Product profile/characteristics
Contents: 10 ml 100% natural essential oil - 1 ml corresponds to approx. 20 drops
Characteristics: The oil is a slightly mobile, yellow to yellow-brownish liquid. It has a fruity, fresh scent, with characteristic citrus notes. In terms of duration, intensity and effect, orange oil is one of the top notes.
Orange essential oil dissolves cloudily in alcohol (1:8, ethanol 90%), vegetable oils and other essential oils. It is almost insoluble in water.
Ingredients: The natural components of the pure essential oil include limonene (95%), citral (neral and geranial), octanal and decanal in lower concentrations.
Item number: 11001/317010
German pharmaceutical central number (PZN): 13875823
Characteristics
Sweet orange essential oil is used in aromatherapy for restlessness and stress for relaxation. It helps you out, especially when you're feeling anxious, and has a positive effect on your state of mind. It has a balancing effect on the nerves and helps the body to maintain calm and develop a pleasant atmosphere.
The following properties are assigned to sweet orange essential oil in the specialist literature
- antioxidant
- antibacterial
- antifungal
- immune strengthening
- stress relieving
- anxiety-relieving
- relaxing
Manufacturing
The sweet orange essential oil is obtained by cold pressing the outer peel of the fruit.
Hints
Pay attention to the hazard warnings on the label. The bottle is equipped with a child-proof cap and vertical dropper. To dose the essential oil, hold the head of the bottle vertically downwards so that you can then count the individual drops. After opening for the first time, depending on the consistency of the oil, it may take some time until the first drops appear. Attention: Essential oils are concentrates that may only be used diluted! The main ingredient, limonene, is classified as a health risk when used on the skin or when ingested. Citral has allergenic potential. Furocuomarin derivatives (e.g. bergapten) can hardly be detected in orange peel oil. These have weak photosensitizing and phototoxic properties. Under the influence of UV light (including sunlight), skin irritations such as pigment spots can occur in sensitive people.
Packaging & Storage
In light-protected blue glass bottles with child-proof closures
Store the bottle away from light at temperatures of 15 to 22 °C and away from children.
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General questions about essential oils
We answered 4 general questions about essential oils.
What makes our essential oils special?
- 100% natural: Our oils have no added synthetic substances or other oils.
- Organic and sustainable: We only use concentrates from plants from controlled organic cultivation (kbA).
- Genuine & authentic: The oil is unchanged, natural and only obtained from the specified parent plant according to the botanical name.
- Natural effect and versatile: There are numerous possible uses and scent combinations that you can mix yourself. With our essential oils you can feel good in a healthy atmosphere at home, in the office and on the go
- Good quality at a fair price: Since our oils contain 10 ml per bottle, we are significantly cheaper than the competition, which often only offers 5 ml per bottle.
Why should you try essential oils?
Essential oils are a good and healthy alternative to room sprays containing chemicals and artificial fragrances. Essential oils are a healthy way to create a pleasant scent in your home, office, or wherever you are.
Essential oils also have a pleasant effect and, depending on the note and scent, can help you relax or concentrate, have a calming or comforting effect, or can be refreshing, invigorating and activating. The varied scents and multiple possible uses can increase your well-being and be a nice addition to your everyday life. Just try it out and let us convince you!
How can aromas affect the body?
Aromas can affect your body in several ways. The obvious way to detect aromas is through the nose: the olfactory nerves pass the signal on to the brain and can thus influence moods.
Another mode of action is through the skin. The molecules of essential oils can pass through cell membranes and the skin and thus reach the tissue and blood. They are also able to influence an effect in the body via this route.
A third mode of action is through the stomach: When we eat spices such as peppermint or thyme that contain essential oils, they reach the stomach and develop their effect this way.
Are there risks and side effects with essential oils? And what's the truth about the criticism of aroma therapy?
Essential oils should only be used diluted, as high concentrations can lead to headaches and allergic reactions
Since essential oils have a wide range of effects (strong substances with powerful effects), they should be used carefully
Aromatherapy is a holistic form of therapy for the body and soul. It is difficult to evaluate the therapy scientifically. Sensory and emotional impressions triggered by the oils cannot be objectified.
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Sources, Notes & Studies - Orange
- Nicolosi et al.: Citrus phylogeny and genetic origin of important species as investigated by molecular markers. In: Theoretical and Applied Genetics. Berlin 100, 8, 2000, pp. 1155–1166. ISSN 0040-5752 (Origin source that it is a hybrid)
- Dosoky NS, typesetter WN. Biological Activities and Safety of Citrus spp. Essential oils. Int J Mol Sci. 2018 Jul 5;19(7):1966. doi: 10.3390/ijms19071966. PMID: 29976894; PMCID: PMC6073409. (relaxing, anxiety-reducing, creates comfort, pain-relieving, antioxidant, antibacterial, antifungal)
- Son, HK, So, WY, & Kim, M. (2019). Effects of Aromatherapy Combined with Music Therapy on Anxiety, Stress, and Fundamental Nursing Skills in Nursing Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial. International journal of environmental research and public health, 16(21), 4185. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16214185 (reduces stress during exams, for example)
- Reyes MCGM, Reyes MCGM, Ribay KGL, Paragas ED Jr. Effects of sweet orange aromatherapy on pain and anxiety during needle insertion among patients undergoing hemodialysis: A quasi-experimental study. Nur's forum. 2020 Jul;55(3):425-432. doi: 10.1111/nuf.12447. Epub 2020 Mar 17. PMID: 32185802. (Stress/anxiety relieving and pain relieving for injections, for example)
- Mannucci, C., Calapai, F., Cardia, L., Inferrera, G., D'Arena, G., Di Pietro, M., Navarra, M., Gangemi, S., Ventura Spagnolo, E., & Calapai, G. (2018). Clinical Pharmacology of Citrus aurantium and Citrus sinensis for the Treatment of Anxiety. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine: eCAM, 2018, 3624094. https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/3624094 (Use in folk medicine for breathing problems such as coughs and colds, gastrointestinal complaints such as constipation, cramps and diarrhea , cardiovascular diseases and sleep disorders, stress and depression. Immune-boosting)
- Favela-Hernández JMJ, González-Santiago O, Ramírez-Cabrera MA, Esquivel-Ferriño PC, Camacho-Corona MDR. Chemistry and Pharmacology of Citrus sinensis. Molecules. 2016; 21(2):247. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules21020247 (another good review that sums everything up)