Sweet Orange Essential Oil Aromatherapy Oil for Skin Care

Sweet Orange Essential Oil is most often referred to simply as Orange Oil. With its versatility, affordability and wonderfully uplifting aroma, Sweet Orange Essential Oil is one of the most popular of essential oils within aromatherapy. The aroma of Sweet Orange Oil is cheerful and helps to improve the aroma of a stale-smelling or smoky room. (Lemon Essential Oil is even better for diffusing in smoky rooms). Sweet Orange Essential Oil has become a popular ingredient within a wide assortment of natural (and some not-so-natural) household cleaning products.

Benefit and Uses

• Orange Essential Oil, most commonly referred to as Sweet Orange Essential Oil, is derived from the fruits of the Citrus sinensis botanical. Conversely, Bitter Orange Essential Oil is derived from the fruits of the Citrus aurantium botanical.
• Orange Oil’s ability to naturally enhance immunity and reduce several symptoms of numerous ailments have lent it to traditional medicinal applications for the treatment of acne, chronic stress, and other health concerns.
• Used in aromatherapy, Orange Essential Oil’s pleasant scent has a cheerful and uplifting yet simultaneously relaxing, calming effect that helps reduce pulse rate. It can not only create a warm environment but can also stimulate the strength and resilience of the immune system and eliminate airborne bacteria.
• Used topically, Orange Essential Oil is beneficial for maintaining the health, appearance, and texture of skin by promoting clarity, radiance, and smoothness, thereby reducing the signs of acne and other uncomfortable skin conditions.
• Applied in a massage, Orange Essential Oil is known to increase blood flow. This is known to relieve discomforts associated with inflammation, headaches, menstruation, and low libido.
• Used medicinally, Orange Essential Oil reduces the incidents of painful and reflexive muscle contractions. It is traditionally used in massages to relieve stress, abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipation, indigestion or improper digestion, and congestion of the nose.

Blend well with

There are many more oils that sweet orange blends well with: Basil, Black Pepper, Cardamom, Chamomile, Clary Sage, Clove, Coriander, Cypress, Fennel, Frankincense, Ginger, Juniper, Berry, Lavender,  Nutmeg,  Patchouli, Rosemary, Sandalwood, Sweet Marjoram, Thyme, Vetiver, Ylang Ylang.