Description

Grapefruit essential oil is an orange-tinted, citrus-scented oil frequently used in aromatherapy.

Through a method known as cold-pressing, the oil is extracted from glands located in the peel of the grapefruit.

Grapefruit essential oil has distinct properties that may offer a variety of health benefits — including reduced blood pressure and stress levels.

Grapefruit essential oil comes from cold pressing the skin of its fruit and has a cool, sweet, citrusy aroma. It has antiseptic properties and is ideal for cleansing oily skin and decongesting its clogged pores. Tonic, astringent, soothing, ideal for reducing stress, enhancing concentration, for treating cellulite, fluid retention, indigestion, obesity, nervous exhaustion.

It contains mainly d-limonene, β-myrcene, α-pinene and furocoumarin bergaptene. Due to the presence of furocoumarin bergaptene, Grapefruit essential oil can show phototoxicity, manifested on the skin with inflammation, erythema, blisters and burns, when exposed to UV radiation. That is why it is good to avoid applying it in products and day creams, otherwise it will be accompanied by adequate sun protection.

Grapefruit essential oil is used to reduce stress, depression, anorexia or indigestion, fluid retention, cellulite, oily skin, nervous exhaustion, obesity, fever and lack of concentration. Helps in the length and shine of hair.