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Sweet Orange Essential Oil
Scientific name: Citrus sinensis
Origin: Italy
Extraction method: Cold-pressed
Main ingredient: Limonene.
Scent note: Sweet, fragrant, relaxing
Usually mixed with Cinnamon, lemon, pomelo scents
The cleansing, stimulating and toning action of sweet orange essential oil makes it ideal to add to other lymphatic stimulants for treating oedema, cellulite or as part of a general detoxification program. When used in massage it is an effective remedy for poor digestion, constipation, stress, and for clearing congestion of the liver.
Uplifting yet calming, the fragrance of sweet orange is popular with young children therefore it can be vaporized to dispel tantrums and frustration etc. It also disperses cooking and pet odours effectively and creates a cheering, warm and sunny atmosphere at any time of year.
Sweet orange oil is a top note that blends nicely with many essential oils including cedarwood atlas & virginian, cardamon, cinnamon, clary sage, clove bud, coriander, clove, frankincense, geranium, ginger, jasmine, lavender, nutmeg, rosemary, sandalwood and all other citrus oils.
See Quinessence Sweet Orange Essential Oil Written by Geoff Lyth
