Blood Orange Essential Oil (Italy)
Product Name: Blood Orange Essential Oil (Italy)
Botanic Name: Citrus sinensis
Botanical Name: Citrus sinensis
Extraction Method: Cold Pressed
Description: Citrus sinensis is a middle-sized evergreen tree, covered
with bark of a greenish-brown color, having auxiliary spines on the branches.
The leaves are alternate, ovate-oblong, acute, shining green, the stalk more or
less winged. The blood orange has streaks of red in the fruit, and when
squeezed the juice is often reddish.
Aromatic Scent: Blood Orange essential oil has a warm, fresh citrus scent,
radiant, fruity and tangy.
Strength of Aroma: Medium
Common Uses: The uplifting and stimulating scent of Blood Orange
Essential Oil is considered by aromatherapists to have anti-depressant and
aphrodisiac properties. Its chemical constituents are antiseptic and
anti-spasmodic as well. Their red pigment, anthocyanin, is an antioxidant that
is rare in the rest of the citrus family.
History: A recently hybridized orange, it was cultivated in China
and the southern Mediterranean in the early 18th century. The three which are
widely cultivated today are the Moro, Toracco, and Sanguinello.
Cautions: Avoid exposure to sunlight after skin application due to
possible photo-toxicity.
