Organic grapefruit essential oil: properties and uses

Guide to essential oils

Diffuse grapefruit essential oil with its invigorating properties to bring optimism and good humour. Stimulating, grapefruit essential oil boosts self-esteem and refocuses the mind. In cooking, grapefruit essential oil adds a fine, fruity flavour that is highly valued.

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Skin application and massage
Appropriate
Cosmetic active ingredient
Appropriate
Aromatherapy bath
Suitable
Diffusion
Suitable
Food grade
Suitable

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Features

Production process

Cold pressed

Part of the plant used

Zest

Botanical name

Citrus paradisii (Variety: White grapefruit)

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

Health

Wellness

Beauty

Kitchen

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Grapefruit essential oil is very popular as an air freshener, giving off a fresh, invigorating fruity fragrance. It is traditionally recommended for stimulating appetite and aiding digestion. It's also an excellent detox ally after celebrations or a period of overeating!

Properties

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

Aperitif and digestive stimulant
Detoxifying, promotes healthy liver function and helps to eliminate overeating.
Aerialantiseptic
Refreshing, its fruity fragrance pleasantly perfumes the atmosphere.

Uses

Grapefruit essential oil is traditionally used to improve the following situations:

Slow or poor digestion, nausea, overeating, detox treatment
Lack of appetite
Water retention, obesity
For air diffusion, cleansing rooms

Synergies

Digestion: Peppermint, Ginger and Cumin essential oils
Helps promote appetite: Fennel, Peppermint essential oils
Detox: Bog Labrador Tea, Rosemary verbenone, carrot essential oils
Air purification: Lemon, Scots Pine, Silver Fir, psiadia, Fragonia essential oils

In practice

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

Grapefruit essential oil is generally very popular for itssparkling, invigorating****scent, which promotes joy and good humour. It is an excellent essential oil for diffusion or olfaction to help you relax and get a good night's sleep.

Properties

Organic grapefruit essential oil is recognised for the following wellness properties:

It helps to open the hearts of people who are withdrawn or mute (palliative care).
Relaxing, it soothes and prepares you for sleep.
Positively stimulating
Like most citrus essential oils, grapefruit essential oil soothes or stimulates the nervous system , depending on individual needs and environment. So it's important to get to know this oil and 'feel' it, both literally and figuratively, to find out whether it gives you a soothing or stimulating sensation.

Uses

Stress, distress
Doubt, uncertainty, hesitation
Palliative care Enabling free expression

In practice

Relaxation and unwinding: For air diffusion, at a time when you feel available and ready to accept the benefits of the essential oil (meditation session, relaxation or a simple moment of unwinding). Repeat several times a week.

Relaxation and psychological-emotional effects: Mix into your oil blend. Place a few drops of this mixture on the inside of your wrists. Then put your hand together over your nose, and take 3 slow, deep breaths of the mixture. Repeat as needed. You can also apply a few drops of the mixture to the solar plexus.

Relaxation and a good mood: For air diffusion, on its own or in synergy with other essential oils (Lemon, Sweet Orange and more).

Properties

Organic grapefruit essential oil is recognised for its skincare properties:

Regulates sebum secretion
Helpseliminate cellulite
Astringent

Uses

Hair loss, greasy hair
Cellulite
Combination and oily skin, acne-prone skin

Synergies

Slimming: Lemon, Geranium, Cypress, Sea Fennel, Eastern Red Cedar essential oils.
To strengthen hair: Atlas Cedar and Clary sage essential oils, Maca Vital cosmetic active ingredients, Panthenol, Rice or Silk Proteins, Phytokeratin.
Purifying action on the skin: tea tree, Manuka and Palmarosa essential oils, Propolis extract, Jupiter Beard CO2 extract, active ingredient - Algo'zinc.
Matte finish: Active ingredient - Algo'zinc, Arrow root, Bamboo sap

In practice

haircare: Mix up to 2% into your hair cosmetic preparation.

Toning, slimming: Mix up to 2% in your oil blend. Apply your mixture locally, massaging firmly into the required area.

Grapefruit oil has a delicate, fruity flavour that is highly valued, making it a favourite in the kitchen. It is used in particular for:

Preparing an aromatic oil or syrup flavoured with citrus fruit
Flavouring raw fish tartars
Yoghurt sauces to accompany vegetables, such as button mushrooms
Desserts, especially those made with fresh fruit, such as strawberries or raspberries
Flavouring gingerbread
Preparing citrus-flavoured meat dishes, especially pork Making flavoured infusions or teas

Read our article ' Aromatherapy and cosmetics - Use of essential oils ' to find out more about our pictograms and the different uses of essential oils.

Precautions

Photosensitising: do not expose yourself to the sun or UV rays for at least 8 hours after applying this oil to the skin. For cosmetic use, it is recommended to use essential oil of grapefruit, furocoumarin-free.
May cause irritation, always dilute well for skin use.
Do not use during the first three months of pregnancy.
Grapefruit essential oil is sensitive to oxidation: store in a cool, dry place away from light (you can store it in the fridge).
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 (according to 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 test-apply your mixture in the crease of the elbow at least 48 hours before use.

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A beautiful tree with dense foliage, the grapefruit tree produces fruit in bunches, hence the origin of its English name'grapefruit'. Its fruit, called grapefruit in everyday life but known in botany as pomelo, belongs to the category of citrus fruit. They have a yellow to pink rind, and their juicy pulp can be yellow, pink or red, more or less bitter or sweet depending on the variety. The white grapefruit is spherical in shape and may have slightly flattened ends. It is twice the size of an orange and has a yellow skin. The flesh is both crunchy and juicy, with a slightly acidic and slightly sweet taste.

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.

Bibliography

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Essential oil of Grapefruit Organic

How to use

Features

Properties and uses

In practice

In practice

In practice

Precautions

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Equivalents

Bibliography