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. 2014 Dec;30(4):297–304. doi: 10.5487/TR.2014.30.4.297

Table 1. Composition of peppermint oil and jojoba oil.

Peppermint oil % Jojoba oil %

Menthol 42.34 Docosenyl elcosenoate 41.53
Menthone 19.39 Elcosenyl elcosenoate 27.65
Menthyl acetate 5.24 Elcosenyl docosenoate 10.33
1, 8-Cineole 4.60 Tetracosanyl elcosanate 6.27
Menthofuranne 3.92 Elcosenyl oleate 5.38
Neomenthol 3.03 Docosenyl stearate 3.21
Isomenthone 2.98 Other esters 5.63
β-Caryophyllene 2.08
Germacrene D 1.94
Limonene 1.38
β-Pinene 1.18
Terpinene-4-ol 0.94
α-Pinene 0.77
The others 10.21
Total 100.00 Total 100.00