Lavender essential oil contains terpenic derivatives, free terpenic alcohols, camphor, coumarin, nerol, linalool, α-pinene, β-pinene, borneol, eucalyptol, limonene, tannins, saponins, as well as caproic, coumarinic, glycolic, valeric, ursolic and isobutyric acids. It acts as a powerful healing and skin regenerator, due to its high tannin content. Due to its rosmarinic acid content it also has an antioxidant function.