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Hyssop United Kingdom
Hyssopus officinalis
Chemotype: pinocamphone / isopinocamphone type
- PLANT PART
- leaf
- EXTRACTION
- steam distillation
- AROMA NOTE
- top-mid
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Aroma & character
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- Aroma intensity
- 80 / 100
- Note layer
- top-mid
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A LITTLE CARE GOES A LONG WAY
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- Cited dermal maximum · leave-on
- 0.3%
- Phototoxicity
- Not flagged in this profile
- Oxidation risk
- Unknown
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 hyssop oil.
Contraindications & cautions
- majorAvoid pinocamphone-rich hyssop oil during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
- majorAvoid pinocamphone-rich hyssop oil with children age two and younger.
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THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE SCENT
Inside the oil
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About this composition
This record is framed as a United Kingdom-origin hyssop oil because the consulted supplier pages identify the material as UK-origin Hyssopus officinalis oil. Those supplier pages do not publish a readable quantitative GC table, so constituent percentages are anchored to a directly readable GC-FID/GC-MS pinocamphone-chemotype hyssop report and used as a chemotype proxy rather than a UK-lot-specific assay. Safety is anchored to AromaWeb's directly readable Tisserand and Young summary for pinocamphone-rich Hyssopus officinalis.
| Constituent | Typical amount | Reported range | Chemical family | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isopinocamphone | 42.52% | 42.52–42.52% | monoterpene ketone | View source23B02-NSO03 - Hyssop - HY22.338 - Hyssopus officinalis PDF p.4 line 85; Isopinocamphone 42.52%, https://www.praannaturals.com/downloads/gcms/GCFID_Essential_Oil_Hyssop_LOT_HY22.338.pdf |
| Pinocamphone | 14.05% | 14.05–14.05% | monoterpene ketone | View source23B02-NSO03 - Hyssop - HY22.338 - Hyssopus officinalis PDF p.4 line 82; Pinocamphone 14.05%, https://www.praannaturals.com/downloads/gcms/GCFID_Essential_Oil_Hyssop_LOT_HY22.338.pdf |
| beta-Pinene | 12.56% | 12.56–12.56% | monoterpene hydrocarbon | View source23B02-NSO03 - Hyssop - HY22.338 - Hyssopus officinalis PDF p.3 line 53; beta-Pinene 12.56%, https://www.praannaturals.com/downloads/gcms/GCFID_Essential_Oil_Hyssop_LOT_HY22.338.pdf |
| 1,8-Cineole | 3.31% | 3.31–3.31% | monoterpene oxide | View source23B02-NSO03 - Hyssop - HY22.338 - Hyssopus officinalis PDF p.3 line 62; 1,8-Cineole 3.31%, https://www.praannaturals.com/downloads/gcms/GCFID_Essential_Oil_Hyssop_LOT_HY22.338.pdf |
| Myrtenyl methyl ether | 2.24% | 2.24–2.24% | monoterpene ether | View source23B02-NSO03 - Hyssop - HY22.338 - Hyssopus officinalis PDF p.4 line 81; Myrtenyl methyl ether 2.24%, https://www.praannaturals.com/downloads/gcms/GCFID_Essential_Oil_Hyssop_LOT_HY22.338.pdf |
Profile source: 23B02-NSO03 - Hyssop - HY22.338 - Hyssopus officinalis; HYSSOP OIL ORGANIC-ABP; Hyssop Essential Oil: Benefits, Uses & Insights; Hyssop Essential Oil - Silky Scents · https://www.praannaturals.com/downloads/gcms/GCFID_Essential_Oil_Hyssop_LOT_HY22.338.pdf ; https://abp.com.au/catalogue/Organic-G-L/hyssop-oil-organic.html lines 107-133 ; https://www.aromaweb.com/essential-oils/hyssop-essential-oil.php lines 145-152 ; https://silkyscents.com/products/hyssop lines 350-360
A TRADITION OF BOTANICAL CURIOSITY
Traditional & reported uses
These uses reflect the profile's reported traditions and literature. They are not established treatment recommendations.
- traditionally used in aromatherapy in small, well-diluted amounts for supporting clear breathing
- historically associated with cleansing and purification rituals referenced in herbal tradition
- used in massage blends for occasional muscular discomfort under professional guidance
- used in perfumery for its sharp, herbaceous, camphoraceous facet
- traditionally associated with mental alertness and focus in diffuser blends
- regarded in aromatherapy literature as a ketone-rich oil requiring cautious, low-dilution use
For aromatherapy and wellness use only — not medical advice. Effect statements are traditional/reported associations, not treatment claims. The Synergy Rating scores blend craft, harmony and safety, not medical efficacy. Read the safety framework.
What we're still learning · 4 data gaps
Good decisions start with knowing what is — and isn't — in the evidence.
- Missing source type: publicly readable UK-lot GC/MS or COA with quantitative percentages for this specific United Kingdom-origin hyssop oil; current constituent percentages are chemotype-proxy data, not UK-lot assay data.
- Supplier metadata conflict remains unresolved: Australian Botanical Products lists plant part as leaf, while Silky Scents lists method of extraction as steam-distilled flower.
- Odor intensity 80 is an archive normalization of public qualitative aroma language such as 'warm' and 'penetrating' rather than a native published 0-100 measurement.
- No directly measured public volatility-rate or tenacity-hour data were verified in this pass.