Bergamot Essential Oil
Natural & Pure Bergamot oil
- Botanical Name : Citrus Bergamia
Common Name : Bergamot Essential Oil
CAS # : 8007-75-8, F.E.M.A. : 2153
Plant Parts Used : Peel
Extraction Method : Cold Pressed
Color & Odor : Golden yellow amber clear liquid with citrus woody orange odor
Description :
The bergamot orange is a fruit, small and roughly pear shaped. The fruit is sour and its aromatic peel is used to produce an essential oil.
Constituents & Specifications :
Limonene, nerol, linalyl acetate, linalool, linalyl acetate, linalool, limonene and -terpinene.
Specific Gravity : 0.87600 - 0.88400 @ 25 °C
Refractive Index : 1.46400 - 1.46600 @ 20 °C
Properties :
Analgesic, antidepressant, antiseptic, antibiotic, anti-spasmodic, stomachic, calmative, cicatrisant, deodorant, digestive, febrifuge, insect repellents.
Benefits & Uses :
• It is mostly used in blending aromatherapy oils used for massaging. It is useful to treat coughs and colds, indigestion and hiccups in children.
• Widely used in intestinal parasites, nervous eczema, stress, fear, anxiety, depression and tension. It also has cosmetic applications including skin infections and in psoriasis.
• Bergamot essential oil is made from the hand- or cold-pressed rind of a nearly ripe fruit of the bergamot tree, also known as the Citrus bergamia from the Rutaceae family. The bergamot orange tree is the result of the cross-breeding of the lemon tree and the orange tree.
• Bergamot oil boasts of powerful antibacterial, analgesic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, and soothing effects. Back in the day, Italians used bergamot oil in folk medicine to cool fevers and expel intestinal worms.