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25 oils in our database
List of essential oils: each page gives the Kew status of the botanical name, the accepted name and family when resolved, the ISO standard if any.
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Lavandula angustifolia Mill.
Lavandula angustifolia oil by semi-industrial steam distillation and by laboratory hydrodistillation, seven lavender absolutes, and ISO 3515.
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Cedrus atlantica (Endl.) G.Manetti ex Carrière
Cedrus atlantica wood oil: sawdust hydrodistilled in a Clevenger apparatus, its yield and GC-MS compounds, and major components of 48 commercial oils.
Cananga Oils
Cananga odorata (Lam.) Hook.f. & Thomson
Ylang ylang oil extra (IFRA): Cananga odorata (Lam.) Hook.f. & Thomson (Annonaceae), accepted name per Kew, ISO 3063:2004, EU allergen entry 347.
Cananga Oils
Cananga odorata (Lam.) Hook.f. & Thomson
Complete grade ylang ylang oil (Kasarci-Kavsara et al. 2026): Cananga odorata (Lam.) Hook.f. & Thomson, accepted name per Kew, EU allergen entry 347.
Chamaemelum Oils
Chamaemelum nobile (L.) All.
Chamaemelum nobile (L.) All., roman chamomile (Asteraceae): name accepted by Kew and the ISO 24600:2025 standard for its essential oil.
Cinnamomum Oils
Cinnamomum verum J.Presl
Cinnamon leaf oil of Cinnamomum verum J.Presl (Lauraceae): EFSA opinion on Sri Lankan batches, studies from Kerala and Brazil, ISO 3524:2003.
Citrus Oils
Citrus × aurantiifolia (Christm.) Swingle
Citrus × aurantiifolia (Christm.) Swingle, lime (Rutaceae): name accepted by Kew and the ISO 3809:2004 and ISO 3519:2005 standards for its oils.
Citrus Oils
Citrus × aurantium L.
Citrus × aurantium L. (accepted name, WCVP), study of the hydrodistilled flower oil (Sarrou et al. 2013), EU Regulation 2023/1545 entry 350, ISO 3517.
Citrus Oils
Citrus reticulata Blanco
Citrus reticulata Blanco, accepted in WCVP (Rutaceae). ISO 3528: 2012 edition at stage 90.93; 1977, 1997 editions and 1998 corrigendum withdrawn.
Syzygium Oils
Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. & L.M.Perry
Clove bud oil from Syzygium aromaticum: eugenol by bud stage and tree age, physical properties, sun drying and hydrodistillation, ISO 3142, EU labelling.
Corymbia Oils
Corymbia citriodora (Hook.) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson
Corymbia citriodora (syn. Eucalyptus citriodora Hook.): WCVP identity, Algerian leaf oils (SD, MSD; hydrodistilled 'E. citriodora'), ISO 3044:2020.
Cymbopogon Oils
Cymbopogon nardus (L.) Rendle
Cymbopogon nardus (L.) Rendle, citronella (Poaceae): name accepted by Kew and the ISO 3849:2003 standard for the oil of var. lenabatu.
Eucalyptus Oils
Eucalyptus globulus Labill.
Eucalyptus globulus Labill. leaf oil: 1,8-cineole at 72.3% and 63.1% in the two oils studied; ISO 770:2002 and EU cosmetics regulation entry 355.
Pelargonium Oils
Pelargonium L'Hér. ex Aiton (genre)
Pelargonium L'Hér. ex Aiton is a Geraniaceae genus accepted in Kew's WCVP. ISO 4731:2012 is titled “Essential oil of geranium (Pelargonium x ssp.)”.
Jasminum Oils
Jasminum grandiflorum L.
Hydrodistilled flower oil studied by Mansour et al. (2022), IFRA Standard on jasmine absolute, entry 357 of Regulation (EU) 2023/1545.
Juniperus Oils
Juniperus virginiana L.
Juniperus virginiana L., Cedarwood (Cupressaceae): ISO 4724 entries, EU allergen entry 358, and the major components given by one study (2018).
Lavandula Oils
Lavandula × intermedia Emeric ex Loisel.
Lavandula × intermedia Emeric ex Loisel., lavandin: ISO 3054, 8902 and 24608 entries, EU entry 360, and two studies of Grosso oil.
Lavandula Oils
Lavandula latifolia Medik.
Lavandula latifolia Medik., spike lavender (Lamiaceae): name accepted by Kew and the ISO 4719:2012 standard for its essential oil.
Cymbopogon Oils
Cymbopogon Spreng. (genre)
Lemongrass oil at genus level: Cymbopogon Spreng. (Poaceae), accepted in WCVP; ISO 3217:1974 and ISO 4718:2004; EU allergen 2023/1545, entry 354.
Matricaria Oils
Matricaria chamomilla L.
Hydrodistilled flower oil (El-Assri et al. 2025, Morocco), oil of fresh full-blossom capitula (Yadav et al. 2022, India), and ISO 19332.
Mentha Oils
Mentha arvensis L.
Mentha arvensis L. essential oil from hydrodistilled fresh leaves: yield and menthol share of an oil from Vietnam, menthol share in Indian control plants.
Pelargonium Oils
Pelargonium L'Hér. ex Aiton (genre)
Genus Pelargonium L'Hér. ex Aiton (Geraniaceae), accepted in Kew's WCVP. ISO 4731:2012 is titled “Essential oil of geranium (Pelargonium x ssp.)”.
Rosa Oils
Rosa × centifolia L.
Rosa × centifolia L. (Rosaceae): name accepted by Kew; Regulation (EU) 2023/1545, Annex III entry 366, Rosa centifolia oil/extract.
Salvia Oils
Salvia sclarea L.
Salvia sclarea L., clary sage (Lamiaceae): name accepted by Kew and the ISO 24255:2025 standard for its essential oil.
Mentha Oils
Mentha spicata L.
Spearmint oil, the essential oil of Mentha spicata L.: measured composition, yields by method, ISO 3033 parts 1 to 3, EU entry 362, hazards.
Lavandula Oils
Lavandula angustifolia Mill.
Lavandula angustifolia oil by semi-industrial steam distillation and by laboratory hydrodistillation, seven lavender absolutes, and ISO 3515.
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