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Bitter Orange Essential Oil

As the name implies, Bitter Orange Essential Oil possesses a bitter orange aroma reminiscent of a cross between the sweetness of Sweet Orange Oil and the slight bitterness of Grapefruit Oil. Although it's favored by some individuals, I have less experience in use of this particular oil. I personally tend to lean towards using sweet orange, grapefruit and the other citrus oils.

Bitter Orange Oil

Botanical Name: Citrus aurantium Common Method of Extraction: Cold Pressed/Expressed Color: Yellowish Orange to Greenish Orange Consistency: Thin Perfumery Note: Top Strength of Initial Aroma: Medium

Aromatic Description: As the name implies, it has a bitter orange aroma reminiscent of a cross between the sweetness of sweet orange oil and the slight bitterness of grapefruit oil.

Bitter Orange Oil Uses: Colds, constipation, dull skin, flatulence, flatulence, flu, gums, mouth, slow digestion, stress. [Julia Lawless, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Essential Oils (Rockport, MA: Element Books, 1995), 57-67.]

Constituents: Limonene, myrcene, camphene, pinene, ocimene, cymene. [Julia Lawless, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Essential Oils (Rockport, MA: Element Books, 1995), 116.]

Safety Information: Bitter Orange Oil is phototoxic. [Robert Tisserand, Essential Oil Safety (United Kingdom: Churchill Livingstone, 1995), 156.] Do not use if the area of application will be exposed to sunlight for 24 hours due to its phototoxicity.

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