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I mentioned in the post on lavender essential oil that there were two stereoisomers of linalool – what the heck is an isomer? I liked this family tree type picture to give you an idea of the different kinds of isomers, so I’m including it in this post! Isomers are compounds that have the same...
Linalyl acetate is an acetate ester of linalool, and it can be known as linalyl acetate or 3, 7-dimethylocta-1,6-dien-3-yl acetate. It’s found in clary sage (up to 78%), lavandin, lavender, and bergamot, as well as neroli, lemon, lime, and some mints (p. 171, Selected Topics in the Chemistry of Natural Products). In animal studies, it’s been...
You see this compound listed on quite a few products, especially on products from the EU, but what the heck is linalool? Linalool is a monoterpene alcohol (also known as 3,7-dimethylocta-1,6-dien-3-ol) found in plants from the Lamiaceae family (mints, scented herbs), Lauraceae family (cinnamon, rosewood), and Rutaceae family (citrus fruits) (Wikipedia). There are two stereoisomers of...
I found a bunch of brochures for compounding various things for pharmacists, and thought you might be interested. We don’t make medical or health claims for our products, but there’s some interesting information in there about compounding things like styptic pencils, deodorants, and suppositories! Compounding gels Compounding medication sticksCompounding acne products Want more? You can find...
We deal a lot with functional groups in organic chemistry, so I’m going to quickly go through the various types of functional groups so we can get to more stuff about essential oils! A functional group is “a molecular module, and the reactivity of that functional group is assumed, within limits, to be the same in...