Survey and health assessment of chemical substances in essential oils and fragrance oils

Table 2.3 Content of fragrances from EU's 26-substances-list in essential oils from Danish suppliers. The concentration is shown in %. Only substances that constitutes more than 0.1% are listed. If the substance constitutes more than 10%, it has been marked in bold.

  Benzyl
alcohol
Benzyl
benzoate
Benzyl
salicylate
Cinnamal Cinnamyl
alcohol
Citral Citro-
nellol
Coumarin Eugenol Farnesol Geraniol Iso-eugenol d-Limonene Linalool
Orange oil           0.2 0.1           94.25 0.4
Basil oil                 1.2       0.5 1.5
Bergamot oil           <1 <0.5       <8   <34 <16
Bergamot oil                         24-55 1.5-2
Cajeput oil ca. 3                          
Cedar wood oil                   <2.3        
lemon oil           4 0.1           67 0.75
lemon oil           <6         <0.1   <65 <0.3
Citronelle oil           <4 <13   <2.4   <25   <2.6 <1.1
Citronelle oil           1.7 1       24   3 1
Lemongrass oil           75.5 1   0.05   3.25   8 2.5
Cypress oil                         16.5 0.4
Cypress oil                         2.55 0.81
Juniper oil                         4-8  
Eucalyptus oil                         8  
Fennel oil                         4  
Pine needle oil                         11.75  
Pine needle oil                         4-9  
Geranium oil           0.7 32.8       14   0.5 2.5
Grapefruit oil           1             93 0.2
Ginger oil           0.7             2 0.6
Camphor oil                         7  
Cassia tree oil   1   90 1     4 0.5       0.1  
Coriander oil                     3   5 78
Cove bud oil                 50-100          
Cove bud oil                 <80          
Lavender oil                           29.8
Litsea cubeba oil           <75 <0.5     <0.8 <2.6   <19 <6
Mandarin oil                         79.5 0.3
Mandarin oil             <0.5           <96 <1.5
Marjoram oil                         0.25 5.4
Muskateller oil                     1.4   0.6 24
Nutmeg oil             0.16   0.6   0.3 0.6 8 0.4
Patchouli oil                            
Peppermint oil                         1.2 0.1
Petitgrain oli           <0.7       <0.2 <4.6   <2.8 <24
Rosegeranium oil           <4 <33       <35   <0.2 <8
Rose tree oil   0.4         0.55       1.9   0.25 94
Rose tree oil   <2.2                 <3.3   <1.2 <92
Rosemary oil                         5 0.75
Rosemary oil                         <6 <1.5
Sage oil                     0.1   12.5 2.25
Sage oil                         0.5-3 0.2-0.8
Sandalwood oil (West Indian)                   <0.3        
Anise seed star oil                         3 1.5
Tea tree oil                         1.15 0.15
Wintergreen oil                         0.5  
Ylang Ylang oil 0.4 8.4 3.8           0.5 2.8 2.4 0.4   15.8
Ylang Ylang oil   <15 <8           <1.3 <12 <2.5   <0.1 <11

* Substances below the detection limit in all products is not included in the table

 



Version 1.0 April 2008, © Danish Environmental Protection Agency