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Petitgrain Essential Oil 10ml
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£2.81
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Petitgrain Pure Essential Oil In a 10ml Amber
Glass Dropper Bottle
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Extraction
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Perfume
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| Citrus aurantium
Var.aurantium |
Paraguay |
Steam distilled |
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| Extraction
Description |
Scent
Description |
| Oil obtained from the
leaves, twigs and unripe fruit of the bitter orange tree. It used to be
distilled from little unripe oranges hence 'petitgrain' - 'little grains'.
Obtained from the same tree that Neroli is extracted from. |
Bittersweet odour.
Fresh, flowery light perfume with woody herbaceous undertones. Similar to
Neroli. |
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General Description |
| Petitgrain
Essential Oil. Petitgrain resembles Neroli . Aids relaxation. Useful for the
'Winter Blues'. Good pick-me-up and tonic. Uplifting and refreshing. Useful
for oily skins. Good for oily dandruff (put 2 drops in final rinse after
shampooing greasy hair). |
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Historical Background |
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Historically used in perfumery and skin care. |
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Properties |
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Antiseptic, deodorant, relaxing, refreshing, rejuvenating. |
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Base Products |
| 40-80%
esters; mainly linalyl acetate and geranyl acetate, linalol, nerol,
terpineol, geraniol, nerolidol, farnesol, limonene among others. |
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Safety |
| DILUTE TO
5% OR LESS IN A CARRIER OIL BEFORE SKIN APPLICATION. KEEP OUT OF EYES. DO
NOT SWALLOW. DO NOT USE IN PREGNANCY. |
What other
people think
It is perhaps misleading to think of Petitgrain
only as an alternative to Neroli or other citrus oils, for it is a useful
aromatherapy oil in its own right. It has several applications in skin care as
it helps to regulate over-production of sebum and is a gentle but effective
antiseptic an excerpt from Aromatherapy an A - Z by Patricia Davis.
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