Description

Lime Essential Oil

Lime Essential Oil

Latin Name : Citrus Aurantifolia.
Part Of Plant Used : Fruit Peel.
Source : Mexico.
Extraction Method : Cold Expression.

This Lime Essential Oil, obtained from Citrus aurantifolia, also known as Mexican or West Indian lime, as well as sour lime. The oil, extracted from the peel of the unripe skin by cold expression or from the peel and/or the whole ripe fruit by steam distillation. Lime oil has a sharp, citrus smell that immediately perks up one’s mood on smelling it, and is pale yellow to light olive in colour.

All our Essential Oils (10 ml) studiously selected, bought more often than not from primary sources. Tested for purity and subject to rigorous quality control standards.

Above all, we have been sourcing and bottling wholesale essential oils for over 15 years. Gradually weeding out unreliable supply lines and always striving to improve quality and value.

As a result we believe our essential oils offer the best quality and value available on the market.

Essential oils often use for aromatherapy, therefore it´s a form of alternative medicine in which healing effects ascribe to aromatic compounds.

Aromatherapy may be useful to induce relaxation, after that there is not sufficient evidence that essential oils can effectively treat any condition. Certainly, improper use of essential oils may cause harm including allergic reactions and skin irritation.

Essential oils generally extracte by distillation, in other words by using steam. In addition, other processes include expression, solvent extraction, sfumatura, absolute oil extraction, resin tapping, wax embedding, and cold pressing.

They use in perfumes, cosmetics, soaps and other products, for flavoring food and drink, and for adding scents to incense and household cleaning products.

Take a look also to our  Lemongrass Essential Oil.

Properties

Lime oil, when used in an oil burner, stimulates a tired mind and helps ease anxiety, apathy, and depression. It is useful to reduce fevers associated with colds, sore throats, and flu. It increases immunity while easing coughs, bronchitis, sinusitis, and asthma. And it, said to be helpful for arthritis, rheumatism and poor circulation, as well as for obesity and cellulite.

This oil is good for the skin; it reduces oiliness and acne, helps with herpes, insect bites and cuts. However, the oil that is obtained by cold expression (as opposed to steam distillation) can cause photosensitivity and irritate the skin.

Limes are originally from Asia, but they, now grown in most warm countries like Italy, the West Indies, and the Americas. The lime is green when raw and ripens to yellow, and usually measures about two inches in diameter. Introduced into Europe by the Moors and from there it migrated to the Americas. The lime, said to have a lower Vitamin C content than lemons do. People often carried limes on long ship journeys to prevent sailors getting scurvy from Vitamin C deficiency.

An essential oil is a  concentrated hydrophobic liquid containing volatile (easily evaporated at normal temperatures) chemical compounds from plants, for instance ecological.

Children may be particularly susceptible to the toxic effects of improper use.