Neroli Oil
Delicate, sweet floral oil from Citrus aurantium flowers, prized for relaxation, skin care, and emotional balance.
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Botanical Name: Citrus aurantium
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Color & Aroma: Coffee brown; powerful yet delicate sweet floral fragrance
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Extraction: Steam distillation of flowers
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Key Benefits:
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Calms anxiety, depression, stress, fear, and shock
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Acts as a nerve tonic; uplifts mood and restores energy
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Therapeutic Properties: Antidepressant, antispasmodic, aphrodisiac, antiseptic, bactericidal, deodorant, sedative, tonic, digestive-carminative
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Precautions: Gentle oil, generally safe; still advisable to patch-test on sensitive skin
Description
Neroli Essential Oil is extracted from small, white, waxy flowers of Citrus aurantium var. amara (also known as Citrus vulgaris) of Rutaceae family. Extracted through steam distillation process.
Technical Details
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Botanical Name | : | Citrus Auratium |
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Common Name | : | Neroli essential oil, Citrus aurantium oil |
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CAS # | : | 8016-38-4 , F.E.M.A. : 2771 |
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Plant Parts Used | : | Flowers |
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Extraction Method | : | Steam Distillation |
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Color & Odor | : | Coffee brown clear liquid with a powerful but delicate, sweet floral fragrance. |
Constituents & Specifications
Neroli oil has various chemical compounds that include methulacetophenone, carotenoids, monoterpenses, sesquiterpenes, alkaoids synerphrine, methyl, methyl tyramines, triterpenoids, ergosterol and stigmasterol.
Specific Gravity : 1.00520 to 1.00680 @ 25°C
Refractive Index : 1.51062 to 1.51100 @ 20°C
Properties
It is anti-depressant, antispasmodic, aphrodisiac, anti-bacterial, anti-hypertension, bactericidal, cicatrizant, antiseptic, deodorant, fungicidal, emollient, cytophylactic, hypnotic, tonic, digestive-carminative, hepato-pancreatic, hypnotic and sedative
Benefits & Uses
- Neroli oil is very relaxing & helps in providing relief from chronic anxiety, depression, fear, shock & stress. It also has a calming effect and can be beneficial to digestive track.
- It acts like a great nerve tonic, uplifting and easing the mind, restoring ones energy, supreme skincare ingredient.
- It is used to scent candles; freshen potpourri; in soap making; massage oils; bath oil and as a perfume body oil.
