Orange Oil 5 ml

The orange tree is a hardy tree with tough leaves. Its fruit is rich in vitamin C. It is also rich in vitamins P, B, E and the minerals phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, copper, zinc, and iron.

A volatile oil is obtained.

Extraction Method: Distillation

Usage Areas

Internal: Suitable for internal use. It is recommended to take 1-2 drops of oil dropped into water.

External:

• In aromatherapy, it can be used as a mood regulator and to relieve emotional state and anxiety.
• In skincare, it can be preferred to reduce the appearance of wrinkles on the skin, diminish dark spots, and stimulate collagen production.

What is Oil?

Organic substances containing high amounts of carbon and hydrogen, which do not mix with water but can easily mix with other oils.

Volatility and Stability in Oils

Fixed Oil

• These are liquid products usually obtained from the fruits and seeds of plants.
• They are odorless. They are used as carriers in volatile oils. They are obtained by pressing, extraction, and maceration methods. Fixed oils are used alone. Depending on the properties of the oils, they are used internally and externally. Being a fixed oil, it leaves a stain when dropped.

Essential Oil

• Essential oil is a natural product obtained from the leaves, fruits, peels, or roots of plants, liquid at room temperature, usually colorless or light yellow, volatile, and strongly fragrant.
• They have their own characteristic scents. They are obtained by the water/steam distillation method. Essential oils are not used alone. They must be diluted with fixed oils in specific ratios. Except for exceptions, they are not used internally. Being volatile, it does not leave a stain where it is dropped.

Oil Extraction Methods

Cold Pressing

This is the process of crushing the seed parts of plants rich in fixed oil with the help of a press to extract their oil. In the cold press method, since the beneficial and valuable contents in the oil are not lost, the quality of the produced oil is high.

Steam Distillation

The process carried out by steam distillation involves placing plants, either fresh or dried, into a container with a separate basket inside, boiling the water below to pass steam through the plants, and then cooling this steam again to separate the essential oil and the water carrying the beneficial properties of the distilled plant residue, known as hydrosol (flower water).

Maceration

Maceration refers to oily mixtures prepared by letting fragmented herbal drugs sit in a fixed oil for a period. It is a method of separating natural plant components that transfer into the fixed oil.