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Lavender oil is steam-distilled from lavender flowers. Its unique mosaic of natural phytochemicals includes linalool and linalyl acetate, considered its main active compounds.

Linalool exerts a relaxing effect on smooth muscles by inhibiting the release of acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter compound that acts within the neuromuscular junction. In other words, acetylcholine triggers nerves to stimulate muscles; modulation of this compound promotes relaxation. Lavender oil has also been shown to support the activity of the acid gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), the amino acid that regulates brain activity and relaxes.