All our essential oils are studiously selected, bought more often than not from primary sources, tested for purity and subjected to rigorous quality control standards. Packed in 10ml amber bottles.
Petitgrain Essential Oil is a very versatile oil. It can help to both uplift and relax at the same time and is useful for many skin complaints, including acne, pimples and blemishes, spider veins and acts as an all round tonic to the complexion.
Petitgrain Essential Oil is beneficial for asthma, anxiety, colic, depression, diarrhoea, dyspepsia, fluid retention, greasy skin, headaches and migraine, hay fever, insomnia, mature skin, nausea, nervous exhaustion and stress. A very worthwhile oil for any collection.
Packed weight 40g each.
PETITGRAIN Pure Essential Oil 10ml
Petitgrain Essential Oil is derived from the fresh leaves and green twigs of the bitter orange tree (Citrus aurantium) and its various sub-species.
Bitter orange is from the Rutaceae family and originated in South-East Asia, where it was slowly but surely spread to the rest of the world. Around the end of the 12th century the bitter orange was cultivated in Seville, Spain, which is where the now common name, the ‘Seville orange’ comes from. The Seville orange was the first orange to reach the Americas, via Christopher Columbus in 1493. In central and south America, China, Haiti, Italy and Mexico a decoction, a concentrated liquor made from the leaves, was taken internally for its various health benefits. These included relief from sweating/fever, relief from involuntary muscle spasm, preventing vomiting, stimulant, stomachic and tonic effects. Conditions treated included colds, flu, fever, diarrhoea, digestive spasm and indigestion, haemorrhages, infant colic, nausea and vomiting and skin blemishes.
Paraguay is the largest producer of Petitgrain Essential Oil but bitter orange trees are also grown in Algeria, Egypt, France, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Morocco, Spain and Tunisia for the production of Petitgrain Essential Oil.
Latin Name : Citrus Aurantium var. Amara.
Part of Plant Used : Leaves & Twigs.
Source : Paraguay.
Extraction Method : Steam Distillation.