Geraniol is mainly derived from geranium, rose, rose grass, Java citronella, and bee mint. It is also found in small amounts in high grade bergamot, Happy sage, coriander, eucalyptus, perpetual flower, lavender, lemongrass, balsam, thyme, wild orange, and ylang ylang essential oils.

The smell of geraniol is the smell of blooming roses, which is the main sweetener in the perfume industry and the main ingredient in fake rose essential oil. Therefore, many unscrupulous merchants use geranium as rose oil. Aromatherapy geraniol is like hot love, passionate yet charming, is a brave love warrior. Geraniol has the best antibacterial properties of any monoterpenoid alcohol, so trans-geraniol is effective for viral skin herpes.

Application:

Geranyl is the main agent of rose fragrance, and it is also an indispensable flavoring material in various floral fragrances. It can also be regarded as a sweetening agent, and can also be used to prepare food, soap, and daily cosmetics flavor. Products made from natural essential oils, when preparing food, daily makeup essence, containing geranyl alcohol more than 90%, when preparing soap essence, containing geranyl alcohol more than 80%. Industrial products geraniol and nerolol are the raw materials for the manufacture of vanillin, vanillin, citral, hydroxyvanillin, ionone and vitamin A. Various esters synthesized from geraniol are also good spices.