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Bergamot Essential Oil (Citrus bergamia)
Bergamot Essential Oil (Citrus bergamia)
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Product Details
Product Details
Method of Extraction: Cold Pressed or Steam Distillation (less frequently).
Plant Part Used: Citrus Rind (Peel).
Color: Green/Golden.
Consistency: Thin.
Aromatic Description
Aromatic Description
Perfumery Note: Top.
Strength of Initial Aroma: Medium.
Aromatic Description: Smells citrusy and possesses a beautifully complex aroma with underlying floral and bitter characteristics.
Suggested Uses
Suggested Uses
• Acne.
• Abscesses.
• Anxiety.
• Boils.
• Cold Sores.
• Cystitis.
• Depression.
• Halitosis.
• Itching.
• Loss of Appetite.
• Oily Skin.
• Psoriasis.
Source: Julia Lawless, The Encyclopedia of Essential Oils (Updated Edition) (London: Harper Thorsons, 2014), 48-49.
Dilution Guideline
Dilution Guideline
Adults: Usually, a 2-3% dilution is suitable, about 12-18 drops of essential oil per ounce of carrier oil.
Children (5-10), Frail Elderly, Sensitive Skin: A lower dilution of 1% or less (6 drops per ounce).
Facial or Sensitive Areas: Use a 0.5-1% dilution (3-6 drops per ounce).
Acute or Short-Term Use: For resolving a specific issue, a marginally higher dilution can be used for a period of 2-3 weeks as necessary.
Major Constituents
Major Constituents
(+)-Limonene. Linalyl Acetate. Linalool. Sabinene. Gamma-Terpinene. Bergapten.
Source: B.M. Lawrence, Essential Oils 1981-1987 (Wheaton: Allured Publishing, 1989), 39-40. B.M. Lawrence, Essential Oils 1988-1991 (Wheaton: Allured Publishing, 1993), 7, 175.A. Verzera, A. Trozzi, I. Stagno D'Alcontres, et al., The Composition of the Volatile Fraction of Calabrian Bergamot Essential Oil. (Riv. Ital. EEPOS 25, 1998), 17-38. P. Dugo, L. Mondello, A.R. Proteggente, et al., Oxygen Heterocyclic Compounds of Bergamot Essential Oils. (Rivista Italiana EPPOS 27, 1999), 31-41. SCCP, Opinion on Furocoumarins in Cosmetic Products. (Scientific Committee on Consumer Products, 13-Dec.-2005), SCCP/0942/05. Sources cited in Robert Tisserand and Rodney Young, Essential Oil Safety (Second Edition. United Kingdom: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2014), 211.
Safety Information
Safety Information
Cold pressed Bergamot Oil is phototoxic. Tisserand and Young recommend a dermal maximum use of 0.4% to avoid phototoxicity.
Reading Tisserand and Young's full profile on this oil is recommended. [Robert Tisserand and Rodney Young, Essential Oil Safety (Second Edition. United Kingdom: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2014), 87, 211.]
