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Marjoram (Sweet) Essential Oil

Marjoram (Sweet) Essential Oil

Origanum majorana

Sweet Marjoram is steam distilled from the flowering tops of Origanum majorana, a member of the mint family. The batches we bring in come from certified organic farms in Egypt and France.

What stands out in the reports is how evenly this oil sits between two families. Monoterpenols average around 46% and monoterpenes around 45%. Terpinen-4-ol leads the way, typically 19-36% in our batches, and it's the same molecule that gives Tea Tree its gentle antimicrobial reputation. In Marjoram it plays a softer, more soothing role. Alongside it you'll see γ-terpinene (usually 11-17%) and α-terpinene (about 8-10%). Together these constituents make an oil that's calming, restorative, and cleansing, and a nice choice for skin care and natural cleaning blends.

Every batch is independently GC-MS tested, and the full report for each one lives right here on this page.

Batch History & Chemistry

BatchDistilledOrigin
SWM-11807/20/2024Egypt
SWM-11707/26/2023Egypt
SWM-11601/15/2022Egypt
SWM-11506/15/2020Egypt
SWM-11408/15/2019France
Distillation date
07/20/2024
Extraction
Steam Distilled
Cultivation
Certified Organic
Country of origin
Egypt

Top 5 components

of 74 measured

ComponentFamily%
terpinen-4-olMonoterpenol19.97%
γ-terpineneMonoterpene13.35%
linaloolMonoterpenol10.79%
α-terpineneMonoterpene9.23%
sabineneMonoterpene7.29%
Monoterpene
γ-terpinene13.35%
α-terpinene9.23%
sabinene7.29%
β-phellandrene5.54%
terpinolene4.21%
α-thujene2.37%
β-myrcene2.25%
p-cymene2.24%
α-phellandrene1.38%
α-pinene0.88%
β-pinene0.53%
(E)-β-ocimene0.08%
pseudolimonene0.07%
(Z)-β-ocimene0.04%
camphene0.03%
p-mentha-1,3,8-triene · para-menthatriene0.03%
p-mentha-1,3,8-triene · 1,3,8-para-menthatriene0.03%
hashishene0.01%
alloocimene0.01%
Monoterpenol
terpinen-4-ol19.97%
linalool10.79%
(E)-sabinene hydrate4.67%
α-terpineol4.18%
(E)-p-menth-2-en-1-ol0.85%
(E)-piperitol0.21%
(E)-pinocarveol0.12%
(E)-ascaridol glycol0.11%
p-cymen-8-ol0.08%
terpinen-1-ol0.07%
borneol0.07%
terpinen-4-yl acetate0.07%
geraniol0.06%
citronellol0.03%
(E)-carveol0.03%
Sesquiterpene
β-caryophyllene2.43%
aromadendrene0.44%
viridiflorene0.30%
δ-elemene0.20%
bicyclogermacrene0.20%
α-caryophyllene0.13%
β-gurjunene0.06%
δ-guaiene0.06%
longifolene0.05%
allo-aromadendrene0.05%
isoledene0.04%
β-caryophyllene · cis-caryophyllene0.04%
α-guaiene0.02%
γ-elemene0.02%
(E,E)-α-farnesene0.02%
α-copaene0.01%
δ-cadinene0.01%
(Z)-hex-3-en-1-ol0.01%
Ester
linalyl acetate3.01%
geranyl acetate0.12%
neryl acetate0.07%
ethyl 2-methylbutyrate0.03%
bornyl acetate0.02%
citronellyl formate0.01%
1-octen-3-yl acetate0.01%
Ketone
3-octanone0.08%
(E)-dihydrocarvone0.04%
cryptone0.02%
thuja-2,4(10)-diene0.01%
isomenthone0.01%
carvone0.01%
Other
dehydro-p-cymene0.04%
tridecane0.03%
octane0.01%
Sesquiterpenol
spathulenol0.02%
isospathulenol0.02%
1-octen-3-ol0.01%
Oxide
caryophyllene oxide0.04%
Phenol
carvacrol0.02%
Aldehyde
2-hexenal0.01%

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