Original information from Kobashi Official Website:
Energising and strengthening. Linalool type ( ~36%). One of the Most mild of the Thymes. Please remember, even though it is milder than the Red thyme, it still can be irritating.
LATIN NAME: THYMUS VULGARIS LINALOOL
SOURCE: Steam distilled flowering herb.
COLOUR: Clear, pale yellow with a green-red tint.
ORIGIN: France
TYPE: LINALOOL
AROMA: Warm, spicy, piercing, sweet and pungent, characteristic of the fresh herb.
QUALITIES: One of the mildest Thymes, high in Linalool ( 36.8%).(Linalool is a relaxing woody note), Limonene (2.3%), limonene gives it a lemony note, Terpinene-4-ol ( 11%): primary active ingredient in Tea tree oil., Borneol ( 2.5%): (Borneol is a bicyclic monoterpene used for analgesia and anaesthesia in traditional Chinese and Japanese medicine and is found in the essential oils of medicinal herbs), gamma ternpinene ( 5.6%), Trans-THUYANOL ( 6.8%).
Thyme is an energising and strengthening oil and will help you to focus, especially useful for those who tend to be a bit dreamy, or if returning to work after a long vacation.
