FRENCH PHD EXPERT IN AROMATHERAPY DR FRANCOISE COUIC-MARINIER TELLS YOU ALL ABOUT ESSENTIAL OILS
Sweet Orange Essential Oil is one of the most notable citrus oils, both thanks to its medicinal benefits and wide commercial production.
Here’s all you need to know about Sweet Orange Oil, and how you can benefit from incorporating this element of aromatherapy into your daily rituals.
According to Dr Couic Marinier, “the intoxicating and agreeable ambiance of Sweet Orange Essential Oil quickly refreshes, re-energises and uplifts the mind”.
Research suggests that this natural oil helps to calm the heart rate and reduce levels of cortisol secretion to help keep stress and anxiety to a minimum.
Thanks to its properties as an anti-inflammatory, relaxant and circulation booster, Sweet Orange Oil can promote better digestion, easing cramps and other stomach pains.
“Sweet Orange Essential Oil is particularly effective for dealing with problems related to insomnia”, says Dr Couic Marinier.
Sweet Orange Oil can have a deeply calming effect on the mind and body and is effective in treating sleep issues that are related to stress or depression.
Sweet Orange Essential Oil possesses powerful anti-inflammatory properties. In fact, it has been shown to be one of the most effective Essential Oils with regards to its ability to fight pain, infection and chronic inflammation.
Not only does Sweet Orange Essential Oil help to prevent infection, it also repairs the affected area.
Other citric Essential Oils, such as Grapefruit Oil and Bergamot Oil are also renowned for their antimicrobial uses.
With its remarkable ability to inhibit melanin production, Sweet Orange Oil slows the rate of skin damage experienced from UV light exposure, pollution and toxicity.
Packed full of antioxidants and vitamin C in particular, Sweet Orange Essential Oil can be used topically to protect the skin from harmful external factors, providing your epidermis with the optimal environment in which to thrive.
Along with Lemon Oil and Sandalwood Oil, Sweet Orange Oil is a great natural remedy to fight signs of aging.
With its potent antioxidant power, it defends the skin from free radicals whilst also prompting collagen production. The result? Smooth, plumped skin.
The Sweet Orange tree is instantly recognisable, with dark green leaves, white flowers and vibrant orange fruit. Native to China, the Sweet Orange has been used in traditional medicine for centuries, but it is now cultivated extensively in America.
Folk remedies of the Mediterranean region used the healing properties of Sweet Orange Essential Oil to treat a variety of conditions, from the common cold to low libido, to skin infections and spasms.
In China, the Sweet Orange is believed to symbolise good fortune, which makes them not only a well-used ingredient in medicine, but also in traditional offerings and gifts.
It is believed that the Europeans first discovered the medicinal benefits of the Sweet Orange thanks to its refreshing taste, being grown in bulk by the wealthy in private orangeries.
The orange tree has come to be known as the oldest and most commonly cultivated plant and fruit in the world.
Centuries ago, oranges were considered the fruit of the gods, and are pictured in the story of Hercules and Titan Atlas as the ‘golden apples’.
According to Dr Couic Marinier, “Sweet Orange Essential Oil was used in hospitals, being diffused every 100 meters in the corridors to promote a healing, anti-bacterial and mood boosting environment”.
Not just a delicious taste, adopting Sweet Orange Essential Oil into your health and beauty routine can help transform your mind, body and skin.