–  Healing & Refreshing –

Aroma: Citrus

Blends well with: Lime, Lemongrass, Lemon, Orange

Ingredient: 100% Pure essential oil

Country of Origin: Sicily, Italy

Handcrafted in small batches in Singapore

How To Use

• Diffuse (inhaled)
  • Curb urges, promote control (eg. urge to smoke)
  • Freshens spaces
  • Repels insects
• Topical Application (diluted)– aid in healing of itch, insect bites, ulcers and sores
• For more information, check out our Care Guide.

Medicinal Uses

• Possesses strong antiseptic propertiess
  • Useful against urinary tract infections such as cystitis and urethritis.
  • Using in Sitz baths helps to prevent bacterial infections from spreading from the urethra to the bladder.
  • Alleviates respiratory ailments.
  • Cools fevers, subdues the symptoms of colds and flu, and soothes sore throats, tonsillitis, and laryngitis.
• As a digestive aid
  • Calms stomach cramps
  • Regulates the appetite, either stimulating or suppressing it as needed.
• Treating chronic fatigue syndromes
  • Helps restore physical and emotional strength
  • Restoring immunity
• Minimise discomfort and promote healing of cold sores and other herpes infections, as well as mouth ulcers.

Beauty Benefits

• Useful for the treatment to face and skin infections
• Helps regulate excessive oiliness of skin or scalp. 
• Deodorizing action can freshen your body, your home, or your office.
• Use as compress to help draw out inflammation of blemishes or boils and promote rapid healing
• Bergamot also repels insects and soothes insect bites.
• A component of the original Eau de Cologne that modern perfumers prize it for the fruity floral scent it imparts to their creations

Emotional Effects

• Refreshing and uplifting
• Acts as a stimulant and tonic to balance the emotions and nerves
• Relieves feelings of sadness, fear, anxiety, and panic
• Can calm aggression and anger
• Can stabilize emotions
• Evokes feelings of happiness and joy
• Restores self-confidence and self-esteem
• Balancing properties help minimize the tendency toward compulsive or obsessive behaviour

Folklore and Herbal Heritage

• Some controversy exists about the origin of the word bergamot.
  • According to one story, the name originates from the Turkish word beg-armudu, meaning “prince's pear.”
  • Another account claims that it comes from the name of the small town of Bergamo in northern Italy, supposedly the site of the original distribution of bergamot oil in Italy.
• Early tales credit Christopher Columbus with transporting bergamot from the Canary Islands to Italy, where it has been cultivated ever since.
• Italians used it to
  • cool and relieve fevers and protect against malaria. 
  • They took it internally to expel intestinal worms.
• French perfumers enlivened fragrances, particularly Eau de cologne, with the sweet citrus notes of bergamot– it imparts a delightful flavour and distinctive aroma to Earl Grey and Constant Comment teas.

Fun Facts

• Originates from the cross-breeding of the lemon tree and the bitter orange tree, resulting in the bergamot hybrids Citrus bergamia and Citrus aurantium, subspecies bergamia.
• Lush green leaves and tiny white star-shaped flowers cover the branches of the bergamot tree, which can attain a height of sixteen feet.
• It bears a pear shaped yellow fruit that is smaller than an orange and was once called the bergamot pear. 
• A member of the Rutaceae family, originating in tropical Asia.
• Farmers in most countries have had little or no success in cultivating the tree commercially.
• Today, bergamot grows in the Ivory Coast in Africa, in the Calabria region of Italy, and in Sicily. It has a flowery lemon-orange smell with a slightly sweet, balsamic undertone.
• The best quality oil is hand-pressed.
• Peels from 1,000 bergamot fruits yield about 30 ounces of oil.
• Botanical name: Citrus Bergamia
• Extraction method: Cold pressing method

Precaution

• Bergamot oil promotes sensitivity to the sun.
• Avoid wearing it outdoors in sunlight to prevent sunburn or uneven darkening of the skin.