PRODUCT Properties
| Boiling point: | 195 °C |
| Density | 0.917 g/mL at 25 °C |
| FEMA | 3064 | THYME OIL(THYMUS VULGARIS L.) |
| refractive index | n |
| Flash point: | 145 °F |
| Odor | at 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol. herbal spicy phenolic camphoreous medicinal aromatic terpenic |
| Odor Type | herbal |
| optical activity | [α]20/D 1°, neat |
| biological source | Thymus vulgaris and/or Thymus zygis oil |
| Stability: | Stable. Combustible. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents. |
| EPA Substance Registry System | Thyme oil (8007-46-3) |
Description and Uses
thyme oil is widely used in botanical therapy since antiquity for its warming, stimulating, and cleansing properties, it is also considered a powerful anti-septic and tonic. Thyme oil serves as a natural preservative with anti-bacterial activity against a wide spectrum of bacterial classes. The genus Thymus produces a variety of species, subspecies, and chemotypes, many with completely different chemical compositions. This includes citriodora thyme, lemon thyme, and red thyme. Lemon thyme is described as healing and soothing for its use in skin care. The oil is obtained from the herb’s branches and flowers.
Safety
| Symbol(GHS) |   GHS02,GHS05 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H226-H314 |
| Precautionary statements | P210-P233-P240-P280-P303+P361+P353-P305+P351+P338 |
| Hazard Codes | C |
| Risk Statements | 34 |
| Safety Statements | 26-36/37/39-45 |
| RIDADR | UN 1760 8/PG 3 |
| WGK Germany | 2 |
| RTECS | XP2000000 |
| Toxicity | The acute oral LD50 value in rats was reported as 4.70 g/kg (3.75-5.67 g/kg) (Moreno, 1973). The acute dermal LD50 value in rabbits was reported as > 5 g/kg (Moreno, 1973). |