Essential oil Orange (Sweet) - EO024
Botanic INCI: Citrus Sinensis Peel Oil Expressed
Synonym: C. Aurantium var. dulcis, C. aurantium var. sinensis, China orange, Portugal orange.
Description: Sweet orange is an evergreen tree with an average height of 9 to 10 m, belonging to the Rutaceae family. The tree has dark green oval leaves and white flowers. Although the sweet orange presents different sizes and shapes varying from spherical to oblong, it generally has ten segments (carpels) inside, and contains up to six seeds (or pips) and a porous white tissue – called pith or, more properly, mesocarp or albedo— lines its rind. When unripe, the fruit is green. The grainy irregular rind of the ripe fruit can range from bright orange to yellow-orange.
Extraction: Citrus Sinensis peel Oil Expressed is an essential oil expressed from the fresh epicarps (peel) of the Sweet Orange Valencia, Citrus sinensis (syn: Citrus aurantium dulcis), Rutaceae
Applications:
- Aromatherapy applications
- Component in perfumes, soaps and cosmetic products
Properties: Anti-depressant, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, bactericidal, carminative, choleretic, digestive, diuretic, fungicidal, hypotensive, sedative (nervous), stimulant (digestive and lymphatic), stomachic and tonic.
Helps with: Bronchitis, constipation, dermatitis, dyspepsia, colds, nervous tension and stress related conditions.
Origin: Brazil
CAS: 97766-30-8 / 8028-48-6
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