Petitgrain Essential Oil
Calming, cheering, stress busting...
the poor man's neroli
Petitgrain essential oil is most often used for calming down nervous panic, stress and anger.
It soothes your mind, relaxes your muscles and lifts your mood, while also slowing down your heartbeat.
Use it in your aromatherapy diffuser to calm your toddler's tantrums (or anyone else's tantrums for that matter!)
Although petitgrain smells less sweetly floral than neroli, its effect on the nervous system is very similar to neroli's, and it costs WAY less.
So if you need to be thrifty, you can use it as a substitute for some or all of the neroli in a recipe.
Use petitgrain to ease tension, sadness and insomnia. Use a drop or two in a warm bath before bed or in an aromatherapy diffuser at the end of a long, stressful day.
It's also good for clearing up oily, acne-prone skin, while also toning the skin (makes a great facial steam.)
Botanical Name and Characteristics
Citrus bigardia
Petitgrain oil is one of the 3 essential oils extracted from the orange tree. (Neroli comes from the flowers and orange essential oil comes from orange peel.)
Petitgrain is steam-distilled from the leaves and small twigs of the orange tree.
Sweet woody, floral, citrus scent.
Therapeutic Action
- increases mental clarity
- lifts mood; antidepressant
- reduces tension, anxiety and stress
- promotes sleep
- relaxes tense muscles and eases muscle spasms
- relieves aches and pains
- slows rapid heartbeat
- eases stomach pain
- clears, brightens and tones skin
- deodorant
- helps reduce cellulite
- detoxifies
- antiseptic, disinfectant
Blending
Petitgrain's medium-strength top note blends well with bergamot, cedar, clary sage, geranium,
jasmine, lavender, lemon, palmarosa, rosewood , sandalwood and ylang ylang.
Cautions
No known cautions.
Buy Petitgrain Oil
Click here to buy petitgrain essential oil
from Mountain Rose Herbs (scroll way down the page; they're in alphabetical order.)
I always recommend Mountain Rose first because I like and trust them.
Their quality is excellent, their prices are good, and many of their essential oils are organic (and all of them are therapeutic grade.)
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shop for petitgrain oil
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