Basil Essential Oil, sweet ct. linalool | Alabama Essential Oils
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Name Basil Essential Oil, sweet ct. linalool, Egypt
Category Essential Oils
Species Ocimum basilicum
Part Leaf
Method Steam Distillation
Class Monoterpenol
Country Egypt
Code OciBal2
Basil Essential Oil, sweet ct. linalool, Egypt
Basil Essential Oil, sweet ct. linalool, Egypt (Ocimum basilicum), aroma is described as sweet and spicy, slightly green, fresh with a faint balsamic-woody undertone and a lasting sweetness. Generally speaking there are two types of sweet basil; Mediterranean type and Reunion type. However, this herb has been hybridized extensively producing many unique nuances. The Mediterranean variety, also called true sweet basil, contains higher percentages of the natural consituents, cineol and d-linalool. The reunion variety is higher in methyl chavicol.