– Refreshing & Cooling –

Aroma: Citrus

Blends well with: Orange, Lemongrass, Bergamot and floral oils

Ingredient: 100% pure essential oil

Country of Origin: Italy

Handcrafted in small batches in Singapore

How To Use

• Diffuse– For its citrus scent that helps with uplifting and energising. 
• Topical Application (Diluted)– stops bleeding of wounds, relieves itch etc.
• For more information, check out our Care Guide.

Medicinal Uses

• French physicians treat disorders such as diabetes, gonorrhea, high blood pressure, malaria, tuberculosis, and typhoid with lemon oil.
• Respiratory
  • Fights the infection of bronchitis, coughs, and sore throats
  • Relieves the discomfort of colds, fevers, and the flu.
  • Avert asthma attacks.
  • By killing bacteria and other germs in minutes.
• Enhances immunity- stimulates white blood cell production and improves the body's ability to combat infection.
• Digestive aid- counter acidity in the body, calm an upset stomach and helps heartburn.
• Circulatory
  • Helps lower blood pressure and stimulates circulation.
  • Stop the bleeding of cuts and wounds.
    • helps with shaving nicks, nosebleeds, and bleeding gums from gingivitis or tooth extractions
• Pain- Also diminishes the pain of cold sores, herpes, and mouth ulcers. 
• Itch- Relieves some symptoms of eczema and other types of dermatitis and can help relieve headaches.

Emotional Effects

• Cooling, refreshing, and uplifting
• Encourages clarity, concentration, and recall.
• Can calm anxiety, hysteria, or shock and prevent emotional outbursts.
• Subdues aggressive behaviour.
• Fights depression, eases fear, strengthens resolve, and assists in communication and decision making.
• Inspires trust and a sense of security; it relieves confusion and worry.
• Clears the mind and provide a clearer perspective. 
• Open up the heart, especially if there is a fear of intimacy, a fear of commitment, or a fear of being consumed by the relationship.

Other information

• Botanical name: Citrus limonum
  • The small evergreen tree has serrated edged oval leaves, stiff thorny branches, and fragrant white or pale pink flowers. 
    • The round or oval green fruits of Citrus limon or Citrus limonum turn sunshine yellow when ripe.
• A native of India and Asia, this member of the Rutacaea family grows to about 18 feet tall. Lemon trees grow wild in the Mediterranean climate and are cultivated in Guinea, Israel, Italy, North and South America.
• Extraction method: Cold pressing method
  • Cold expression of the fresh peels of the fruit renders a pale greenish-yellow oil.
  • Scent is fresh and light, slightly sharp but sweet, with the tat and tangy smell of fresh lemons. About 1000 lemons will yield one pound of oil.

Folklore and Herbal Heritage

• The ancient Egyptian used lemons to fight food poisoning and typhoid epidemics.
• Romans revered the goddess of youth Juventus, and symbolized her with the lemon, which enjoyed a reputation as a cure-all and a health tonic and preserver.
• Inhabitants of Spain and some other European countries regarded lemon as a panacea for infectious illnesses.
• Europeans used it to resist malaria and typhoid fever.
• Lemons and limes were carried on English shops to control scurvy on long voyages
• Credit goes to Christopher Columbus for carrying lemon seed to the New World.

Precautions

• Lemon oil may be irritating to sensitive skin. It may also promote photosensitivity, leading to sunburn or uneven darkening of the skin