Properties of Orange Essential Oil

Orange essential oil has countless industrial and domestic uses, but it's long been valued for its medicinal benefits, as well. Orange essential oil has antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, and antidepressant properties amongst its many advantages.

Benefits

• Orange essential oil can be used to treat a variety of health problems. It can be used as an antiseptic on cuts to inhibit bacterial growth. Orange essential oil has anti-spasmodic properties, enabling it to treat coughs, convulsions, muscle cramps, and diarrhea. It's also a powerful anti-inflammatory, an effective antidepressant, a gentle sedative and even an aphrodisiac.

Features

• Orange essential oil can range in color from yellow to orange or brown. Although it may taste bitter, its scent is sweet and somewhat tangy.

Uses

• Aside from its medicinal properties, orange essential oil can be used in bath, body, and massage oils as well as perfumes. It's often used to flavor beverages, desserts, and other confections.

Types

• Orange essential oil can be either bitter or sweet. Both are made from cold pressing fresh orange peels.

Warnings

• Orange essential oil does possess photo-toxicity, meaning it can become toxic when exposed to sunlight. Ingesting large amounts of orange essential oil can cause nausea, vomiting, and lack of appetite.