# thymol

> A warm, medicinal phenol that defines thyme; like carvacrol, a strong irritant used well diluted.

Canonical page: https://essential-oils.club/compounds/thymol

- **Chemical class:** Oxygenated monoterpene
- **PubChem CID:** 6989 (https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6989)
- **Measured in:** 31 oils, 256 GC-MS samples

## Where it's found

Share of each oil (median of GC-MS samples, with interquartile range):

| Oil | Median % | IQR % | Max % | Samples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Thyme](https://essential-oils.club/oils/single/thyme) | 38.07 | 3.14–49.8 | 84.01 | 84 |
| Mountain savory | 16.18 | 8.42–19.44 | 56.47 | 44 |
| [Lemongrass](https://essential-oils.club/oils/single/xiang-mao) | 14.02 | 9.67–18.36 | 22.71 | 2 |
| [Palmarosa](https://essential-oils.club/oils/single/palmarosa) | 5.94 | 5.94–5.94 | 5.94 | 1 |
| [Oregano](https://essential-oils.club/oils/single/ecuadorian-oregano) | 4.53 | 2.37–27.18 | 54.21 | 25 |
| Lemon eucalyptus | 2.16 | 2.16–2.16 | 2.16 | 1 |
| Cumin | 0.92 | 0.92–0.92 | 0.92 | 1 |
| Wormwood | 0.9 | 0.9–0.9 | 0.9 | 1 |
| [Sage](https://essential-oils.club/oils/single/sage) | 0.67 | 0.39–2.99 | 5.31 | 3 |
| [Spearmint](https://essential-oils.club/oils/single/spearmint) | 0.65 | 0.53–0.78 | 0.9 | 2 |
| Anise | 0.58 | 0.58–0.58 | 0.58 | 1 |
| [Marjoram](https://essential-oils.club/oils/single/marjoram) | 0.55 | 0.43–2.31 | 24.6 | 12 |
| [Lavender](https://essential-oils.club/oils/single/lavender) | 0.54 | 0.39–0.68 | 0.82 | 2 |
| [Melissa](https://essential-oils.club/oils/single/melissa) | 0.4 | 0.23–0.66 | 9.52 | 7 |
| [Cardamom](https://essential-oils.club/oils/single/cardamom) | 0.3 | 0.2–0.85 | 1.4 | 3 |
| [Helichrysum](https://essential-oils.club/oils/single/corsican-helichrysum) | 0.29 | 0.29–0.29 | 0.29 | 1 |
| Dill | 0.27 | 0.18–0.3 | 1.43 | 5 |
| [Yarrow](https://essential-oils.club/oils/single/blue-yarrow) | 0.27 | 0.18–0.62 | 1.5 | 4 |
| [Tangerine](https://essential-oils.club/oils/single/tangerine) | 0.22 | 0.05–4.56 | 10.98 | 10 |
| [Basil](https://essential-oils.club/oils/single/basil) | 0.2 | 0.13–0.4 | 0.6 | 3 |

Methodology: https://essential-oils.club/oils/methodology

_Educational reference only — not medical advice. Essential oils are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease._