Cannabis (Hemp)

Cannabis sativa L.

Chemotype: fiber-type hemp essential oil

greenherbaceousearthysharpslightly spicy

PLANT PART: leaves and flowering tops
EXTRACTION: steam distillation
AROMA NOTE: mid

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greenherbaceousearthysharpslightly spicy

Aroma intensity: 65 / 100

Soft & subtleBold & expressive

Note layer: mid

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Cited dermal maximum · leave-on: No restriction cited
Phototoxicity: Not flagged in this profile
Oxidation risk: medium

A cited maximum is a limit, not a suggested dilution. Missing restrictions do not establish safety.

No furocoumarin-related phototoxic restriction was identified for steam-distilled hemp essential oil.

Contraindications & cautions

moderateAvoid use if the oil has oxidized because skin sensitization risk increases.

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Inside the oil

20 constituents

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About this composition

This profile uses a five-cultivar hemp essential-oil comparison for quantified composition. Safety and aromatic framing come from AromaWeb's profile summarizing Tisserand and Young's cannabis essential-oil entry.

Constituent	Typical amount	Reported range	Chemical family	Source
myrcene	28.41%	21.08–35.02%	monoterpene hydrocarbon	View source Essential oils of different cultivars of Cannabis sativa L. and their antimicrobial activity Table 1 values for five cultivars summarized via Realm of Caring PDF, https://realmofcaring.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Essential-oils-of-different-cultivars-of-Cannabis-sativa-L.-and-their-antimicrobial-activity.pdf
trans-caryophyllene	16.1%	12.19–18.93%	sesquiterpene hydrocarbon	View source Essential oils of different cultivars of Cannabis sativa L. and their antimicrobial activity Table 1 values for five cultivars summarized via Realm of Caring PDF, https://realmofcaring.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Essential-oils-of-different-cultivars-of-Cannabis-sativa-L.-and-their-antimicrobial-activity.pdf
alpha-terpinolene	11.08%	7.02–16.61%	monoterpene hydrocarbon	View source Essential oils of different cultivars of Cannabis sativa L. and their antimicrobial activity Table 1 values for five cultivars summarized via Realm of Caring PDF, https://realmofcaring.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Essential-oils-of-different-cultivars-of-Cannabis-sativa-L.-and-their-antimicrobial-activity.pdf
alpha-pinene	9.03%	7.21–14.61%	monoterpene hydrocarbon	View source Essential oils of different cultivars of Cannabis sativa L. and their antimicrobial activity Table 1 values for five cultivars summarized via Realm of Caring PDF, https://realmofcaring.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Essential-oils-of-different-cultivars-of-Cannabis-sativa-L.-and-their-antimicrobial-activity.pdf
trans-beta-ocimene	8.15%	7.33–9.04%	monoterpene hydrocarbon	View source Essential oils of different cultivars of Cannabis sativa L. and their antimicrobial activity Table 1 values for five cultivars summarized via Realm of Caring PDF, https://realmofcaring.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Essential-oils-of-different-cultivars-of-Cannabis-sativa-L.-and-their-antimicrobial-activity.pdf
alpha-humulene	7.18%	6.1–8.71%	sesquiterpene hydrocarbon	View source Essential oils of different cultivars of Cannabis sativa L. and their antimicrobial activity Table 1 values for five cultivars summarized via Realm of Caring PDF, https://realmofcaring.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Essential-oils-of-different-cultivars-of-Cannabis-sativa-L.-and-their-antimicrobial-activity.pdf
beta-pinene	3.7%	3.01–5.44%	monoterpene hydrocarbon	View source Essential oils of different cultivars of Cannabis sativa L. and their antimicrobial activity Table 1 values for five cultivars summarized via Realm of Caring PDF, https://realmofcaring.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Essential-oils-of-different-cultivars-of-Cannabis-sativa-L.-and-their-antimicrobial-activity.pdf
Limonene	2.86%	—	monoterpene hydrocarbon	View source Novak, Zitterl-Eglseer, Deans & Franz, 'Essential oils of different cultivars of Cannabis sativa L. and their antimicrobial activity', Flavour Fragr. J. 2001;16:259-262, Table 1 (mean of 5 cultivars SwissMix/Felina34/Fedrina74/Kompolti/Secuemi): limonene 2.86, caryophyllene oxide 1.43, trans-a-bergamotene 1.28, d-3-carene 1.27, a-selinene 0.87, b-bisabolene 0.83, cis-b-ocimene 0.82, cis-b-guaiene 0.76, a-phellandrene 0.50, germacrene B 0.43, a-terpinene 0.35, 1,8-cineole 0.30, g-terpinene 0.29.
Caryophyllene oxide	1.43%	—	oxygenated sesquiterpene	View source Novak, Zitterl-Eglseer, Deans & Franz, 'Essential oils of different cultivars of Cannabis sativa L. and their antimicrobial activity', Flavour Fragr. J. 2001;16:259-262, Table 1 (mean of 5 cultivars SwissMix/Felina34/Fedrina74/Kompolti/Secuemi): limonene 2.86, caryophyllene oxide 1.43, trans-a-bergamotene 1.28, d-3-carene 1.27, a-selinene 0.87, b-bisabolene 0.83, cis-b-ocimene 0.82, cis-b-guaiene 0.76, a-phellandrene 0.50, germacrene B 0.43, a-terpinene 0.35, 1,8-cineole 0.30, g-terpinene 0.29.
trans-alpha-Bergamotene	1.28%	—	sesquiterpene hydrocarbon	View source Novak, Zitterl-Eglseer, Deans & Franz, 'Essential oils of different cultivars of Cannabis sativa L. and their antimicrobial activity', Flavour Fragr. J. 2001;16:259-262, Table 1 (mean of 5 cultivars SwissMix/Felina34/Fedrina74/Kompolti/Secuemi): limonene 2.86, caryophyllene oxide 1.43, trans-a-bergamotene 1.28, d-3-carene 1.27, a-selinene 0.87, b-bisabolene 0.83, cis-b-ocimene 0.82, cis-b-guaiene 0.76, a-phellandrene 0.50, germacrene B 0.43, a-terpinene 0.35, 1,8-cineole 0.30, g-terpinene 0.29.
delta-3-Carene	1.27%	—	monoterpene hydrocarbon	View source Novak, Zitterl-Eglseer, Deans & Franz, 'Essential oils of different cultivars of Cannabis sativa L. and their antimicrobial activity', Flavour Fragr. J. 2001;16:259-262, Table 1 (mean of 5 cultivars SwissMix/Felina34/Fedrina74/Kompolti/Secuemi): limonene 2.86, caryophyllene oxide 1.43, trans-a-bergamotene 1.28, d-3-carene 1.27, a-selinene 0.87, b-bisabolene 0.83, cis-b-ocimene 0.82, cis-b-guaiene 0.76, a-phellandrene 0.50, germacrene B 0.43, a-terpinene 0.35, 1,8-cineole 0.30, g-terpinene 0.29.
alpha-Selinene	0.87%	—	sesquiterpene hydrocarbon	View source Novak, Zitterl-Eglseer, Deans & Franz, 'Essential oils of different cultivars of Cannabis sativa L. and their antimicrobial activity', Flavour Fragr. J. 2001;16:259-262, Table 1 (mean of 5 cultivars SwissMix/Felina34/Fedrina74/Kompolti/Secuemi): limonene 2.86, caryophyllene oxide 1.43, trans-a-bergamotene 1.28, d-3-carene 1.27, a-selinene 0.87, b-bisabolene 0.83, cis-b-ocimene 0.82, cis-b-guaiene 0.76, a-phellandrene 0.50, germacrene B 0.43, a-terpinene 0.35, 1,8-cineole 0.30, g-terpinene 0.29.
beta-Bisabolene	0.83%	—	sesquiterpene hydrocarbon	View source Novak, Zitterl-Eglseer, Deans & Franz, 'Essential oils of different cultivars of Cannabis sativa L. and their antimicrobial activity', Flavour Fragr. J. 2001;16:259-262, Table 1 (mean of 5 cultivars SwissMix/Felina34/Fedrina74/Kompolti/Secuemi): limonene 2.86, caryophyllene oxide 1.43, trans-a-bergamotene 1.28, d-3-carene 1.27, a-selinene 0.87, b-bisabolene 0.83, cis-b-ocimene 0.82, cis-b-guaiene 0.76, a-phellandrene 0.50, germacrene B 0.43, a-terpinene 0.35, 1,8-cineole 0.30, g-terpinene 0.29.
(Z)-beta-Ocimene	0.82%	—	monoterpene hydrocarbon	View source Novak, Zitterl-Eglseer, Deans & Franz, 'Essential oils of different cultivars of Cannabis sativa L. and their antimicrobial activity', Flavour Fragr. J. 2001;16:259-262, Table 1 (mean of 5 cultivars SwissMix/Felina34/Fedrina74/Kompolti/Secuemi): limonene 2.86, caryophyllene oxide 1.43, trans-a-bergamotene 1.28, d-3-carene 1.27, a-selinene 0.87, b-bisabolene 0.83, cis-b-ocimene 0.82, cis-b-guaiene 0.76, a-phellandrene 0.50, germacrene B 0.43, a-terpinene 0.35, 1,8-cineole 0.30, g-terpinene 0.29.
cis-beta-Guaiene	0.76%	—	sesquiterpene hydrocarbon	View source Novak, Zitterl-Eglseer, Deans & Franz, 'Essential oils of different cultivars of Cannabis sativa L. and their antimicrobial activity', Flavour Fragr. J. 2001;16:259-262, Table 1 (mean of 5 cultivars SwissMix/Felina34/Fedrina74/Kompolti/Secuemi): limonene 2.86, caryophyllene oxide 1.43, trans-a-bergamotene 1.28, d-3-carene 1.27, a-selinene 0.87, b-bisabolene 0.83, cis-b-ocimene 0.82, cis-b-guaiene 0.76, a-phellandrene 0.50, germacrene B 0.43, a-terpinene 0.35, 1,8-cineole 0.30, g-terpinene 0.29.
alpha-Phellandrene	0.5%	—	monoterpene hydrocarbon	View source Novak, Zitterl-Eglseer, Deans & Franz, 'Essential oils of different cultivars of Cannabis sativa L. and their antimicrobial activity', Flavour Fragr. J. 2001;16:259-262, Table 1 (mean of 5 cultivars SwissMix/Felina34/Fedrina74/Kompolti/Secuemi): limonene 2.86, caryophyllene oxide 1.43, trans-a-bergamotene 1.28, d-3-carene 1.27, a-selinene 0.87, b-bisabolene 0.83, cis-b-ocimene 0.82, cis-b-guaiene 0.76, a-phellandrene 0.50, germacrene B 0.43, a-terpinene 0.35, 1,8-cineole 0.30, g-terpinene 0.29.
Germacrene B	0.43%	—	sesquiterpene hydrocarbon	View source Novak, Zitterl-Eglseer, Deans & Franz, 'Essential oils of different cultivars of Cannabis sativa L. and their antimicrobial activity', Flavour Fragr. J. 2001;16:259-262, Table 1 (mean of 5 cultivars SwissMix/Felina34/Fedrina74/Kompolti/Secuemi): limonene 2.86, caryophyllene oxide 1.43, trans-a-bergamotene 1.28, d-3-carene 1.27, a-selinene 0.87, b-bisabolene 0.83, cis-b-ocimene 0.82, cis-b-guaiene 0.76, a-phellandrene 0.50, germacrene B 0.43, a-terpinene 0.35, 1,8-cineole 0.30, g-terpinene 0.29.
alpha-Terpinene	0.35%	—	monoterpene hydrocarbon	View source Novak, Zitterl-Eglseer, Deans & Franz, 'Essential oils of different cultivars of Cannabis sativa L. and their antimicrobial activity', Flavour Fragr. J. 2001;16:259-262, Table 1 (mean of 5 cultivars SwissMix/Felina34/Fedrina74/Kompolti/Secuemi): limonene 2.86, caryophyllene oxide 1.43, trans-a-bergamotene 1.28, d-3-carene 1.27, a-selinene 0.87, b-bisabolene 0.83, cis-b-ocimene 0.82, cis-b-guaiene 0.76, a-phellandrene 0.50, germacrene B 0.43, a-terpinene 0.35, 1,8-cineole 0.30, g-terpinene 0.29.
1,8-Cineole	0.3%	—	monoterpene oxide	View source Novak, Zitterl-Eglseer, Deans & Franz, 'Essential oils of different cultivars of Cannabis sativa L. and their antimicrobial activity', Flavour Fragr. J. 2001;16:259-262, Table 1 (mean of 5 cultivars SwissMix/Felina34/Fedrina74/Kompolti/Secuemi): limonene 2.86, caryophyllene oxide 1.43, trans-a-bergamotene 1.28, d-3-carene 1.27, a-selinene 0.87, b-bisabolene 0.83, cis-b-ocimene 0.82, cis-b-guaiene 0.76, a-phellandrene 0.50, germacrene B 0.43, a-terpinene 0.35, 1,8-cineole 0.30, g-terpinene 0.29.
gamma-Terpinene	0.29%	—	monoterpene hydrocarbon	View source Novak, Zitterl-Eglseer, Deans & Franz, 'Essential oils of different cultivars of Cannabis sativa L. and their antimicrobial activity', Flavour Fragr. J. 2001;16:259-262, Table 1 (mean of 5 cultivars SwissMix/Felina34/Fedrina74/Kompolti/Secuemi): limonene 2.86, caryophyllene oxide 1.43, trans-a-bergamotene 1.28, d-3-carene 1.27, a-selinene 0.87, b-bisabolene 0.83, cis-b-ocimene 0.82, cis-b-guaiene 0.76, a-phellandrene 0.50, germacrene B 0.43, a-terpinene 0.35, 1,8-cineole 0.30, g-terpinene 0.29.

Profile source: Essential oils of different cultivars of Cannabis sativa L. and their antimicrobial activity; Cannabis Essential Oil: Benefits, Uses & Insights · https://realmofcaring.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Essential-oils-of-different-cultivars-of-Cannabis-sativa-L.-and-their-antimicrobial-activity.pdf ; https://www.aromaweb.com/essential-oils/hemp-cannabis-essential-oil.php

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Traditional & reported uses

These uses reflect the profile's reported traditions and literature. They are not established treatment recommendations.

traditionally used in aromatherapy for grounding, calming, and easing occasional tension
reported use in relaxation-oriented diffuser blends for an earthy, herbaceous atmosphere
used in perfumery for a green, resinous, slightly musky note in niche compositions
traditionally associated with supporting a sense of calm and stress relief
reported use in massage blends for muscular comfort, echoing broader herbal-oil traditions

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The `max_dermal_pct` value of 100 is an archive normalization derived from AromaWeb's readable summary that Tisserand and Young do not indicate any special precautions for Cannabis essential oil beyond avoiding oxidized oil, not from a directly published numeric leave-on maximum: https://www.aromaweb.com/essential-oils/hemp-cannabis-essential-oil.php
Odor intensity 65 is a dataset normalization from AromaWeb's qualitative 'Medium-Strong' aroma-strength wording rather than a published native 0-100 number: https://www.aromaweb.com/essential-oils/hemp-cannabis-essential-oil.php