Thyme (linalool CT)

Linalool dominant. Markedly safer than thymol/carvacrol CT.

Linalool oxidation products may sensitize. Store properly.

Suited to sensitive skin and children (at low concentrations).

No data indicates hazard in pregnancy.

Linalool chemotype of Thymus vulgaris, specifically cultivated in Provence (France) and some high-altitude Mediterranean regions.

Family Lamiaceae.

This is the safest thyme chemotype for cosmetics. Suited to gentle formulations, soap, body wash, lotion.