Guide to essential oils

Essential oil of Organic Corsican grapefruit

Corsican grapefruit essential oil is valued for its fruity, invigorating scent, reputed to convey joy and good humour and combat stress. Tonic, purifying and non-photosensitising, Corsican grapefruit essential oil can be used to care for combination to oily skin and to stimulate hair growth. Draining, Corsican grapefruit essential oil is also an excellent slimming ally. In cooking, Corsican grapefruit essential oil delights the taste buds in desserts and fish dishes. Produced in partnership with an organic citrus grower in Corsica, this is a rare oil of exceptional quality.

Greasy hair

Greasy hair

How to use

  • Skin application and massage

    Skin application and massage

    Suitable

  • Cosmetic active ingredient

    Cosmetic active ingredient

    Suitable

  • Aromatherapy bath

    Aromatherapy bath

    Suitable

  • Diffusion

    Diffusion

    Suitable

  • Food grade

    Food grade

    Suitable

Features

Properties and uses

Precautions

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Features

Production process

Steam distillation of fruit

Part of the plant used

Whole fruit

Botanical name

Citrus paradisi (Variety: Ruby)

Warning

The properties, information and methods of use below are quotes from reference books or websites on aromatherapy, hydrolatherapy and phytotherapy. This general information is provided for informative purposes only and in no way constitutes medical guidance. Under no circumstances can this information be used as a substitute for a medical diagnosis, consultation or follow-up, nor can it incur our liability. We recommend that you consult the guide to essential oils before using them, so that you are aware of any precautions that need to be taken. If in doubt, consult a doctor before using essential oils.

Properties and uses

Corsican grapefruit essential oil is traditionally used for: Hair loss, alopecia, cellulite, depression, low mood , insomnia, weight loss, slimming, etc.

Health

Beauty

Wellness

Kitchen

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Appreciated for its fresh, invigorating fruity scent, Corsican grapefruit essential oil is excellent in a diffuser to purify and perfume the air. Traditionally recommended after a good meal to aid digestion, it's also an excellent detox and slimming ally after the festive season or a period of excess.

Properties

Corsican grapefruit essential oil is renowned for the following health benefits:

  • Stimulates the appetite and digestion

  • Detoxifying, promotes healthy liver function and helps to eliminate overeating.

  • Airantiseptic

  • Refreshing, its very fine fruity fragrance pleasantly perfumes the air.

Uses

Grapefruit essential oil is traditionally used in the following situations:

  • Slow or difficult digestion, nausea, overeating, detox cures

  • Lack of appetite

  • Water retention, obesity

  • Diffusion, air purification

Synergies

  • Digestion : Peppermint and Ginger essential oils

  • To promote appetite : Fennel, Peppermint essential oils

  • Detox : Bog Labrador Tea, Rosemary Verbenone, carrot essential oils

  • Purifying diffusion : Lemon, Scots Pine, Silver Fir, Lariccio Pine essential oils

In practice

Air purification: for use in air diffusers, in synergy with other essential oils.

Instant recipe by Aroma-Zone

Pure 100% Corsica diffusion

Organic Corsican grapefruit essential oil

Organic Corsican grapefruit essential oil

30 drops

Organic Lariccio Pine essential oil

Organic Lariccio Pine essential oil

30 drops

Diffuse the mixture in living areas using an electric diffuser or mister.

Precautions

  • May cause irritation, always dilute well for skin use.

  • Do not use during the first three months of pregnancy.

  • Pomelo essential oil is sensitive to oxidation: store in a cool place (preferably in the refrigerator) and away from light.

  • Keep out of reach of children.

  • Certain natural compounds contained in this essential oil may present a risk of allergy in certain sensitive individuals when the essential oil is incorporated into a cosmetic composition (in accordance with the 7th Amendment of the European Directive on cosmetic products (2003/15/EC)): limonene, benzyl benzoate and, to a lesser extent, linalool, citral (geranial and neral) - As a general rule, always carry out an application test of your mixture, in the crease of the elbow, at least 48 hours before using it.

Find out more

Anatural hybrid of a grapefruit tree and an orange tree, the pomelo is a citrus fruit native to the Caribbean. Corsica has a long history of growing citrus fruit thanks to its mild, sunny climate, and the pomelo was successfully planted there in the 1990s. Larger than an orange, the Corsican grapefruit or pomelo has a yellow to pink rind and juicy pink to red pulp. In 2014, the Corsican grapefruit was awarded a PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) recognising theexcellence of the know-how involved in the crop and the quality of the citrus fruit, which has atangy aroma and is untreated after harvesting.

Equivalents

Essential Oils

1 ml = approximately 35 drops (with our Aroma-Zone dropper caps)

Carrier oils

1 pump (Aroma-Zone aluminium pump) = approx. 0.15 ml

Mass / Volume conversion (for a liquid)

Mass (g) = Density x Volume (ml) at 20°C

Further information

1 full teaspoon = between 3 and 4.5 ml

1 full tablespoon = between 7.5 and 10 ml


However, these spoon ratios depend on a number of factors (e.g. viscosity of the liquid, temperature, depth and size of the spoon, rheological behaviour of the liquid), and we strongly advise you to use precise measuring equipment, such as graduated test tubes, graduated pipettes, and precision scales.

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