Tangerine Essential Oil

ORIGIN
Brazil

SCIENTIFIC NAME
Citrus tangerinia

PARTS USED
Fruit peel

EXTRACTION METHOD
Cold expression

NOTE CLASSIFICATION
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AROMA
Fresh, sweet, orange-like

OVERVIEW
Mostly used in the fragrance industry. Tangerine oil does contain limonene, which may suggest its use in household cleaners.

BLENDS WELL WITH
Basil, black pepper, chamomile, cinnamon, clary sage, clove, frankincense, geranium, grapefruit, jasmine, juniper, lemon, myrrh, neroli, nutmeg, palmarosa, patchouli, petitgrain, rose, sandalwood, ylang ylang

HERBAL MISCELLANY
The tangerine is a variety of the mandarin orange. You may sometimes see it on the market as Citrus x tangerine. The oils have similar properties, but different aroma characteristics.

PRECAUTIONS
Oil Specific: May cause skin irritation.
General: As with all essential oils, never use them undiluted, in eyes or mucus membranes. Do not take internally unless working with a qualified and expert practitioner. Keep away from children. If applying an essential oil to your skin always perform a small patch test to an insensitive part of the body (after you have properly diluted the oil in an appropriate carrier.

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This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.