Thyme, Thymol (organic)

The label thyme oil names neither a species nor a composition. Thymus vulgaris alone gives thymol, carvacrol, linalool and other chemotypes, and many thyme oils come from other species entirely. This oil is Spanish thyme, Thymus zygis, of the thymol type.

01 · Origin

A small, woody perennial of dry, open ground in Spain, Portugal and North Africa, family Lamiaceae. This oil is distilled in Spain from the flowering plant, wild-crafted under organic certification (DE-ÖKO-007).

02 · Chemistry

Thymol, a phenol, leads the profile. Para-cymene and gamma-terpinene, its biosynthetic precursors, follow. Alpha-pinene, carvacrol, beta-myrcene and linalool appear in lesser proportion. Phenol-rich oils are strong on skin, so this chemotype is used at low dilution. For contrast, Thyme mild (Linalool) (No. 2850) and Thyme (Carvacrol) (No. 2811) show the range of the genus.

03 · In Practice

Warm, spicy and medicinal-herbaceous, with a dry, slightly sweet phenolic depth. A middle note. Diffusion, massage blends at low dilution, olfactory study and household formulation. Blends with rosemary, lavender, lemon, bergamot, pine, eucalyptus and oregano.

General information: For external use only. Dilute before applying to skin. Keep away from heat and sunlight. Keep out of reach of children. Avoid contact with eyes and mucous membranes.