Lavender Essential Oil; Lavender Oil

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1. Essential Oils - Can be extracted mechanically by pressing, or through a solvent such as steam, alcohol or CO2

2. Fragrance / Fragrance Component - Provides or enhances a particular smell or odor.

Lavender oil is an essential oil obtained by distillation from the flower spikes of certain species of lavender. Like all essential oils, it is not a pure compound; it is a complex mixture of phytochemicals, including linalool and linalyl acetate.

Lavender oil has long been used in the production of perfume. Oil of spike lavender was used as a solvent in oil painting, mainly before the use of distilled turpentine became common. It is used in massage therapy as a way of inducing relaxation through direct skin contact for application. It is also a common ingredient in mosquito and other insect repellents.

The Hong Kong Consumer Council has stated that lavender essential oil is a known fragrance allergen and "might expose consumers to allergic reactions".

1. Hong Kong Consumer Council 2018-2019 Annual Report

- Report: Improving Product Quality and Safety, p28