Escentia – Orange Essential Oil (Sweet) 10ml

Description

Sweet Orange Essential Oil

• Botanical (and family):

  Citrus vulgaris / aurantium / sinensis. Family Rutaceae.

• Distribution:
  Native to China, but cultivated world-wide.
• Description of plant:
  An evergreen tree with shiny green leaves and fragrant white flowers.
• Extraction:
  Cold expression of the fresh ripe or almost ripe outer peel.

• Charactersitics:

  A pale orange-yellow to dark orange, mobile liquid, which has a sweet, light and fresh, fruity aldehydic odour.
  TOP NOTE

• Odour effects:
  Uplifting.
• Cautions:
  Uplifting.
• Main chemical constituents:
  Decanal, citronellal, octanol – 2%
  Carvone, alpha-ionone – 2%
  Bergaptene, auraptene – 1%
  Limonene, myrcene, sabinene, alpha-pinene – 85%
  Linalool, alpha terpineol, geraniol – 5%

• Properties and indications:

  MIND:
  Dispels tension and lifts gloomy thoughts.
  BODY:
  Has a calming effect on the stomach. Stimulates bile, so may assist in digestion of fats. May encourage appetite. Brings down high body temperature. Could help to reduce cholesterol levels.
  SKIN:
  Sweating action speeds out toxins in congested skin. A good skin tonic.

• Other uses:
  A major flavour component in numerous types of softdrinks. Used as a starter material for natural limonene.
  Used in eau-de-colognes.

• Blends well with:

• Angelica, Cinnamon, Coriander, Clove, Cypress, Frankincense, Geranium, Jasmine, Juniperberry, Neroli, Lavender, Nutmeg, Petitgrain, Rose, Rosewood.

• RSA – Produced in South Africa
• Unless a stated blend, our oils are in a completely natural, unadulterated state.
• Where possible, we purchase direct from source.
• We access 32% of our range from Southern African Farmers.

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