Linalool
Rose against lavender — the two most recognisable florals here, and the easiest pair to keep apart once you have smelled both.
View terpeneGeraniol is rose. It's the molecule behind rose oil and geranium, it's what citronella candles are built on, and it's the sweet note in some pipe tobaccos. In cannabis it's rare and immediately recognisable: a jar that smells faintly of a flower shop.
About Geraniol
It leans calm and pleasant rather than sedating. Geraniol is also a genuinely effective insect repellent — which is the recurring joke of terpenes. The plant isn't making any of this for you.
Good news for once. At 230°C / 446°F geraniol has the highest boiling point in this library, making it the most heat-tolerant terpene we list and the one most likely to still be there after a dry that went badly. If you bought a strain for its rose note, that note is among the few you can count on surviving your mistakes.
Terpene Data
Chemical FormulaC₁₀H₁₈O
Boiling Point230°C / 446°F
EffectCalming
AromaSweet, rose-like, fruity
Surviving the Dry
230°C
Most volatile (100°C)Most heat-tolerant (230°C)
Among the most heat-tolerant here — usually still in the jar when the lighter notes have gone.
Medical Benefits
Also Found In
- Roses
- Geraniums
- Lemons
- Tobacco
- Citronella
High in These Strains
Afghani
Commonly Confused With
Bisabolol
Bisabolol is chamomile: light, dry, tea-like. Geraniol is rose and honey, much sweeter.
View terpeneValencene
Both are sweet with citrus in them. Geraniol turns to rose and honey; valencene stays orange.
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