I get what you're saying, DeeAnna, but now I'm even more confused.
On the New Directions website, Lavender 40/42 is listed with the essential oils. On a separate page are 4 (or maybe 5) "Nature Identical" essential oils and then on yet another page are the fragrance oils. I knew the regular 40/42 was a blend of oils but I didn't know that synthetic linalyl acetate is added to it. I would assume that is what is added to the nature identical kind ...? Well anyway, I ended up ordering 40/42 at Camden Grey. I ordered several different EO's and my comparison shopping showed Camden Grey to be cheaper overall today.
Paillo you make a good point about a labeling quandary. I didn't even think of that. Most all fragrance oils give me a headache so I was afraid the nature identical kind might affect me the same way.