Properties of Orange Essential Oil
Calming: Orange essential oil calms the nervous system while improving our mood.
Air Purifier: Orange essential oil can purify the air, especially when used in diffusion.
Digestive Tonic: Orange oil acts as a digestive tonic, helping with heavy digestion and other digestive issues.
Dermatological Tonic: Orange essential oil acts as a tonic for the skin, aiding collagen production and providing a delightful aroma.
Practical Uses and Applications of Orange Essential Oil
Orange essential oil has traditionally been used to help with the following:
General Health: Heavy and slow digestion, constipation, inflamed gums, flu.
Nervous System: Anxiety, insomnia in children and adults, stress.
Cosmetics: Dull skin, anti-stretch marks, and cellulite.
Recipes with Orange Essential Oil
In the Kitchen
To Add to Your Recipes: Add 1-2 drops of orange essential oil to your favorite recipes that include orange for a burst of flavor and aroma.
Combines Well With: Chocolate, no-bake cakes, salad dressings, marinated fish, coconut milk...
In Diffusion
For Relaxation and Digestive Aid: Add 4-5 drops to a diffuser along with peppermint and lemon essential oils.
For Sleep Aid: Add 4-5 drops to a diffuser along with lemon and lavender essential oils.
For Productive Concentration: Combine equal parts of 4-5 drops of orange and peppermint oils.
In Cosmetics
To Add to Your Night Cream: Add 1-2% of orange essential oil to your night cream.
As Toothpaste: Mix 3 drops of orange essential oil with 50g of baking soda and 100g of coconut oil. You can add other essential oils to the mixture, such as clove, lemon, tea tree, bay leaf...
Other Recipes
1. Revitalizing Body Scrub
Ingredients:
- 1 cup of brown sugar
- 1/2 cup of coconut oil
- 10 drops of orange peel essential oil
- 5 drops of lemon essential oil (optional)
- 1 teaspoon of orange zest (optional)
Instructions:
- Mix the brown sugar and coconut oil in a bowl until you get a uniform consistency.
- Add the orange peel and lemon essential oils, and the orange zest if you choose to use it.
- Stir well until all ingredients are well incorporated.
- Use the scrub during a shower, gently massaging onto wet skin in circular motions.
- Rinse with warm water and pat the skin dry.
Benefits: This scrub leaves the skin soft and revitalized, removing dead cells and providing a refreshing citrus fragrance that improves mood.
2. Illuminating Facial Mask
Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons of white clay
- 1 tablespoon of honey
- 1 tablespoon of natural yogurt
- 5 drops of orange peel essential oil
Instructions:
- Mix the white clay, honey, and yogurt in a bowl until you get a smooth paste.
- Add the orange peel essential oil and mix well.
- Apply the mask to a clean face, avoiding the eye area.
- Leave on for 15-20 minutes.
- Rinse with warm water and pat dry with a soft towel.
Benefits: This mask illuminates and revitalizes the skin, helping to balance the tone and providing a healthy glow.
3. Hydrating and Aromatic Body Oil
Ingredients:
- 100 ml of sweet almond oil
- 10 drops of orange peel essential oil
- 5 drops of lavender essential oil
Instructions:
- Pour the sweet almond oil into a dark glass bottle.
- Add the orange peel and lavender essential oils.
- Gently shake to mix all the oils well.
Usage: Apply the body oil after a shower, while the skin is still damp, for optimal hydration and a relaxing experience.
Benefits: This body oil deeply nourishes the skin, leaving it soft with a citrus and floral fragrance that relaxes and uplifts the mood.
Orange Essential Oil Blends Well With:
Recommended Dilutions for Orange Essential Oil
Maximum generic dilution recommended for adults: 2%
Maximum generic dilution recommended for children: 0.25% (over 6 years old)
Essential oils are highly concentrated substances and should be diluted for almost all uses. Use our dilution table to get a more detailed idea about the correct use of essential oils: ESSENTIAL OIL DILUTIONS
Notes from Our Expert Aromatologists
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“Orange Essential Oil instantly transports you to sweet moments, even to the vast orange groves of southern and eastern Spain. It contains the aroma of several oranges in one drop, along with its relaxing, calming, and digestive-stimulating effects.”
Luís Rodero, expert in Aromatherapy.
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Identification
Botanical name: Citrus sinensis (syn: Citrus aurantium dulcis), Rutaceae
Origin: Spain
Extraction method: Scraping and mechanical pressing (no solvents or refining processes).
Distilled or extracted part: Fruit peel, fruit rind.
INCI: Citrus Sinensis Peel Oil Expressed
Safety
Do not expose skin to the sun within 8 hours of topical use.
Keep out of reach of children.
Some of the natural components of this essential oil may pose an allergy risk for some people. Always perform a tolerance test before applying preparations by applying a few drops inside the elbow.
Topical use: Suitable in dilution (maximum 2%).
Diffuser: Suitable.
Phototoxicity: Yes.
Sensitizing: No.
Irritant: No.
Allergens Naturally Present in This Essential Oil:
Limonene <96% Geraniol <0.05% Citral <0.3%
We always recommend consulting the general precautions for the use of essential oils: Safety and Essential Oils
Essential Oil Storage
It is equally important to know how to store essential oils to ensure they remain in good condition and do not become toxic or irritating due to oxidation or contamination. Therefore, we recommend reading this small guide: Essential Oil Storage
Important
The oil information provided by Essenciales comes from popular sources and is for educational purposes only. It does not intend to offer or sell this product as a diagnosis, treatment, cure, or prevention of any disease. The International Federation of Aromatherapists does not recommend the ingestion or internal consumption of essential oils except under the strict supervision of a qualified physician or doctor in aromatherapy and clinical phytotherapy. It is always recommended to dilute essential oils well. If you are pregnant, have epilepsy, liver failure, or have a health problem, use essential oils only under medical prescription. Never use essential oils on children without proper knowledge or instructions from a professional.
Never ignore professional medical advice.
Essenciales does not provide medical advice nor engage in the practice of medicine.
