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Tangerine Essential Oil

Vial depicting Tangerine Essential Oil

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

Aromatic Description: Fresh, sweet, citrusy, similar to the brighter aroma of tangerine peels (as compared to orange peels), but more concentrated.

	Tangerines

Constituents: a-pinene, myrcene, limonene, y-terpinene, citronellal, linalool, neral, neryl acetate, geranyl acetate, geraniol, thymol, carvone. [B. Lawrence, "Tangerine Oil," Perfumer & Flavorist, October/November 1980, 27, cited in Salvatore Battaglia, The Complete Guide to Aromatherapy (Australia: The Perfect Potion, 1997), 201]

Safety Information: Essential Oil Safety by Robert Tisserand does not indicate any special precautions when using this oil. [Robert Tisserand, Essential Oil Safety (United Kingdom: Churchill Livingstone, 1995), 211.]

I have read conflicting reports as to whether Tangerine Essential Oil is phototoxic. It may be prudent to treat Tangerine Essential Oil as a phototoxic oil.

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