Our organic sweet orange oil is cold pressed from the peels o Citrus sinensis. As the name suggests, this top note oil is sweet and satisfying like peeling a fresh orange. The fruit is thought to have originated in China and India, though the exact origins are a mystery.
Sweet orange essential oil, like many citrus oils, is used in cleaning recipes for its limonene content that acts as a natural degreaser. The potent aromatics can be added to body wash, soaps, perfumes, and aromatherapy applications. It blends well with many other oils from woody, citrus, to floral adding an uplifting top note. Sweet orange has no phototoxic hazard.