Organic Sicilian Blood Orange Essential Oil

Organoleptic properties

• Appearance: clear runny liquid. May be slightly cloudy

• Colour: glowing orange

• Odour: citrus, fresh, sweet, fruity and tangy

Density

0.850 - 0.870

Flash point

53.4°C

Storage

Essential oils are sensitive to UV radiation and to the gradual evaporation of their volatile constituents. It is therefore essential to store your essential oils in a dark glass or aluminium bottle with a tightly fitting cap, at a temperature between 5°C and 40°C (41°F and 104°F).

Precautions

• This oil is photosensitising. Do not expose yourself to the sun for at least 6 hours after a cutaneous application of this oil.

• Do not use during the first 3 months of pregnancy.

• May be irritating to the skin (dermocaustic): always dilute well in a carrier oil for cutaneous use.

• Keep out of reach of children.

• Avoid contact with eyes.

• 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, 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.

Compound that may present an allergic risk.

No food allergens (Annex II of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers).

For use in foodstuffs. Use diluted as a flavoring. Do not swallow undiluted. See usage precautions on aroma-zone.com. Keep out of reach of children.