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Lime Essential Oil

Lime Essential Oil is amongst the most affordable of essential oils and is routinely used for its energizing, fresh and cheerful aroma. It is well known in folklore for its ability to cleanse, purify and renew the spirit and the mind. It is also said to be effective in cleansing the aura.

Though it's not on my list of top therapeutic oils, Lime Oil is one that I would be disappointed to live without. Its sweet yet tart, citrusy aroma blends well with so many other oils. Its aroma is especially concentrated, and a little goes a very long way. With the exception of floral Neroli Essential Oil, cold pressed Lime Essential Oil is the most aromatically potent of the fruity citrus oils.

Including a few drops of Lime Essential Oil is a must when I create citrus blends for my diffuser or for when creating room mists.

Lime Essential Oil is a phototoxic oil. Refer to the safety information mentioned below.

Lime Oil

Botanical Name: Citrus aurantifolia Common Method of Extraction: Cold Pressed/Expressed Color: Light Green With a Hint of Orange/Yellow Consistency: Thin Perfumery Note: Top Strength of Initial Aroma: Medium

Aromatic Description: Fresh, citrusy, sweet, slightly tart.

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Lime Oil Uses: Acne, asthma, chilblains, colds, dull skin, flu, varicose veins. [Julia Lawless, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Essential Oils (Rockport, MA: Element Books, 1995), 56-66.]

Constituents: a-pinene, B-pinene, sabinene, myrcene, limonene, y-terpinene, terpinolene, octanal, nonanal, tetradecanal, pentadecanal, trans-a-bergaptene, caryophyllene, B-bisabolene, geranial, neryl acetate, geranyl acetate, a-terpineo, linalool. [B. Lawrence, "Lime Oil," Perfumer & Flavorist, August/September 1987, 31, cited in Salvatore Battaglia, The Complete Guide to Aromatherapy (Australia: The Perfect Potion, 1997), 177.]

Safety Information: Lime Oil is phototoxic. [Robert Tisserand, Essential Oil Safety (United Kingdom: Churchill Livingstone, 1995), 208.] Do not use Lime Oil if the area of application will be exposed to sunlight for 24 hours due to its phototoxicity.

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