Monday, September 7, 2009

Mandarin Essential Oil Properties

Mandarin Essential Oil properties from Aroma Web

Botanical Name: Citrus reticulata

Common Method of Extraction: Cold Pressed/ExpressedColor: Greenish OrangeConsistency: ThinPerfumery Note: TopStrength of Initial Aroma: MediumAromatic Description: Very sweet, citrusy, fruity.

Possible Uses: Acne, dull skin, insomnia, oily skin, scars, spots, stress, wrinkles. [Julia Lawless, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Essential Oils (Rockport, MA: Element Books, 1995), 56-67.]

Constituents: Limonene, methyl methylanthranilate, geraniol, citral, citronellal. [Julia Lawless, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Essential Oils (Rockport, MA: Element Books, 1995), 121.]

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), 219.]


Source: http://bathnbody.craftgossip.com/mandarin-essential-oil-properties/2009/07/23/

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