Petit Grain organic essential oil from Primavera

Petit Grain organic

Plant family: Route plant (Rutaceae). The Bitter orange or Bitter orange ( Citrus aurantium L.), also s aure orange called, is a citrus plant. Their fruit is orange-like, but bitter and smaller. The bitter orange was probably created as a cross between the grapefruit (Citrus maxima ) and mandarin (Citrus reticulata The bitter orange tree grows as an evergreen tree and is up to 10m high. The bitter orange came to Italy in the 11th century. The sweet variant did not come to Europe until the 15th century. the Petit Grain bio from Primavera is produced in Paraguay / Egypt.

Home: Mainly in the Mediterranean, America and India

Three different oils are obtained from the bitter orange tree, also known as pomeranian.

From the peel of the fruit the bitter orange oil

From the buds, leaves and twigs the petit grain

From the flowers the neroli

However, petit grain oil is also obtained from other citrus trees. While the oil of the bitter orange tree is known, the petit grain oils are less used in the leaves of the tangerine tree and the clementine tree.

An unusual fragrance – citric, tart, fruity, with a lot of depth – wonderful to combine with, for example lemon , Lime, orange or grapefruit

From about 200kg leaves and twigs you get 1 liter. Oil

TIP: Concentration

4 ml lemon oil
1 ml Cardamom oil

3 ml Petit Grain (the variety you like or get best)
1 ml peppermint -Oil
1 ml cypress

Before internal use, please consult specialist books, doctor or aromatherapist.

The effect on the soul is: relaxing, balancing, nerve-strengthening, mood-enhancing, concentration-promoting, sleep-promoting

The effect physically: antibacterial, antihypertensive, analgesic, fungicidal, wound healing, appetizing, anti-feverish, stimulating blood circulation, um

INCI: Citrus Aurantium Amara (Bitter Orange) Flower Oil, Citral **, Geraniol **, Limonene **, Linalool **
** natural components of essential oil