Orange Essential Oil is a very popular oil that is used throughout the world for it's beneficial properties and can be included in your AromaTherapy session today. DoTerra explains that orange essential oil has a variety of different healing properties for both the mind and the body.
What is it?
Orange essential oil is the oil extracted and cold pressed from the peel of an orange, a very common variety fruit that can be found in many different places today, but is native to China. Orange is known as the oldest and the most common tree fruit throughout the whole world. Although oranges originated in China, they did begin to move around the world when Christopher Columbus brought orange seeds to the Caribbean and the United States. When the fruit moved to England in the 16th century, oranges were first valued for their medicinal properties before they were even thought of as a fruit. Since the beginning of oranges, people throughout China, the Middle East, and India have used oranges for it's curative effects. According to New Directions Aromatics, some of these conditions that were cured include depression, flu, indigestion, and anorexia.
What does it do?
The most common use of orange essential oil is to improve one's mood and be used as an antidepressant. There are many different mood problems that lemon oil helps. This includes depression, anxiety, and saddness. Because of the calming properties that orange oil holds, it is extremely helpful in all of the mood issues listed before, according to Natural Living Ideas.
Another common use for orange oil is to help relieve fatigue. Orange oil has extremely uplifting properties, which is one of the reasons it helps with mood issues, as well. Orange oil has been used since the beginning of it's history for how much it can help one to feel more awake. By using orange oil on your wrists or by aromatically diffusing it in the morning, it can be almost as awakening as your morning coffee, without all the caffeine jitters. Not to mention, orange being diffused around your house is such a beautiful thing to be awakened to every day.
There are countless uses for orange essential oil that people have found over the years. Some other common uses are to help control any acne and reduce acne scarring. The antiseptic properties helps to clean and reduce the chance of acne on someone with oily skin. This can be done by putting a few drops into a cup of water and washing your face with it every night. Another benefit is how it can help with seasonal allergies and sinuses by inhaling the scent when you feel that you are beginning to get an itchy nose or if your sinuses begin to get clogged. Many people carry around a cottontail with the oil on it to inhale when they start to feel themselves about to sneeze or any other allergic reactions.
How do you use it?
Like discussed in a past blog, essential oils can be used through topical application, ingestion, or aromatic application. The same goes for orange essential oils. Topically, one could use orange oil to help acne, however, would not be recommended for some skin conditions due to the acidity. It can be added to water like for some it's internal benefits. It can even be used through aromatic diffusion to improve overall emotions, mood, and upset within the body and mind.
As you can tell, orange essential oil is an essential part of everyone's natural kit of remedies. Through the proper use of orange and other essential oils, you can improve your overall health- the natural way! If you would like to learn more about orange or any other essential oils, feel free to click here to be brought to the official doTerra page.
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