Process for esterification of farnesol in an initial mixture comprising alpha-bisabolol, farnesol and optionally other components, with the following steps: 1. Preparation or production of the initial mixture, 2. Adding (i) a transesterification catalyst and (ii) one or more compounds of formula (B) R.sup.2Y.sub.nCO.sub.2R.sup.1 (B) in which the following applies: R.sup.1 stands for an alkyl residue with 1 to 12 C atoms; R.sup.2 stands for hydrogen, an alkyl residue with 1 to 20 C atoms, a cycloalkyl residue with 5 to 20 C atoms, an aryl residue with 6 to 20 C atoms or a heteroaryl residue with 5 to 20 C atoms; and Y stands for CH.sub.2, CH(Me), CH(Et), C(Me).sub.2, CH.sub.2--CH(Me), CH(Me)-CH.sub.2 or CH.sub.2--CH(Me)-CH.sub.2 and n stands for a whole number from 0 to 6; or R.sup.2 stands for a group CO.sub.2R.sup.3, R.sup.3 standing for an alkyl residue with 1 to 12 C atoms; and Y stands for CH.sub.2, CH(Me), CH(Et), C(Me).sub.2, CH.sub.2--CH(Me), CH(Me)-CH.sub.2 or CH.sub.2--CH(Me)-CH.sub.2 and n stands for a whole number from 0 to 8, or Y stands for an optionally substituted phenyl or naphthyl ring with a total of at most four substituents on the ring, n=1 applying.