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Uses
Linalool is used as a scent in 60–80% of perfumed hygiene products and cleaning agents including soaps, detergents,shampoos, and lotions.
It is also used as a chemical intermediate. One common downstream product of linalool is vitamin E.
In addition, linalool is used by pest professionals as a flea, fruit fly and cockroach insecticide.
Linalool is used in some mosquito-repellent products; however, the EPA notes that “a preliminary screen of labels for products containing [l]inalool (as the sole active ingredient) indicates that efficacy data on file with the Agency may not support certain claims to repel mosquitos.”
Cautions
No side effects. Do not inhale!
Interactions
None are recorded.
Other names
β-linalool, linalyl alcohol, linaloyl oxide, p-linalool, allo-ocimenol, and 3,7-dimethyl-1,6-octadien-3-ol
References
Source: Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linalool