Guide to essential oils

Essential oil of Lemon

Fortifying, purifying and refreshing, this organic Sicilian lemon essential oil is prized for its invigorating effect on the body. Its delicate, fruity fragrance is uplifting, while its lemon zest flavour makes it perfect for culinary use.

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How to use

  • Skin application and massage

    Skin application and massage

    Appropriate

  • Cosmetic active ingredient

    Cosmetic active ingredient

    Appropriate

  • Diffusion

    Diffusion

    Appropriate

  • Food grade

    Food grade

    Suitable

  • Aromatherapy bath

    Aromatherapy bath

Features

Properties

Precautions

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Features

Production process

Cold pressed

Part of the plant used

Zest (fruit pericarp)

Botanical name

Citrus × limon

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

Lemon essential oil is traditionally used for: Liver health, fatigue, exhaustion, immunity, weight loss, slimming and vomiting, nausea

Health

Wellness

Beauty

Kitchen

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Appreciated for its fresh, invigorating scent, Lemon essential oil is ideal for diffusing to purify the air, especially during epidemics. It is traditionally recognised as effective for relieving nausea and motion sickness, and for aiding digestion.

Properties

In terms of health, Lemon essential oil is renowned for the following benefits:

  • Supports natural immunity, regulates the metabolism

  • Studies have shown its regulating properties on the hepatic system, as well as its anti-nausea properties.

  • It improves digestive health, relieves gas and is generally depurative

  • A general antiseptic and bactericide, particularly on gram-positive and negative bacteria.

  • Antiviral and air purifying properties when diffused.

Additionally, it is a

  • Blood fluidifier

  • Terpenes (d-limonene, beta pinene and citrals) have antifungal properties.

Uses

Lemon essential oil is traditionally used to improve the following issues:

  • Nausea, motion sickness

  • Digestive, liver and pancreatic fatigue

  • Epidemics and infectious diseases (colds, flu, gastro-enteritis, etc.)

  • Premature ageing: hypertension, capillary fragility, etc.

  • Venous stasis, heavy legs, haemorrhoids

  • Obesity, excess weight

  • Air in need of purification

In practice

Light legs: Mix into your oil blend. Apply your mixture locally, massaging lightly into the area concerned.

Air purification: diffuse into the air, alone or blended with other essential oils (Ravintsara, Scots Pine, Siberian Fir, etc.).

Precautions

  • Do not expose your skin to the sun for at least 8 hours after applying this highly photosensitising oil. Lemon essential oil without furocoumarins is recommended for use in cosmetics.

  • Irritating in its pure state; use diluted for all skin applications.

  • Not recommended during the first three months of pregnancy.

  • Keep out of reach of children.

  • Certain natural compounds contained in this essential oil may present an allergy risk in certain sensitive individuals when the essential oil is incorporated into a cosmetic composition (according to the 7th Amendment to the EU Cosmetics Directive (2003/15/EC)): limonene and, to a lesser extent, citral (geranial and neral), linalool.

  • As a general rule, always carry out a test application of your mixture in the crease of the elbow at least 48 hours before use.

Find out more

Grown throughout the Mediterranean basin, lemons are thought to have originated in India, and have long been considered a health fruit. Lemon juice was once used to clean injuries and cuts, and to relieve the pain and burning caused by insect bites. The Greeks and Romans saw lemons as a panacea. They were introduced to Europe in the Middle Ages, and are often associated with long sea voyages, during which men consumed the fruit to protect themselves from scurvy.

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.

Aromatherapy recipes from the bibliography

EO = Essential Oil VO = Carrier Oil or Macerated Oil

Apple and pear compote with rosemary and litsea cubeba (A. Pataud)

Kitchen

Serves 4 - Preparation: 15 minutes - Cooking time: 15 minutes

  • 1 kg apples

  • 1 kg pears

  • 50 g sugar

  • 3 tbsp water

  • 1 drop rosemary essential oil

  • 1 drop litsea cubeba essential oil

  • 2 drops lemon essential oil

  • Juice of 1 lemon

  • Acacia honey

Directions: Peel the apples and pears. Remove the seeds and cut the fruit into quarters. Put them in a saucepan with the water, the juice of one lemon and the sugar. Cover the pan. Leave to cook over a low heat for around 30 minutes. Add the essential oils mixed with a tablespoon of acacia honey once cooked, and stir well. Serve warm.