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Botanical Name |
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Citrus Auratium |
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Common Name |
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Neroli essential oil, Citrus aurantium oil |
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CAS # |
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8016-38-4 , F.E.M.A. : 2771 |
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Plant Parts Used |
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Flowers |
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Extraction Method |
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Steam Distillation |
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Color & Odor |
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Coffee brown clear liquid with a powerful but
delicate, sweet floral fragrance. |
Description :
Neroli Essential Oil is extracted from small, white, waxy flowers of Citrus
aurantium var. amara (also known as Citrus vulgaris) of Rutaceae family.
Extracted through steam distillation process.
Constituents & Specifications :
Neroli oil has various chemical compounds that include methulacetophenone,
carotenoids, monoterpenses, sesquiterpenes, alkaoids synerphrine, methyl,
methyl tyramines, triterpenoids, ergosterol and stigmasterol.
Specific Gravity : 1.00520 to 1.00680 @ 25°C
Refractive Index : 1.51062 to 1.51100 @ 20°C
Properties :
It is anti-depressant, antispasmodic, aphrodisiac, anti-bacterial,
anti-hypertension, bactericidal, cicatrizant, antiseptic, deodorant,
fungicidal, emollient, cytophylactic, hypnotic, tonic,
digestive-carminative, hepato-pancreatic, hypnotic and sedative
Benefits & Uses :
- Neroli oil is very relaxing & helps in providing relief from
chronic anxiety, depression, fear, shock & stress. It also has a
calming effect and can be beneficial to digestive track.
- It acts like a great nerve tonic, uplifting and easing the mind,
restoring ones energy, supreme skincare ingredient.
- It is used to scent candles; freshen potpourri; in soap making;
massage oils; bath oil and as a perfume body oil.