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large amounts of linalool
bergamot, large amounts of linalool
Clary sage, medium amounts of linalool
Geranium, with medium amounts of citronellol and geraniol
Lavendin, with medium amounts of linalol
Lavender, with large amounts of Linalol
Spanish Marjoram, with medium amounts of linalol
Sweet Marjoram with medium amounts of alpha-terpineol and terpinen-4-ol
Neroli with medium amounts of linalol

nutmeg with medium amounts of alpha-terpineol
peppermint with large amounts of menthol (big surprise that one eh?)
pettigrain with medium amounts of linalol
rose otto with medium amounts of citronellol, geraniol, and nerol
Rosemary with medium amounts of cedrol
Tea-tree with large amounts of terpinen-4-ol
Sweet thyme (not to be confused with red thyme that has large amounts of phenols) has large amounts of geraniol or linalol or medium amounts of thujanol-4. Sweet thyme will not contain ALL these, it is an either or situation.
Ylang-Ylang with large amounts of linalol

ESTERS

Esters are very gentle in the way they work and are free from hazards except for Wintergreen and birch oils, which we do not use in Aromatherapy anyway; both are usually fake oils anyway. Esters are effective on skin rashes and inflammations as they are anti-inflammatory and they are also very balancing to the nervous system. In other words, they are both calming and uplifting. Oh! recognize esters with the last three letters of "ate"

Oils with medium or large amount of esters are:
Bergamot, with medium amounts of linalyl acetate
Clary sage, with large amounts of linalyl acetate
Lavendin, with medium amounts of linalyl acetate
Lavender with medium amounts of linalyl acetate
Lemon Grass with medium amounts of geranyl acetate and linaly acetate
Neroli with large amounts of linaly acetate
Pettigrain with large amounts of linaly acetate

Briefly: Chemical functions of EOs

Acids are: Anti-inflammatory

Alcohols: antiseptic, anti-fungal, anti-infectious, anti-inflammatory, antiviral,
Hypotensive, relaxant, skin irritant, skin sensitizing, and temperature reducing

Esters: anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, balancing, cicatrisant, relaxant and a nerve tonic

Ketones: abortifacient, analgesic, anticoagulant, anti-fugal anti-inflammatory, Cicatrisant, digestive, expectorant, lipoytic, mucolytic, neurotoxic, relaxant, sedative and a stimulant

Lactones and Oxides:mucolytic, skin sensitizing and temperature reducing

Phenols: analgesic, antiseptic, anti-infectious, antispasmodic, antiviral, bactericidal, cicatrisant, digestive, diuretic, expectorant, immunostimulant, mucolytic, sedative, skin irritant, nerve tonic

Terpenes (both Mono and Sesqui):analgesic, air antiseptic, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, anti-spasmodic, antiviral, bacterididal, expectorant, hypotensive, relaxant, skin irritant, and stimulant.

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