Description: A deliciously sweet and refreshing but sharp fragrance that is popular in food, beverages, soaps, cosmetics and perfumes.
The essential oil is extracted by cold expression from the fresh peel. It shares nutritional qualities of other citrus species, being high in Vitamin C and valuable protection against infectious illness.
The essential oil contains geraniol, linalool, citral, limonene, pinene. The effects of grapefruit oil are primarily cooling, cleansing and detoxifying.
A few drops of grapefruit oil in the bath act as a wonderful boost to flagging spirits. The bather will emerge feeling clean, fresh and new. In massage it can be used to help combat cellulite. Grapefruit is a valuable detoxifying agent and acts on the liver and kidneys to help the body to eliminate waste and toxins. It will play a useful part in any detoxifying regime, and some people recommend it as an aid to the process of drug withdrawal. Grapefruit oil also helps in the digestive process, and gentle abdominal massage will help to relieve a sluggish digestion or constipation. Used in inhalation or in vaporizers, grapefruit oil combines well with many others in a harmonious blend. In skin preparations, the actions of grapefruit oil are cleansing and astringent, making it ideal for the treatment of excessive oiliness. It has a similar effect in hair treatments.
Grapefruit, Pink (Citrus paradisi)
Class: Organic.
Origin: USA.
Family: Rutaceae.
Process: Cold Pressed.
Safety: Mildly phototoxic so avoid applying to the skin before exposure to the sun or tanning bed.
