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="445" data-file-height="135" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Linalool" title="Linalool">Linalool</a></td> <td align="right"><b>28.92 %</b> </td> <td align="right"><b>49.47 %</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/%CE%91-Terpineol" class="mw-redirect" title="Α-Terpineol">α-Terpineol</a></td> <td align="right">0.90% </td> <td align="right">1.08% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/%CE%93-Terpineol" class="mw-redirect" title="Γ-Terpineol">γ-Terpineol</a></td> <td align="right"> </td> <td align="right">0.09% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Borneol" title="Borneol">Borneol</a></td> <td align="right"></td> <td align="right">1.43% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Isoborneol" title="Isoborneol">Isoborneol</a></td> <td align="right"></td> <td align="right">0.82% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Terpinen-4-ol" title="Terpinen-4-ol">Terpinen-4-ol</a></td> <td align="right">4.32% </td> <td align="right"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nerol" title="Nerol">Nerol</a></td> <td align="right">0.20%</td> <td align="right"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lavandulol" title="Lavandulol">Lavandulol</a></td> <td align="right">0.78% </td> <td align="right"> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Terpene" title="Terpene">Terpenes</a> /<br />Terpene esters </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Linalyl_acetate.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Linalyl_acetate.svg/130px-Linalyl_acetate.svg.png" decoding="async" width="130" height="74" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Linalyl_acetate.svg/195px-Linalyl_acetate.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Linalyl_acetate.svg/260px-Linalyl_acetate.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="291" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Linalyl_acetate" title="Linalyl acetate">Linalyl acetate</a></td> <td align="right"><b>32.98 %</b> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Geranyl_acetate" title="Geranyl acetate">Geranyl acetate</a></td> <td align="right">0.60% </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Neryl_acetate" title="Neryl acetate">Neryl acetate</a></td> <td align="right">0.32% </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Octene-3-yl_acetate" class="mw-redirect" title="Octene-3-yl acetate">Octene-3-yl acetate</a></td> <td align="right">0.65% </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lavandulyl_acetate" title="Lavandulyl acetate">Lavandulyl acetate</a></td> <td align="right">4.52% </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="7"><a href="/wiki/Terpene" title="Terpene">Terpenes</a> /<br /><a href="/wiki/Monoterpene" title="Monoterpene">Monoterpenes</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Myrcene" title="Myrcene">Myrcene</a></td> <td align="right">0.46%</td> <td align="right">0.41% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Alpha-Pinene" class="mw-redirect" title="Alpha-Pinene">α-Pinene</a></td> <td></td> <td align="right">0.54% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Beta-Pinene" class="mw-redirect" title="Beta-Pinene">β-Pinene</a></td> <td></td> <td align="right">0.33% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Camphene" title="Camphene">Camphene</a></td> <td></td> <td align="right">0.30% </td></tr> <tr> <td>(<i>E</i>)-β-<a href="/wiki/Ocimene" title="Ocimene">Ocimene</a></td> <td align="right">3.09% </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>(<i>Z</i>)-β-Ocimene</td> <td align="right">4.44% </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>β-<a href="/wiki/Phellandrene" title="Phellandrene">Phellandrene</a></td> <td align="right">0.12% </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Terpene" title="Terpene">Terpenes</a> /<br />Terpenoid oxides </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Eucalyptol.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Eucalyptol.png/120px-Eucalyptol.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Eucalyptol.png/180px-Eucalyptol.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Eucalyptol.png/240px-Eucalyptol.png 2x" data-file-width="1123" data-file-height="828" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Eucalyptol" title="Eucalyptol">Eucalyptol</a><br />(1,8-cineol)</td> <td></td> <td align="right"><b>25.91 %</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Terpene" title="Terpene">Terpenes</a> /<br />Sesquiterpenes </td> <td>β-<a href="/wiki/Caryophyllene" title="Caryophyllene">Caryophyllene</a></td> <td align="right">4.62% </td> <td align="right">2.10% </td></tr> <tr> <td>β-<a href="/wiki/Farnesene" title="Farnesene">Farnesene</a></td> <td align="right">2.73% </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Germacrene" title="Germacrene">Germacrene</a></td> <td align="right">0.27% </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>α-<a href="/wiki/Humulene" title="Humulene">Humulene</a></td> <td></td> <td align="right">0.28% </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Ketone" title="Ketone">Ketones</a></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Camphor_structure.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Camphor_structure.png/60px-Camphor_structure.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="92" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Camphor_structure.png/90px-Camphor_structure.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Camphor_structure.png/120px-Camphor_structure.png 2x" data-file-width="581" data-file-height="894" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Camphor" title="Camphor">Camphor</a> </td> <td align="right">0.85%</td> <td align="right"><b>13.00 %</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/3-Octanone" title="3-Octanone">3-Octanone</a></td> <td align="right">0.72% </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cryptone.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Cryptone.svg/120px-Cryptone.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Cryptone.svg/180px-Cryptone.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Cryptone.svg/240px-Cryptone.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="150" /></a></span><br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cryptone&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cryptone (page does not exist)">Cryptone</a></td> <td align="right">0.35%</td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 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