Petitgrain Essential Oil

Calming, cheering, stress busting...
the poor man's neroli

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.)

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Botanical Name and Characteristics

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

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