🔬 1. Key Active Compounds

Lavender contains more than 100 chemical components, but the most important ones are:

• Linalool

• A terpene alcohol that has calming, anti-anxiety, and sedative effects

• Interacts with GABA receptors in the brain (the same calming pathway activated by medications like benzodiazepines, but much milder)

• Linalyl acetate

• The ester responsible for the classic lavender scent

• Has spasm-relieving and anti-inflammatory effects

• Converts to linalool in the body

• Camphor & 1,8-cineole

• Lower in high-quality lavender

• Provide mild pain-relief and circulation-improving benefits