Rosemary cineol (Rosmarinus officinalis CT cineole)


Updated 29 January 2024

Botanical characteristics

  • Kingdom: Plantae 
  • Division: Magnoliophyta 
  • Class: Magnoliopsida 
  • Order: Lamiales 
  • Family: Lamiaceae 
  • Genus: Rosmarinus
  • Part used: Flowering tops
  • Country of origin: Spain, Morocco, Tunisia

Precautions for use

Caution! Rosemary cineol essential oil should only be used by adults and adolescents.

Use by pregnant women is prohibited, except for atmospheric diffusion.

All forms of use are permitted.

Other precautions

Warning:

  • Seek medical advice before using rosemary cineol essential oil in people with asthma or epilepsy.

Cutaneous use:

  • Rosemary cineol essential oil is irritating to the skin and should be diluted 20% in vegetable oil (20% essential oil and 80% vegetable oil) before application to the skin.

Diffusion:

  • Pregnant women over three months can use this essential oil in air diffusion.

Allergenic components:

Rosemary cineol essential oil contains few allergenic biochemical components:

  • limonene (≤ 3%)
  • linalool (≤ 1.5%)

Note: It is best to test the essential oil before use (two drops on the crease of the elbow for at least 24 hours to check for a reaction).

Authorised users

 Adults and adolescents

Children under 6 years

 Pregnant and breastfeeding women

 Pregnant women younger than 3 months

 Infants under 3 years old

How to use

 Inhalation

 Cutaneous

 Oral

 Diffusion

Risks of use

 Cortisone-like

 Skin irritation

 Pure dermocautic

 Properties

  • Anticatarrhal, expectorant, mucolytic 
  • Moderate antibacterial 
  • Effective antifungal 
  • Increases blood pressure

Indications

Directions for use/usual dosage

  • By olfaction or diffusion, it helps to maintain cognitive functions and prevent neurodegeneration, strengthening attention and memory, particularly in people suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
  • Massage into the chest and upper back, mixed with other EO and diluted in an OV in case of bronchitis.
  • 1 to 2 drops massaged into the soles of the feet and inside the wrists to help restore vitality in cases of overwork or chronic fatigue.