Name: Petitgrain Essential Oil
SKU: EO_Petitgrain
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**Petitgrain Essential Oil (Citrus aurantium)**

Common name	*Petitgrain*
Botanical name	*Citrus aurantium amara*
Method of Extraction	*Steam distilled*
Plant Part	leaves and branches
Country of Origin	*Paraguay*
Note	*Top*

SKU: EO_Petitgrain Categories: Essential Oils, Pure Essential Oils

Description

**Petitgrain Essential Oil (Citrus aurantium) distilled leaf oil**

Our Petitgrain Essential Oil has a fresh floral woody aroma. Steam distilled from the leaves and twigs of the same tree that also produces Neroli or Orange Blossom distilled Oil and bitter orange oil.

The name derives from the fact that the oil is extracted from the small green unripe oranges, “little grains”.

Petitgrain is one the ingredients in classic eau de cologne along with Bergamot.

Petitgrain has a pale yellow to amber colour and a thin consistency. It is ideal to use in your diffuser or for topical use.

Like many citrus derived oils, Petitgrain has an uplifting character. It is also refreshing and calming, and is useful for anger, panic or other feeling of agitation. Use in a diffuser to lift the mood in any space. Or add to a carrier to use topically as a delightful and uplifting body oil.

It is both balancing an uplifting in aromatherapy blends.

Paraguay is by far the largest producer of petitgrain essential oil making it the most commonly available. But also produced in Algeria, Egypt, France, Italy, Morocco, Spain and Tunisia.

Looking for a larger size of Petitgrain not listed here, please contact us for a quotation.

How to Use

For Adults only (Please seek professional advice for any other use)

Diffusion: use 6-8 drops in water in your diffuser

Massage: add 10-15 drops to 1 tablespoon (20ml) of your choice of carrier oil or unscented massage oil.

Baths: mix 3-4 drops with a teaspoon (5ml) of Essential Oil Dispersant or Unscented Liquid Soap and add to your bath water.

Product Details

**Petitgrain Essential Oil (Citrus aurantium) distilled leaf oil**

Common name	*Petitgrain*
Botanical name	*Citrus aurantium amara*
Method of Extraction	*Steam distilled*
Plant Part	leaves and branches
Country of Origin	*Paraguay*
Note	*Top*
Appearance	*pale yellow to amber coloured mobile liquid*
Aroma	*fresh floral sweet citrus aroma with woody herbaceous undertone*
Major Constituents	*linalyl acetate, linalool, β-pinene, limonene, myrcene,α-terpineol, neryl acetate, geranyl acetate*
Properties	*calming, refreshing, uplifting, deodorant, tonic*
Traditional Uses	*anger, panic, nervous system conditions, skin conditions*
Blends well with	*eucalyptus, lavender, lemon, marjoram, rosemary, spearmint*
Cautions	*Generally regarded as safe.*